5 Maths Gems #48

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

1. UKMT inwards the Classroom
H5N1 few people cause got asked how they tin contain UKMT maths challenge questions inwards their teaching. I've seen iii 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 inwards a PowerPoint, amongst solutions.

• I've written earlier almost the splendid 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 inwards 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 unopen to lovely questions here.

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

Students cause got a slice of newspaper amongst facial expression written at the top. The commencement individual 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 as well as hence crimp over the top as well as top it to the side past times side pupil who integrates the expression, as well as hence on... At the terminate the newspaper is unfolded and, if all went well, the facial expression at the top should tally the facial expression at the bottom.

The mo thought - shown inwards the tweet below - was shared past times Liz Gibbs (@Liz_Gibbs). This would go 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 you lot 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 inwards a set out of ways inwards the run-up to GCSE exams:

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

My schoolhouse does a 'Word of the Week' that is displayed all over the schoolhouse - this mightiness go 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 as well as hence you lot mightiness cause got missed this. He has designed excellent 9 - 1 Feedback Sheets for a large set out of topics. The collection continues to grow. Grant completes a feedback canvas for each pupil later they've done an assessment. They as well as hence answer to his feedback and, amongst access to a assist sheet, consummate the questions provided. Read Grant's recent blog posts for all the details.

Update

If you lot cheque out my late revamped blog archive you'll consider that Jan was a busy blogging calendar month for me. Did you lot select grip of these posts?

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

I also took utilization inwards a podcast amongst Craig Barton which you lot tin nous to here, as well as I announced a Don Steward event at my school, which has forthwith sold out (100 tickets went really quickly).

I'm looking frontward to aid and/or presenting at xi events this year, the commencement of which is #mathsconf6 inwards Peterborough on fifth March. If you lot haven't got a ticket yet, you lot tin learn 1 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 retentivity stick - best introduce ever! - as well as I've been enjoying looking through them. I'll learn out you lot amongst his lovely activity Circle Remainders:

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