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Reading Analysis ‘Unstuck’ Guides for KS3 and KS4 English Differentiated for more- or less-able students. Comparison stem sentences in addition. Kat Howard is an English teacher and an East Mids Representive for @maternitycpd (#mtptproject). She is also the founder of LitDrive.org.uk (@LitdriveUK) which helps English teachers connect and share resources. You can also find her resources on her TES page KatOfHoward. Check out her […]

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Tom Bennett behaviour – Creating a Culture summary poster Good behaviour is fundamental to all educational objectives, but too often teachers lack a structured approach to optimising behaviour. This Tom Bennett behaviour poster is a short summary of his Creating a Culture: How School Leaders Can Optimise Behaviour report. The poster summarises some of the best behaviour management strategies teachers and leaders need to […]

Unseen Poetry Comparison Activity for KS3 and KS4 English This is ideal for preparing KS4 for unseen poetry, or revising the skills required. Kat Howard is an English teacher and an East Mids Representive for @maternitycpd (#mtptproject). She is also the founder of LitDrive.org.uk (@LitdriveUK) which helps English teachers connect and share resources. You can also find her resources on her TES page KatOfHoward. […]

KS3 English Lesson Plan – Why Shakespeare’s History Plays are a Great Alternative to Romeo and Juliet There are three plays commonly taught at KS3: Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest. But how suitable are they? Romeo and Juliet is about two young people who meet, marry, have sex and commit suicide in four tempestuous days. Yes, A Midsummer Night’s Dream has fairies, but it also has four […]

Year 7 English resource – Spellings tracker This booklet is designed to help Year 7 students keep track of accurate spellings after responding to feedback in their books. Simply hole-punch and treasury-tag them at the back of pupils’ exercise books. Students will find it very useful as it also includes a list of some commonly misspelled words and allows them to independently […]

Secondary school icebreaker activities – 13 easy back to school ideas This PowerPoint from Kat Howard features a range of back to school activities that will put students at ease and help you to get to know them better. The ideas included are: Alliteration game Noun game Alphabet of likes/dislikes This belongs to… game Midas machine Gingerbread rows Meet my mate partners game Wow your word […]

KS3 Biology Lesson Plan – Take Students Outside to See their Science Learning Come Alive I always love to get my KS3 science students outside in the summer – whether it is pond dipping, counting different species using quadrats, writing country diaries, investigating the effect of pollution, making pitfall traps or rockpooling. Even an urban environment can offer a multitude of possibilities at the local park or in the planted […]

Simultaneous Equations Worksheet using Graphical Solutions for KS3 Maths This worksheet features 12 simultaneous equation questions for students to solve graphically. Answers are included. Tumshy is a retired teacher having spent 34 years teaching maths in Scotland. You can find his resources on his website, duggie.weebly.com, and on his TES page, tumshy. Browse more simultaneous equations questions.

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Simultaneous equations puzzle – KS3/4 picture-based puzzles This lesson features simultaneous equations puzzles that involve students solving picture-based questions without using formal algebra. Simultaneous equations feature more than one unknown, and more than one equation. The idea is that the following lesson, they can look at equations given algebraically and see how it is effectively the same thing. Simultaneous equations puzzle learning […]

How to Solve Simultaneous Equations Graphically PowerPoint for KS3/4 Maths – with Questions and Answers This KS3 or GCSE PowerPoint activity has a couple of simple slides showing what we mean by solving simultaneous equations, and how to solve them graphically. There are some questions and answers at the end. It assumes students can plot y=mx + c style equations. Ben Cooper is a maths teacher in Birmingham. You can […]

Solve Simultaneous Equations Graphically with the Cover-Up Method – PowerPoint for KS3 Maths This PowerPoint shows the graphical methods for solving simultaneous equations using the cover-up method. Ben Cooper is a maths teacher in Birmingham. You can find more of his resources on his TES Page bcooper87, and follow him on Twitter at @bcoops_online. Browse more simultaneous equations questions.

