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Starters and plenaries

To avoid them getting lost in our main libraries, we've collected all our starter-type activities together in one handy place! Here you'll find collections of puzzles, team games, numeracy gems and other quick activities to kick off your lessons. Or to end your lessons. Or to provide a nice distraction in the middle. Or to impress dinner guests with ...

 

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2D shapes – identifying polygons (8)  New resource!
2D shapes – identifying triangles and special quadrilaterals (11)  New resource!
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Area and perimeter – polygons (22)
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Averages and spread – mean, median, mode and range (23)
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Binomial theorem (2)  New resource!
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Fractions – fractions of amounts (18)  New resource!
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Linear equations (21)
Linear graphs – finding the equation of a line (14)  New resource!
Linear graphs – gradients (11)  New resource!
Linear graphs – plotting and sketching (20)  New resource!
Linear graphs – vertical and horizontal lines (4)  New resource!
Loci (3)
Logarithms (10)
Maths in context (16)  New resource!
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Metric units (11)  New resource!
Metric/imperial conversion (6)
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Negative numbers (11)  New resource!
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Number properties – factor pairs (6)
Number properties – HCF / LCM (9)
Number properties – mixed (19)
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Number properties – primes (4)  New resource!
Number work (7)
Order of operations (BIDMAS) (10)
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Percentages – compound percentages (11)
Percentages – profit and loss (5)
Percentages – simple percentages (23)
Pick's Theorem (3)
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Posters and displays (26)
Powers of 10 (5)
Prime factorisation (1)
Probability and statistics (2)
Probability scales (7)
Progressions – geometric (1)
Projectiles (1)
Proof (13)  New resource!
Puzzles and games (17)
Pythagoras' theorem (14)
Quadratics – completing the square (7)
Quadratics – factorising and expanding (17)  New resource!
Quadratics – solving quadratics (16)  New resource!
Quadratics – the quadratic equation (14)
Quadratics-quadratic inequalities (1)
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Radians (4)
Ratio and proportion (18)
Real-life graphs (3)
Relative frequency (1)
Remainder theorem (1)
Revision (76)  New resource!
Revision cards (18)
Rich tasks (38)
Rounding and estimating (16)  New resource!
Sample space (4)
Sequences - special types (11)  New resource!
Sequences – nth term (18)  New resource!
Sequences – term to term (14)  New resource!
Series (2)
Similar shapes (2)
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Sketching curves (10)
Solids and nets – 3D geometry (3)
Solids and nets – 3D representations (2)
Solids and nets – identifying 3D shapes (8)
Solids and nets – volume (1)  New resource!
Spatial reasoning (2)
Spearman's rank coefficient (1)
Standard form (8)
Statistical indexes (2)
Substitution (7)  New resource!
Surds (9)
Symmetry (5)
Tessellation (1)
The number e (1)
Theoretical probability (17)
Time, timetables and planning (4)
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Transformations of functions (9)
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Transformations– reflection (7)
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Tree diagrams (1)
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Trigonometry – sine and cosine rules (4)
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Types of numbers (12)
Use of a calculator (13)
Using scales (2)
Vectors (5)
Venn diagrams (2)
Volume and surface area (14)  New resource!

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