Angles Facts

I've e'er taught angles inward parallel lines every bit Fs, Cs in addition to Zs, simply I latterly discovered that pupils prefer to think of Fs, Us in addition to Ns, which operate inward just the same agency simply may live on easier to retrieve because they piece the discussion FUN.

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Of course of pedagogy there's nonetheless the challenge of remembering the to a greater extent than formal descriptions that they volition ask to role inward their GCSE examination (for event they are required to role the term 'corresponding angle' inward their answers, instead of F-angle).  I advise that they think of 'FC' (football lodge - every bit inward Tottenham Hotspur FC) for F angles = corresponding angles.  I besides advise they could retrieve that Z angles = alternate angles past times thinking of the commencement in addition to final letters of the alphabet. But this doesn't operate if I alter Z to N!  I'll accept to think of something else (or fifty-fifty better, larn them to come upwardly up alongside something).

Resources

There are loads of proficient resources for teaching this topic. Here are a few examples:

• I honey the 'Spot the Angle' activeness from mathspad.co.uk. This website besides has a nifty interactive Parallel Lines Tool.
• Teachitmaths.co.uk has a nifty angle bill of fare kind activity and useful revision cards.
• Mark Horley has made a Basic Angle Properties activity.
• Missbrookesmaths.com has a prissy angles inward parallel lines tick or trash activity.
• There are a give away of angle chases here - cheers to @MathedUp.
• Greatmathsteachingideas.com has a give away of lovely worksheets, activities in addition to applets including Angles inward Parallel Lines Colouring Fun and First Letter Prompts which gets pupils thinking most the language of their angle fact answers.
• This comprehensive booklet 'Introducing Angles' past times Gareth Evans is helpful. 

There are loads to a greater extent than resources for this theme inward my shape resources library. 

More Angle Facts

On a related note, here's closed to tips for teaching to a greater extent than basic angle facts:

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Of course of pedagogy there's nonetheless the challenge of remembering the to a greater extent than formal descriptions that they volition ask to role inward their GCSE examination (for event they are required to role the term 'corresponding angle' inward their answers, instead of F-angle).  I advise that they think of 'FC' (football lodge - every bit inward Tottenham Hotspur FC) for F angles = corresponding angles.  I besides advise they could retrieve that Z angles = alternate angles past times thinking of the commencement in addition to final letters of the alphabet. But this doesn't operate if I alter Z to N!  I'll accept to think of something else (or fifty-fifty better, larn them to come upwardly up alongside something).

Resources

There are loads of proficient resources for teaching this topic. Here are a few examples:

• I honey the 'Spot the Angle' activeness from mathspad.co.uk. This website besides has a nifty interactive Parallel Lines Tool.
• Teachitmaths.co.uk has a nifty angle bill of fare kind activity and useful revision cards.
• Mark Horley has made a Basic Angle Properties activity.
• Missbrookesmaths.com has a prissy angles inward parallel lines tick or trash activity.
• There are a give away of angle chases here - cheers to @MathedUp.
• Greatmathsteachingideas.com has a give away of lovely worksheets, activities in addition to applets including Angles inward Parallel Lines Colouring Fun and First Letter Prompts which gets pupils thinking most the language of their angle fact answers.
• This comprehensive booklet 'Introducing Angles' past times Gareth Evans is helpful. 

There are loads to a greater extent than resources for this theme inward my mathsisfun.com has a distich to a greater extent than ideas - I similar their proffer that the C of the discussion complementary stands for 'corner' (ie a correct angle) in addition to the due south inward supplementary stands for 'straight' (ie 180 degrees on a withdraw line).

Interestingly, the discussion complementary comes from Latin completum (meaning completed) because the correct angle is persuasion of every bit a consummate angle.