·       The late Mathematics Professor Dr Malcolm Swan produced resources that have stood the test of time and approaches and ideas have always supported what is effectively good teaching. His standards units were an essential in all secondary classrooms but I still use aspects in Year 6 too. Links to all chapter and activities are available through NCETM - https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/26258

The great mathematician Mr Barton has also explored each of these with accompanying PPTs to use. They are a simply wonderful addition to the units:

http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/teachers/rich-tasks/standards-units.html 

·       MEP Maths (Maths Enhancement Programme) – Not the most exciting of activities. More drill and practise but certainly an essential. All answers are available too. Scroll down for Year 7+ - http://www.cimt.org.uk/projects/mep/index.htm

 

·       TROLL – Helpful booklets with answers looking at a range of Mathematics Topics - http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/trol/

 

·       Don Steward – Don’s proof supporting Mathematics is excellent from Years 6-9, accompanying PPTs are helpful too. - https://donsteward.blogspot.com/

 

·       Underground Maths – Love the layout of this website (like a London Underground Map). Choose an area of Mathematics and go on a journey, finishing with investigations to test your knowledge of the area - https://undergroundmathematics.org/

 

·       An American website has been set up for Grades 7-8 (UK 8-9) with some really good videos and Maths Activities. Take a look - https://mathandteaching.org/covid-19/

 

·       Brain Cells – A great website for standard workbooks KS3 and GCSE (and primary too). It’s a fairly new website so I can only imagine it will grow! - http://www.brain-cells.co.uk/    

Age Suitability: 7-Adult

Resources: 3 cups, 2 items of little value and one higher value item (e.g. two 1p coins and one £1 coin).

Instagram link for video instructions:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-WhewZj8OI/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Further ideas and inspiration:
The Mathematics of Deal or No Deal - https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/deal-or-no-deal-investigating-gameshow-maths/

Marcus de Sautoy & Alan Davies explain the solution:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00wj3bd

Age Suitability: 7-9 (but this could be made more challenging + 11 years by requesting an answer with two properties, e.g. must be between 1400-2800 and a prime number).

Resources: Dice (or interactive dice) and Nrich link to activity and recording boards. 

Source: The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math by Sean Connolly

Age Suitability: 9-13 (but this could be made more challenging. Extension to be posted later.  

Resources: Pencil & paper 

Further ideas and inspiration: