RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS

	Barmy bearings. Suitable for a starter activity. To illustrate the correct use of a protractor in constructing and measuring bearings.
	Count to one million. The idea, whilst working in groups, is for students to decide how long it would take an individual to count to 1 million. This requires students to make various assumptions in order to progress beyond a certain point and also to decide upon units of time and questions of accuracy etc. The aim is for each group to construct (and present) a 'reasonably realistic' solution!
	Crazy calculators. Suitable for a starter activity. Requires knowledge of the order of arithmetic and negative numbers. Written by Marc McCourt, an advanced skills teacher from Nottinghamshire.
	Decimal line. Takes about 20 minutes. Reinforces basic work on ordering and visualising decimals.
	Folding shapes. Suitable for a starter activity. Basic work in visualising shapes and reflections.
	Four aces. Suitable for a plenary activity when discussing basic probability. To explore a student's concept of 'likely' and 'unlikely' in the context of a hand of four cards drawn at random from a normal playing deck.
	Fractional Tangrams. Suitable for a starter activity. Reinforces work on equivalent fractions and can also be used as an exercise in calculating areas.
	Maze Logo. Suitable for a starter activity. Reinforces basic work on Logo and also with estimating lengths and angles.
	Memory merchant. Suitable for a starter activity. Tests a student's immediate recall of pictorial / geometrical information.
	Memory merchant 2. A second chance!
	Mental pyramids. Suitable for a starter activity. Mental arithmetic and basic expressions. Also available as a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation. >>>Click to download<<<
	Number pairs. Suitable for a starter activity. Reinforces the equivalence of fractions, ratios, percentages and decimals etc. By Theresa Robinson.
	Pie charts. Suitable for a starter activity. Examines some of the common (and not so common) misconceptions with pie charts.
	Plans and views. Takes between 10 and 15 minutes. Involves drawing side views of solids constructed from unit cubes.
	Race to 43. Suitable for a starter activity but does require some follow up. A two player game in which player 1 can, after developing a suitable strategy, always win!
	Recurring decimals. Suitable for a starter activity. Using trial and improvement to convert recurring decimals to fractions. Focus is upon the subsequent discussions.
	Re-equations. Suitable for a starter activity but involves some quite sophisticated algebraic manipulation.
	Sequences. Suitable for an entire hour's lesson. There are three activities here in which it is intended that students will work in pairs. Each activity is to be scored and the winning pair will then receive a prize! Also available as a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation. >>>Click to download<<<
	Sit down, Stand up. Best used at the end of a lesson and takes about 20 minutes. Involves splitting the class into two teams. Based upon an idea of Celia Davies.
	Straight-line battleships. Suitable for a starter activity. Basic practice with straight-line graphs.
	Tree tent. Suitable for a starter activity. Requires a measure of logical deduction (similar to 'mine-sweeper'). Obtained from http://www.brainbashers.com/puzzles.asp.
	Workers of Zen. An extended group work activity which I have used with year 9 and above. Encourages team work and communication. This was given to me by a Lincolnshire LEA mathematics co-ordinator. Now with the correct answer! Thanks KB.

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