Gems

A regular collection of five ideas for teaching maths, gathered from the endless inspiration on Twitter.

#1 - 9th August 2014 Practical ideas, lies, box plots party, 100 people, % triangles, displays.
 
#2 - 16th August 2014 Whispers, post-its, visually appealing resources, back to school, wisdom.

#3 - 23rd August 2014 Homework, hunts, displays, #mathschat, mistakes and feedback.

#4 - 30th August 2014 Subject knowledge, Greek weeks, plenaries, routines, resources 

#5 - 6th September 2014 Patterns, puzzles, primes, projects, plenaries and posters.

#6 - 13th September 2014 Geogebra, resources, superb websites, words to avoid, calligrams

#7 - 20th September 2014 Interactive areas, estimation, negatives, cheat sheets, whiteboards.

#8 - 28th September 2014 Paint, indices, ThingLink, concept walls, interesting graphs.

#9 - 11th October 2014 Hula hoops, stuck post-its, propaganda, parabolic x, counting circles.

#10 - 18th October 2014 Etymology, Plickers, misconception board, feedback, more post-its.

#11 - 25th October 2014 Quick Key, books, Find the Factors, chalk pens, alternative number line

#12 - 2nd November 2014 Area of a circle, standard form, A level resources, countdown, hashtags

#13 - 9th November 2014 Number experts, Mathigon, imbalance problems, Water Line, 3 apps

#14 - 17th November 2014 2 truths & a lie, visualisation, creativity, reasoning, book expectations

#15 - 23rd November 2014 Slice the Pie, inequalities, squares & cubes, Mathsticks, Desmos

#16 - 1st December 2014 Frozen fractals, angles, Pythagorean triples, semi-circle, Christmas

#17 - 7th December 2014 Balancing, blanks, dictionary, simultaneous equations, whiteboards

#18 - 13th December 2014 Newsletter gems: factorising, connections, rope, routes, revision notes

#19 - 21st December 2014  Polygraph, Point Point Gradient, owning facts, properties, Euclid

#20 - 28th December 2014 Factorising quadratics, IWB angles, big qus, C3 trig, decimal division

#21 - 4th January 2015 Brilliant, FOIL, BODMAS, Furbles, Euclid the Game

#22 - 17th January 2015 2015, constant character, I helped, what's the question?, examiner view

#23 - 1st February 2015 Perspective, etymathology, parabolas, Valentines Relay, War on Error

#24 - 9th February 2015 Angles, algebra countdown, isometric fractions, badges, art, imperial

#25 - 22nd February 2015 Newsletter gems: Stories, percentages, bearings, Guess Who, factors

#26 - 8th March 2015 Exercise books, parallel mazes, questioning, communication, Pi Day

#27 - 23rd March 2015 WODB, C4 integration, hint tokens, surds, sticky maths, TTRS

Gem Awards 2015

#28 - 24th April 2015 Math Snacks, Election Graphs, New Blogs, New GCSE, Classroom Practice

#29 - 5th May 2015 Nix Videos, #AlmostMondayMaths, Radians, MathsPad, Grange Maths Camp

#30 - 17th May 2015 Constructions, A level, Homework Expectations, Vocabulary, Activities

#31 - 23rd May 2015 - Ratio tables, trig transformations, assessment, number properties, LCM

#32 - 6th June 2015 - Starters, Documentaries, Polygon Angles, Reasoning, Zoolander

#33 - 3rd July 2015 - Pythag Pile Up, Fraction Art, Calculators, Videos, Self-descriptive numbers

#34 - 22nd July 2015 - Magnitude, Prime Time, Alphabet Lesson, A Level Prompts, Pizzazz

#35 - 1st August 2015 - Angle Chase, Book Presentation, Graph of the Week, Errors, Famous 5

#36 - 9th August 2015 - Area Maze, Warm-Ups, Desmos Activities, Pixel Puzzles, Geogebra

#37 - 18th August 2015 - Indices, 1001 Math Problems, Simulations, VideoScribe, Challenges

#38 - 23rd August 2015 - Tessellation, Displays, Timeline, A Level Challenge, Exit Tickets

#39 - 28th August 2015 - Bojagi, Noticeboard, Name Cards, Classroom Ideas, Statistics Prompts

#40 - 12th September 2015 - Play With Your Math, Estimating %, Ordering, Starters, Marking

#41 - 9th October 2015 - Rugby, High Attainers, Skills Check, Powers of 10, Ten Commandments

