Classic Resources

The Standards Unit was 1 of the outset resources I was introduced to during my PGCE (I fifty-fifty get got my ain Standards Unit box at abode - taking upwardly far likewise much space!). It surprised me lately to listen that some maths teachers aren't aware of it. I recollect of it every bit a classic.

Perhaps the shift away from traditional university-based preparation towards to a greater extent than schools-based ITT agency that there's less consistency inwards what teachers are told nearly during their training. I'm similar a shot a Lead Subject Mentor inwards a SCITT as well as volition ensure that my trainees are made aware of all the best sources of maths resources - but of course of didactics that volition move solely based on my own opinion of what is the 'best'. There is no universal listing of things that trainee maths teachers should move told about.

In this postal service I listing 5 'classic' maths resources. I assume that all maths teachers already know nearly these websites, but if y'all don't as well as thence you're nearly to discovery some treasures!

1. CIMT  
The brilliant Mathematics Enhancement Programme from the Centre for Innovation inwards Mathematics Teaching offers an extensive collection of exercises for all telephone commutation stages. I used this website thence much inwards my NQT twelvemonth that I ended upwardly buying the laid of textbooks to flick through (order shape here).

Since then, Craig Barton has rattling helpfully provided links to CIMT's cloth on his website - organised past times theme instead of past times book, making it easier to locate what you're looking for (the answers are in that location too). For event if you're teaching vectors as well as thence y'all tin access all the vectors cloth through this link, including worksheets, problems, activities as well as assessments.

The exercises as well as examples are all high lineament thence I oftentimes role extracts for my slides as well as classwork. For example, I've used the Place Value unit of measurement to assistance me innovation my outset calendar week of lessons alongside Year 7.

CIMT's primary resources are first-class too, as well as may move suitable for some secondary students.

2. Standards Unit
Malcolm Swan's "Improving Learning inwards Mathematics" resources (known every bit the Standards Unit) are brilliant. For years I simply used the activities at the dorsum (often carte du jour sorts), but as well as thence I discovered that the lesson ideas as well as questioning prompts are also incredibly helpful.

mature_maths_trainee on TES has pose the Standards Unit activities into a 'classroom ready' format, including PowerPoints as well as activities.

Other classic resources, including the Mathematics Assessment Project (which is similar an American version of the Standards Unit), Bowland Maths as well as 'the Red Box' tin move constitute at Shell Centre - run across my postal service 'The Hidden Treasures of Shell Centre' for to a greater extent than nearly this.

3. TROL
Frank Tapson's resources at Teacher Resources Online are reliable classics. Highlights include Pages of Puzzles, Searches as well as Crossums and Codes as well as Ciphers. There are also enough of curriculum resources, including keen materials for arithmetic, circles as well as trigonometry. I e'er detect the 3D trigonometry questions rattling helpful.

Other treasures include a guide to multiplication methods, a formulary for mathematics (which includes a lovely clear listing of mathematical symbols) as well as MisMaths - a collection of maths mistakes made inwards the media.

I specially similar the delightful lexicon exercises as well as vocabulary exercises.

4. TES
There are a few things that pose people off using TES for resources: the large pose out of resources (they tin move fourth dimension consuming to search through), the fact that some resources aren't costless (the vast bulk are nevertheless costless though), as well as the large variation inwards resources quality. But in that location are thence many first-class resources on TES, I drib dead along to role it fairly regularly.

I'm no skilful resources maker, but whenever I brand something that I recollect mightiness move useful to other teachers I upload it to my TES 'shop'. I'd encourage every instructor to do the same. Collaboration is of import inwards our profession - sharing resources ensures nosotros don't all waste materials fourth dimension reinventing the wheel.

Some pop TES maths resources authors include alutwyche, Dan Walker and SRWhitehouse. I can't listing all the good authors hither - in that location are hundreds of authors who brand actually keen resources as well as portion them on TES for free.

5. Nrich
The squad at Cambridge get got pulled together a wonderful collection of enriching maths problems for all ages. They are used all over the world. For event 'Right-angled midpoints' is taken from the collection 'Pythagoras' Theorem - Short Problems':

In my postal service 'Favourite Problems' I listed a pose out of websites that specialise inwards problems as well as puzzles - Nrich is considered to move 1 of the best.

And more...
I'm sure that experienced maths teachers reading this volition get got their ain listing of 'classics' - do allow me know inwards the comments below. For event I know that GAIM tasks are rattling popular. If I were to listing every wonderful maths resources website that I know of, this postal service would move incredibly long!

Some relatively novel websites, such every bit Median Don Steward, Underground Mathematics and Corbett Maths are sure modern classics - every novel maths instructor should move aware of these resources, as well as many more.

Resources are non the most of import matter nosotros demand to know nearly every bit maths teachers - bailiwick noesis as well as clarity of explanation come upwardly outset - but high lineament resources tin heighten our teaching. So let's maintain spreading the discussion nearly these classics.