An attempt to follow in someone else’s footsteps. rio2016 [pdf] A PDF/worksheet thing about the Rio Olympics. Eight pages covering a range of maths content. Kind of pointless as we won’t be at school whilst the Rio Olympics are on. I mainly did this for a little bit of practice making nice stuff. If you use… Read More: Rio 2016 Maths »
If you visit this website often (which, based on my stats, you almost definitely don’t) you might see that I switch the design around occasionally. I’m constantly fiddling with design and font use, trying to chase that holy grail : something that’s nicely designed. I’m the same for my worksheets and presentations. I’m constantly trying… Read More: Design makes a difference »
I’ve got to give a big shout out to DrFrostMaths.com. I’ve only just discovered his website, and I think it’s something every maths teacher should have in their favourites. It’s got brilliantly presented slides on nearly every topic, but what sets it apart is the amount of UKMT and JMC questions that he both adds to… Read More: My new favourite website »
A very simple worksheet on plotting quadratic equations. It’s slightly differentiated. The second set of pages (pages 3-4) contain the same questions but with no guide answers filled in. Download it here
I made this: Negative Number Code Breaker[PDF] It’s a simple worksheet where students find the answer to an addition, subtraction, multiplication or division sum and look it up in a grid. This then generates at letter. Once students have found all the answers their letters will spell something. These kind of worksheets are quite fun. They… Read More: Negative Number Codebreaker »
I am a fairly traditional teacher. I believe that people learn by doing, and people learn mathematical processes by doing them. However, doing a hundred questions is dull, so I’m always looking for ways to make a simple worksheet more interesting and involving. Here are a few ideas I’ve collected over the years and my… Read More: 100 Boring Questions »