#42 - 28th October 2015 - Resources, Enrichment, m4ths.com, Target Stickers, GCSE revision

#43 - 8th November 2015 - Vocabulary, Addition, New Resources, Returning Tests, Animations

#44 - 25th November 2015 - Problems by Topic, Concept Maps, Exam Skills, Puzzles, Lost Qus

#45 - 13th December 2015 - Circumference, Pinpoint, Mock Analysis, C4 Integration, Snowflakes

#46 - 3rd January 2016 - 2016 Starters, Star Wars, Order of Operations, New GCSE, Multiplication

#47 - 10th January 2016 - Multiple Choice, Inequality, Wall of Shame, Quick Cover, Access Maths

#48 - 7th February 2016 - UKMT, Grade 9, Teaching Ideas, Fact of the Day, Feedback Sheets

#49 - 18th February 2016 - Revision Mats, MathsBot, Key Marks, Truncation, Underground

#50 - 27th February 2016 - Fractions & Percentages, Stats, Enrichment, Starter Packs, Leap Year

#51 - 9th March 2016 - Exam Tips, Fun with Primes, Fraction Talks, Orangier, Pi Day

#52 - 23rd March 2016 - GCSE Revision, Negatives, A Level Revision, Points, Primary

#53 - 31st March 2016 - Games, MadAsMaths, Big Numbers, Problem, GCSE Revision

#54 - 6th April 2016 - Algebra, Year 6 Resources, GCSE Revision, UEA Resources, Questioning

#55 - 16th April 2016 - Daily Problems, Revision Cards, Problem PPT, Quibans, New Websites

Gem Awards 2016

#56 - 26th May 2016 - Euro 2016, Pythagoreanmath.com, Find someone, Colin Foster, Calculator

#57 - 5th June 2016 - Artful Maths, GCSE Paper 2, Odd + Odd, Maths Quickies, Parallel Lines

#58 - 21st June 2016 - New GCSE Revision, Primes,  Polygon Angles, Schemes, GCSE Questions

#59 - 12th July 2016 - Questions, Arithmetic Vocabulary, Displays, Isometrics, Topical Maths

#60 - 24th July 2016 - Perpendicular Gradient, Metric Units, Calculus Puzzles, Displays, Shadows

#61 - 11th August 2016 - Crystal Ball, Planet Nutshell, Puzzles, Infinite Fractions, Planners

#62 - 27th August 2016 - Brilliant, Symbaloo, Fraction Division, Indices, Interactive GCSE Qus

#63 - 11th September 2016 - Revision Cards, Pythag & That, Pi Display, Yr 7 Tests, Pixi

#64 - 4th October 2016 - New GCSE, Fractions Task, MathsFrame, Inspect Spec, Number Line

#65 - 29th October 2016 - New GCSE, Puzzle, Visualiser Challenge, Crib Sheets, Twinkl

#66 - 13th November 2016 - 3Blue1Brown, Display, PinPoint, SMILE, Pythagoras with Blokus

#67 - 28th December 2016 - Polygons, My Favourite No, Primitives, e, Notepad Calculator

#68 - 27th January 2017 - Fractions, The Middle, Methods, Number Properties, Misconceptions

#69 - 15th February 2017 - DQs, Don's Blogs, Arrays, Big Questions, crashMaths

#70 - 4th March 2017 - Yes, But Why?, Statistics, Problem Solving, Equation Editor, MathPickle

#71 - 10th April 2017  - GCSE Revision, Desmos, ASN, Pick a Card, Perpendicular Gradient

Gem Awards 2017

#72 - 13th May 2017 - Solve Me, Underground Maths, MathsPad, Calculus, Exam Preparation

#73 - 4th June 2017 - GCSE Revision, Parabolator, A Level Summer Work, Problems Booklet

#74 - 3rd July 2017 - Area Mazes, Animations, Angles in Polygons, Odd One Out, End of Term

#75 - 4th August 2017 - Displays, Algebra Maze, A Level Resources, Sector Area, xactly

#76 - 2nd September 2017 - For Interest, thaMographe, Subtraction, Graspable, Problem Book

#77 - 27th September 2017 - Manipulatives, Revision Maze, A Level, Stickers, Rolling Numbers

#78 - 15th October 2017 - Access Maths, Puzz Grid, Parallel Line Mazes, Add 'Em Up, TickTock

