5 Maths Gems #48

Hello as well as welcome to my 48^th gems post. This is where I percentage instruction ideas as well as resources I've seen on Twitter.

1. UKMT inward the Classroom
H5N1 few people get got asked how they tin contain UKMT maths challenge questions inward their teaching. I've seen 3 resources that mightiness live on helpful here:

• Thanks to Lisa Chalmers ‏(@MsChalmersMaths) for telling me almost this resource from Dan Walker on TES. He has taken problems from Junior as well as Intermediate Maths Challenges as well as organised them past times topic inward a PowerPoint, alongside solutions.

• I've written earlier almost the first-class website DrFrostMaths.com. The resources hither are designed for high attainers as well as many of the worksheets depict questions from maths challenges as well as olympiads.
• I mentioned inward Gems 4 that Mathster has an online UKMT Maths Challenge Quiz. 

2. 'Grade 9' Paper
Thanks to Steve of m4ths.com for pulling together a set of questions that are aimed at the strongest mathematicians sitting the novel GCSE. There's approximately lovely questions here.

3. Teaching Ideas
I spotted 2 overnice instruction ideas on Twitter. The showtime thought is from Clare Hill (@chilledmaths). For instruction or revising calculus, she suggests the following:

Students accept a slice of newspaper alongside facial expression written at the top. The showtime soul integrates the expression, folds over the top as well as passes it to the side past times side student, who differentiates the facial expression that they see. They thus crimp over the top as well as go past times it to the side past times side educatee who integrates the expression, as well as thus on... At the terminate the newspaper is unfolded and, if all went well, the facial expression at the top should gibe the facial expression at the bottom.

The minute thought - shown inward the tweet below - was shared past times Liz Gibbs (@Liz_Gibbs). This would function at both primary as well as secondary bird for exploring plans, elevations as well as nets.

Which 3D shape did I press into the clay? Which shapes were non pressed into the clay? How create yous know? pic.twitter.com/Vq0vyY452b

— Liz Gibbs (@Liz__Gibbs) February 3, 2016

4. Fact of the Day
I was emailed past times Ann Rush (@MissARush) with a GCSE revision thought that they've used at their schoolhouse for several years.

Their 'Maths Fact of the Day' tin live on used inward a seat out of ways inward the run-up to GCSE exams:

• Print the fact of the solar daytime give to each student
• Laminate large versions as well as display inward classrooms
• Display the fact of the solar daytime inward a prominent expanse inward the maths corridor
• Refer to the fact as well as previous facts inward lesson starters/plenaries
• Ask shape tutors to percentage at shape time.

My schoolhouse does a 'Word of the Week' that is displayed all over the schoolhouse - this mightiness function for 'Maths Fact of the Day' too.

5. Feedback Sheets

Grant's (@AccessMaths) novel thought has been actually popular. If you're non on Twitter thus yous mightiness get got missed this. He has designed excellent 9 - 1 Feedback Sheets for a large seat out of topics. The collection continues to grow. Grant completes a feedback canvass for each educatee afterwards they've done an assessment. They thus response to his feedback and, alongside access to a assist sheet, consummate the questions provided. Read Grant's recent blog posts for all the details.

Update

If yous banking concern check out my late revamped blog archive you'll watch that Jan was a busy blogging calendar month for me. Did yous grab these posts?

• The Joy of Planning
• Handwriting
• New GCSE: Pythagoras Questions
• Classroom Photos - #mathscpdchat
• Five things yous mightiness non know almost the novel GCSE content #2
• Worries

I also took business office inward a podcast alongside Craig Barton which yous tin psyche to here, as well as I announced a Don Steward event at my school, which has similar a shot sold out (100 tickets went real quickly).

I'm looking frontwards to aid and/or presenting at xi events this year, the showtime of which is #mathsconf6 inward Peterborough on fifth March. If yous haven't got a ticket yet, yous tin learn i at mathsconf.com. Watch this infinite for information almost the pre-conference drinks on Fri 4th.

Don Steward late sent me all his PowerPoints on a retention stick - best acquaint ever! - as well as I've been enjoying looking through them. I'll learn out yous alongside his lovely activity Circle Remainders: