Making connections in mathematics

Skill Activities

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Please note that resources added most recently are at the bottom of the page.

Angles and Polygons
Powerpoint presentation covering angle and polygon properties. Can be split into parts to use in introductions to topics or used as a whole for revision.

Powerpoint presentation (application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, 189 KB)

Area and Algebra
Student worksheets using areas to carry out multiplication of numbers and algebraic terms. Teacher Notes included.

Student Information (application/msword, 186 KB) (application/pdf, 122 KB)

Linear Graphs
This activity uses an interactive spreadsheet to introduce the shape and main features of proportional and linear graphs. Teacher Notes included.

Student Information (application/msword, 203 KB) (application/pdf, 121 KB)
Spreadsheet (application/vnd.ms-excel, 21 KB)

Make your own shapes in Word
Activity that shows students how to draw their own shapes in Word, with and without gridlines. Teacher notes included.

Student Information (application/msword, 486 KB) (application/pdf, 190 KB)

Number Investigations
Four ideas for number investigations. Contributed by Janice King from Worthing Sixth Form College.

Student Information: (application/msword, 62 KB) (application/pdf, 14 KB)

Proportion
List of ideas for practical and non-practical work. Contributed by Janice King from Worthing Sixth Form College.

Student Information: (application/msword, 51 KB) (application/pdf, 14 KB)

Tessellation Shapes
Collection of shapes to print on card and laminate.

Student Information (application/msword, 179 KB) (application/pdf, 65 KB)

Tessellations in Word
Activity that shows students how to draw tessellations in Word, with and without gridlines. Teacher notes included.

Student and Teacher Notes (application/msword, 0.8 MB) (application/pdf, 634 KB)