#79 - 5th November 2017 - Percentages, TES Freebies, Prime on a Lime, KS3, Mental Arithmetic

#80 - 19th November 2017 - Times Tables, Twinkl, Quadratics, Multiplication Facts, Universcale

#81 - 1st January 2018 - Number Properties, Online Textbooks, Primary, A Level, Place Value

#82 - 24th January 2018 - By Category, Cover Me, GCSE Resources, Number Election, Visuals

#83 - 11th February 2018 - Find Me, Algebra, A Level, Primary Topics, Shape Transformations

#84 - 1st March 2018 - Checklists, A Level, Rich Tasks, Variation Theory, Addition Pyramids

#85 - 16th March 2018 - SSDD & Venns, Pi Display, Convince Me That, Minimally Diff, Literacy

#86 - 30th March 2018 - Matching, TES Collection, Mathonyms, Resources, SATs Revision

#87 - 18th April 2018 - Recall, GCSE Papers, Goal Free, What Went Wrong, GCSE Revision

Gem Awards 2018

#88 - 5th May 2018 - Show That, Plans and Elevations, Foundation Skills, A Level, UKMT Walls

#89 - 23rd May 2018 - Boss Maths, Year 12 Revision, Probability, Apps, Circle Puzzles

#90 - 10th June 2018 - Probability, Exam Wrapper, Number Puzzle, A Level, Euclid

#91 - 30th June 2018 - Box Plots, Variation Theory, Fractions, Compound Shapes, Coordinates

#92 - 22nd July 2018 - Ratios, Probability, Real-Life Graphs, Angles Puzzle, Symmetry Display

#93 - 6th August 2018 - Trig, Sums & Products, #midweekmaths, Homework, Geogebra IWB

#94 - 16th September 2018 - Padlet, Puzzles, A level, Global Textbooks, Multiplication

#95 - 30th September 2018 - Non-Examples, Rich Tasks, Maths4Everyone, Primes, Hegarty

#96 - 14th October 2018 - Starting Points, Mysteries, Maths Clubs, Formulae, Big Mistake

#97 - 23rd October 2018 - Loci, Calculator Posters, Pythagoras, Equipment Check, Algebraic Area

#98 - 10th November 2018 - Area, Triangles, Standard Form, Multiplying Fractions, Mocks

#99 - 24th November 2018 - Quizzes, Sum Fun, A Level by Topic, Calculator Poster, TT of the Week

#100 - 8th December 2018 - Mastery, Manipulatives, Indices, Area, Assessment and Questioning

#101 - 1st January 2019 - Euclid, Retrieval Facts, Surds Bricks, A Level, Puzzling App

#102 - 21st January 2019 - Boundaries, Algebra, Core Maths, Maths/Science CPD, Times Tables

#103 - 27th January 2019 - Surds, Puzzles, BossMaths, Hooks, Challenges

#104 - 16th February 2019 - Don Steward, Starters, Structured Recall, Competitions, eBook

#105 - 5th March 2019 - MathsPad, Similar Triangles, Missing Steps, Maths Frame, Posters

#106 - 17th March 2019 - Maths4Everyone, Basics, Notation, Mathigon, Additional Maths

#107 - 25th March 2019 - Foundation Revision, Year 6, A level, Protractors, Maths in Science

#108 - 4th April 2019 - SMP, Storyboarding, GCSE revision, Fill in the Gaps, A Level

#109 - 26th April 2019 - Task, New Website, Enrichment, A Level, Word Gap

Gems Awards 2019

#110 - 11th May 2019 - TES Author, Vectors, SATs Support, Defend Yourself, Shifting Times Tables

#111 - 25th May 2019 - Multiplication, MathByExample, Compound Area, Sequences, Generators

#112 - 16th June 2019 - Errors, Geogebra, Area Mazes, Calculator Crunch, Place Value

#113 - 14th July 2019 - L Shapes, Maths in Science, Puzzles, Circle Game, Topic Grids

#114 - 1st August 2019 - Polypad, Don Steward, Sequences, Templates, Puzzle of the Week

#115 - 28th August 2019 - Distributive Law, Frayer Models, Area Mazes, Photo Signs, Starters

#116 - 5th October 2019 - New Resources, Dice, MathsPad, A Level, Trigonometry Task

#117 - 2nd November 2019 - Ratio, Berwick Maths, Interleaving, Normal Dist, New Lessons

