Here at Head Start Maths, I care about providing you with quality resources that are simple and effective to use in the classroom and at home. I have been working as a Maths Educator for over 12 years in the UK. I am very passionate about supporting students with their mathematical knowledge, and improving their confidence in maths.
Resources currently focus on:
KS2 Number
GCSE
(UK National Curriculum)
Here at Head Start Maths, I care about providing you with quality resources that are simple and effective to use in the classroom and at home. I have been working as a Maths Educator for over 12 years in the UK. I am very passionate about supporting students with their mathematical knowledge, and improving their confidence in maths.
Resources currently focus on:
KS2 Number
GCSE
(UK National Curriculum)
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Draw the reflection of the 10 different Christmas shapes on a pair of + axes.
The line of reflection is always the y-axis (vertical).
The Christmas shapes vary in difficulty:
Present (Easy)
Message from Santa (new for 2024)
Tree
Bauble (Medium)
Pudding NEW!
Snowman
Santa (Hard)
Reindeer
Angel
Cracker NEW!
Snowflake (Expert)
Once students have completed the reflection, make sure they decorate it!
One example of each are provided which can be useful to help students finish them.
**Merry Christma(th)s! **
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Create your own Present (easy), Christmas tree (medium), or Angel (hard) using the nets provided. This is a fun, creative, mathematical activity that is a real joy for students during the run up to Christmas.
A full set of instructions is provided as well as a list of what you need.
Get creative by using other craft supplies to make these baubles really sparkle!
**Merry Christma(th)s! **
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This activity is designed to practice:
Trigonometry in Right-Angled Triangles.
These are exam style problem solving questions designed to enhance understanding on right-angled trigonometry and so would be best suited for students who are already familiar with SOHCAHTOA and can demonstrate a good level of fluency with this topic.
Problems include:
Standard SOHCAHTOA
Radio mast
Proof
Rectangle
Mountain summits
Exact trig values (could use a calculator)
Isosceles triangles
Trapezium
Circle theorems
Bearings
Repeated trigonometry
Angles in polygons
As always, answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually and write their answers on the answer line provided.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually writing their answers clearly.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Dividing numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division
Description of Activity:
Students are to complete each calculation using short division and write their answer clearly.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
All answers are provided.
12x12 multiplication grid provided for scaffolding.
This activity is designed to practice:
Dividing numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually using short division and write their answers clearly.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
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Complete the prime factor trees making sure that the composite and prime numbers are placed into the correct format (Squares = Composite, Circles = Primes)
The primes are colour coded per tree so, for example, 2 will appear in the red circles.
Once students have completed the woodland, they can create their own using the templates available or they can draw their own. They can create a festive woodland scene using their woodland sheets.
Students have to think about dividing by other numbers than 2, but the difficulty lies within the primes of 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11.
There are blank trees which could be used for a display too.
**Merry Christma(th)s! **
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This activity is designed to practice:
Writing a composite number as a product of prime factors
Working with composite numbers written in prime factorised form (index form)
Questions initially look at prime numbers and follow into prime factor decomposition using factor trees (fluency). Questions then look in more detail at the index form and calculating with numbers in index form, and recognising square numbers.
HCF and LCM are not addressed in this resource deliberately so that students spend time understanding the prime factorised form, rather than carrying out a process.
As always, answers are provided.
160 marks of original GCSE Maths Higher questions, suitable for AQA.
The majority of questions are 2-5 marks, looking at a variety of fluency, reasoning, and problem solving questions.
As always, model answers are provided.
Topics include:
Angles in parallel lines
Forming and solving equations
Interior and exterior angles in polygons
Algebraic fractions
Combinations
Compound Interest
Vector geometry
Bearings
Trigonometry
Inverse proportion
Graphing inequalities
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Solving quadratics
Completing the square
Sketching quadratics
Composite functions
Estimated mean
Midpoint
Laws of Indices (changing the base)
Nth term (quadratic sequence)
Distance time graphs
Area of a triangle using sine
Prime factorisation, HCF, LCM
Area
Using a calculator
Enlargement
Transforming graphs
Stratified sampling
Probability tree diagrams (conditional)
Iteration
FDPs of amounts
Best Buy
Volume
Pressure
Standard form
Cumulative frequency
Plans and elevations
Circle theorems
Trigonometric graphs
This activity is designed to practice:
Subtracting numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each mental calculation individually and write their answers on the answer line provided (they must not show working).
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for Year 6 to 7 transition.
Answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Divide numbers mentally, drawing upon known facts
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each mental calculation individually and write their answers on the answer line provided (they must not show working).
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiply numbers mentally, drawing upon known facts
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each mental calculation individually and write their answers on the answer line provided (they must not show working).
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This HEAD START bundle is designed to practice key mathematical skills and challenge current levels of understanding to support with the transition from Year 6 to Year 7.
All questions are designed to follow the National Curriculum for England.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
Each resource / activity is designed to help students recognise their strengths, and areas for development within Number, specifically:
Multiplying numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using a formal written method
Multiplying whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000
Multiplying decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000
Multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 giving answers up to 3 decimal places
Dividing numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division
Multiply mentally, drawing upon known facts
Divide mentally, drawing upon known facts
Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for two-digit numbers
Using written division methods in cases where the answer has up to 2 decimal places
Multiplying 1-digit numbers up to 2dp by whole numbers
Division of integers up to 4-digits by a 2-digit number (short and long division)
Solving problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
A description and suggestions on how to use each resource / activity along with a few hints and tips and differentiation strategies, are provided on the final page of each document for some inspiration, however, these are designed to be flexible and so feel free to adapt for your own requirements.
Answers to all resources / activities are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Reading and writing numbers with up to 3 decimal places
Description of Activity:
Student A should read a number aloud from their column (in order) to Student B; Student B should write down this number and ask their number to Student A for them to write down.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Great mini whiteboard activity!
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Solving addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why
Description of Activity:
Students should solve each number problem using either mental calculation or formal written methods of their choice and write their solutions on the answer lines provided. This can be done either individually or in groups.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 giving answers up to 3 decimal places
Description of Activity:
Students are to complete the table by multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 or 1000. In early questions, the original number is known so multiplying by powers of 10 can only be used but by the more difficult questions, students will need to divide by powers of 10.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips are provided.
All answers are provided.
Identifying the value of each digit (Decimals)
This activity is designed to practice:
Identifying the value of each digit in numbers given to 3 decimal places
Description of Activity:
Students should answer each question in the space provided.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
MARKETPLACE VERSION INCLUDED!
All answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually and write their answers on the answer line provided.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Writing numbers with up to 3 decimal places
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each question individually writing their answers in the space provided.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
All answers are provided.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
An interactive PowerPoint document can be used for solutions or for use as a whole class activity / game (click the question box to reveal the solution).