Simultaneous Equations Graded Worksheet with Answers for KS3/4 Maths This resource has three sections with differing levels of difficulty on solving simultaneous equations by elimination. It’s nothing fancy, just a load of questions (and answers). Andy Lutwyche is a purveyor of mathematics and a producer of resources, more of which you can find on his TES shop. You can also follow him on Twitter […]

Real-World Simultaneous Equation Example Worksheet for KS3/4 Maths – Save Our Satellite Trying to find a maths in real life example of where we might solve simultaneous equations graphically I came up with this. Students have to plot to linear graphs and find the point of impact. You could bring in Pythagoras and find out if the two bodies were travelling at the same speed would they […]

Supply Teacher Feedback Form A great little form for either supply teachers or teachers preparing for their cover. It has simple headings that help teachers pick out the key information needed for a good handover between professionals, so that everyone knows what is meant to be happening and what has happened. The Feedback Form includes: Emma Middlemiss has over […]

KS3 Maths Lesson Plan – Develop Students’ Algebra Skills with a Problem that Requires Integer Solutions In this lesson, students have to find a solution to a problem where the unknowns must be non-negative integers. This constraint means that the initial problem, which may appear to be quite open, in fact has a unique solution. Students have the opportunity to consider related Diophantine equations and determine systematically whether they have one […]

Introduction to Sequences for KS3 Maths This resource features a starter on handout, a discussion of what sequences are, and builds to the term-to-term rule. Pupils are required to find the next two terms for sequences and add answers together to generate a three-digit code to unlock combination lock. It then moves on to a dominoes activity which develops understanding of […]

Fraction, Ratio and Percentage Reasoning Tasks for KS3 Maths Several tasks all based on an Edexcel GCSE question about fractions, ratio and percentages of an amount. These tasks are designed to improve students’ mathematical reasoning and were created as part of the Mathematical Reasoning at GCSE project run by Cambridge Maths Hub. The tasks vary in difficulty, and include different ways to calculate and […]

Similar Shapes Volume Worksheet Using Scale Factors for KS3 Maths PDF worksheet of a single exercise involving use of scale factors. KS3 Maths Curriculum Area Ratio, proportion and rates of change Use scale factors, scale diagrams and maps Tumshy is a retired teacher having spent 34 years teaching maths in Scotland. You can find his resources on his website, duggie.weebly.com, and on his TES page, […]

Simultaneous Equations and Graphs Lesson for KS3 and KS4 Maths This full lesson introduces solving simultaneous equations using graphical methods. The starter is a kinaesthetic activity where pupils order themselves according to the value of the expressions they are holding (answers and values to substitute are shown on the board). For the main activity they pick out graphs to find pairs of solutions to (at […]

Pythagoras’ Theorem PRET Homework Worksheet for KS3 Maths This is a Pythagoras PRET homework. In PRET homeworks, pupils practise, recall, extend and think. These homeworks are typically followed in class with spelling or memory tests and discussions about research findings. For an editable version of this homework and Pret homeworks for many more topics, see prethomework.weebly.com. KS3 Maths Curriculum Area Geometry and measures […]

Angles in Parallel Lines – Comparing Methods for KS3 Maths In this activity students have to solve angle problems and specify each angle fact that they used in a grid. They then compare their methods to those used by their partner – the idea is to generate class discussion about alternative methods. KS3 Maths Curriculum Area Geometry and measures Understand and use the relationship between […]

Introduction to Probability and Probability Scale Lesson for KS3 Maths Level 5 introduction to probability and using the probability scale. This PowerPoint lesson then moves on to show how simple probability is calculated using a tube of Smarties. Your class should be ready to access your worksheet of probability questions after viewing this. KS3 Maths Curriculum Area Probability Record, describe and analyse the frequency of […]

Non-Calculator Method Percentages Lesson and Worksheets for KS3 Maths The introduction to this PowerPoint lesson asks students to brainstorm and identify as many different uses of percentages in everyday life. After this, students are introduced to the method of calculating percentages without a calculator, using 10% as the starting point and building block (eg Find 36% – first find 10%, then half 10% to […]

Sample Spaces and Calculating Probabilities Worksheet for KS3 Maths In this lesson students get shown how a sample space can help when finding combinations of events. They then go onto using the diagram to calculate probabilities based on those events. The worksheet has a variety of difficulties of question and includes answers. KS3 Maths Curriculum Area Probability Record, describe and analyse the frequency of […]

Pythagoras’ Theorem and Coordinates Lesson for KS3 Maths This lesson uses Pythagoras’ Theorem to find the distance between coordinates. It includes quite a few extended and reversed questions and should be challenging for pupils. KS3 Maths Curriculum Area Geometry and measures Apply angle facts, triangle congruence, similarity and properties of quadrilaterals to derive results about angles and sides, including Pythagoras’ Theorem, and use […]

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