#118 - 15th December 2019 - Area, Reasoning, Pythagoras, Maths Opens Doors, In Between

#119 - 4th January 2020 - Don, Maths Kitchen, A Level, Task Design, Further 5-a-Day

#120 -  19th January 2020 - GCSE, Tutor Time, Number Bonds, Vocabulary, Goal-Free

#121 - 22nd February 2020 - Linear Graphs, K. Organisers, A Level, Etymology, Resources

#122 - 15th March 2020 - Quadrilaterals, New Resources, Bearings, Year 13, Starters

#123 - 21st March 2020 - Don Steward, Stand Up Maths, Literacy Mat, Volume, Free Resources

#124 - 4th April 2020 - Don Steward, Why Maths, Starting Points, White Rose, Free Resources

#125 - 8th April 2020 - Treasure Hunt, SATs, More-Same-Less, Jenga Views, Free Resources

#126 - 20th April 2020 - Manipulatives, Dot to Dot, UKMT, JaggersMaths, Bridging the Gap

#127 - 7th May 2020 - Pick n Mix, Websites, Code Breakers, Bridging the Gap, Further RISPs

#128 - 23rd May 2020 - Secondary Ready, Colour the Pattern, L Shaped Perimeters, A Level, CPD

#129 - 6th June 2020 - Induction, Distance, Learning Journeys, Slow Reveal Graphs, Tasks 

#130 - 21st June 2020 - Quad Formula, Goal-Free, Calculated Colour, Squares, Templates

#131 - 5th July 2020 - Self Marking, A Level KOs, Pedagogical Prompts, Planning, Resources

#132 - 19th July 2020 - Primary Guidance, Famous Mathematicians Display, A Level, Mean, Tasks

#133 - 30th July 2020 - Websites, Equivalence, New Tasks, Quadratics, Order of Operations

#134 - 30th August 2020 - Games, New Resources, Quote Display, Videos, Further Maths, White Rose, Primary, Vocabulary, A Level, Timers

#135 - 27th September 2020 - Booklets, SoW, Corbett Maths Books, Masterclasses, Backwards Fading, KS3 Resources, Indices, NCETM, Exam Preparation, Perimeter

#136 - 25th October 2020 - Countdown, Quad Formula, Refreshing Revision, Powers Task, Sketches

#137 - 1st November 2020 - Guided Reading, A Level Support, Standard Form, Timeline, Tasks

#138 - 21st November 2020 - Prime Factors, Cert FM, Tasks, GCSE Statistics, Volume, Recall, Sequences and Fractions, Number Sense, Place Value, Pictograms

#139 - 18th December 2020 - Tasks, Tools, Website Updates, GCSE Revision, Multiplication

#140 - 1st January 2021 - Functions, Statistics, Bad Calculators, Mechanics, MathsPad

#141 - 7th February 2021 - Tasks, Booklets, MS Forms Quizzes, A Level, Mr Draper's Posts

#142 - 13th March 2021 - Times Table Packs, Website, Tasks, Escape Rooms, Foundation Booklets

#143 - 3rd April 2021 - Place Value Tool, Powers, New App, CPD, Simple Linear Graphs

Gem Awards 2021

#144 - 16th May 2021 - Tasks, Self-Explanation Prompts, MathsPad, A Level, Methods

#145 - 27th June 2021 - Purposeful Maths, NCETM Checkpoints, Angles, Revision, Stats Charts

#146 - 27th July 2021 - Pythagoras, CIMT, Surds, Problems, Powers and Roots

#147 - 22nd August 2021 - Dr Austin, PolyPad, Ofsted Review, MathsDIY, Guided Reading

#148 - 3rd October 2021 - Distance Time Game, MCQ Generator, Percentages, Factorising, Spinners

#149 - 22nd October 2021 - Entry Level, Codebreakers, Oops I Forgot!, Linked Maths, Resources

#150 - 14th November 2021 - Tasks, Mrdaymaths.com, Angles & Ratio, Quadratics, QLA Workbooks

#151 - 5th December 2021 - Interwoven Maths, Starting Points, Range, Equations, Booklets

#152 - 22nd December 2021 - Equiv to One, Deeper Maths, Maths Challenge, Videos, Order of Ops

#153 - 30th January 2022 - Digitisers, GCSE Statistics, Sequences Wordle, GCSE Booklets, Tasks

#154 - 17th February 2022 - Mixed Six, Mini Tests, A Level, Ratio Booklet, KS2 Spot the Mistake

#155 - 13th March 2022 - GCSE Resources, Number Puzzles, Mathematician Profiles, MA Book, GCSE Statistics, Circle Theorems, Backward Fading, Pi Day Relay, FDP Booklet, Tips for Teachers

#156 - 10th April 2022 - GCSE Revision, Dr Austin, Number Puzzle, Resources, A Level Calculators

#157 - 1st May 2022 - A Level, Would You Rather, Graph Intersections, Formula Sheet, Venn Paint


#158 - 15th May 2022 - Revision, ExamQ, Maths Universe, Ratio Tables, Interwoven Maths

#159 - 3rd July 2022 - Proportionality, Trapezium, Circle Theorems, Geogebra, Pie Charts + Bearings

#160 - 2nd August 2022 - Warm Ups, Further Maths, Dr Austin, Negatives Hook, Percentages

#161 - 29th August 2022 - Mathematicians Display, Vectors, Cert in FM, GCSE Revision, Place Value

#162 - 18th September 2022 - Scaffolded Tasks, Etymology Video, Angles, Indices, Fractions

#163 - 16th October 2022 - Zeroes and Ones, Frequency Trees, Graph Axes, Nets, Tasks

#164 - 13th November 2022 - Worked Examples, Negative Indices, Gifs, Bearings, Starting Points

#165 - 31st December 2022 - Revision, Further Maths, New Resources, Infinite WB, All Ten

#166 - 29th January 2023 - Revision, Completion Tables, Workbooks, Formula Sheet, Problem Solving

#167 - 25th February 2023 - PolyPad, Knowledge, Standard Form, Kinematics, Same & Different

#168 - 2nd April 2023 - Revision, Function Machines, Dr Austin, Venns, DSE Questions

#169 - 23rd April 2023 - GCSE Revision, Cert FM, A Level, PowerPoint Tips, Correlation

#170 - 13th May 2023 - GCSE Revision, TES Author, Brackets, Dr Austin, MathsPad

#171 - 30th May 2023 - GCSE Revision, Probability, Cert FM, Tasks, Root & Primes

#172 - 8th July 2023  - Snakes, Speak Like a Scholar, Casio Tips, Tasks, Circle Theorems

#173 - 10th August 2023 - Graphics, Maths Advance, Dr Austin, MathsPad, Escape Room

#174 - 10th September 2023 - Menu Math, Rehearsal Strips, Eedi, A Level KOs, Fraction Bar

#175 - 24th October 2023 - Resources, Revision, Vocabulary, Oak, Fraction Division

#176 - 25th November 2023 - 1st Class Maths, MathsBot, Tasks, Dr Frost, Function Machines

#177 - 14th February 2024 - MathsLinks, Oak, OAT, Etymology, Tasks

#178 - 9th March 2024 - Proportion, Graph Transformations, GeoGebra, Pythagoras, Prime Factors






For more teaching ideas and resources see my blog archive and resource library.

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8 comments:

  1. Hi Jo. Not sure if the Singapore stumper (http://www.smh.com.au/world/the-maths-question-for-singapore-teenagers-that-has-stumped-the-world-20150414-1mki4q.html) found it's way to the UK?

    One of our tutor's has an easy to understand solution that your followers might enjoy - http://blog.yourtutor.com.au/an-explanation-to-the-maths-problem-thats-stumping-the-world

    Cheers,

    Mike

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    1. Thanks for this Mike. Yep, that was in all the papers here too! Great explanation.

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  2. have you seen this Jo?
    http://www.mathedup.co.uk/gcse-maths-takeaway/

    Lots of exam papers (Admittedly old style GCSE)
    AsshetonW

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    1. Yes, thanks! Great stuff from Mo. I'm sure I've blogged about it somewhere before...

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  3. What an awesome website! Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into this.

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  4. Hi Jo,

    I need your help please. A few months back, I stumbled across a blog/gem about histogram on this website and it was really insightful. It was based on the reflections of the lessons on histogram. I am looking for it now but can't find it. Can you please direct me to it. Many thanks

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    1. Hi. I'm really sorry but I can't remember. Normally I remember everything I've blogged about. And searching for histogram doesn't come up with it, which is weird because my search function works well. Are you sure it was here?

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    2. I know this is the latest reply ever, but I worked it out! Here:

      https://ponderingplanning.wordpress.com/2020/06/05/filling-in-the-gaps-with-histograms/

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