TickTockMaths

Tag: expressions

  • Writing Expressions

    Download the PowerPoint here

    I think one of the reasons students struggle so much when facing this topic is the amount of ways we can phrase things. x multiplied by y. x times y. x lots of y. x items costing y each.

    I’ve tried to collect some of these here, but I’m sure there are loads more!

    This lesson is whiteboard heavy. It’s the best way, I think.

    Students still found it hard. Sometimes with a topic like this, it’s hard to see why. We muddled through, but it didn’t flow as gracefully as it could have. I’d love some feedback/thoughts on this.

    @ticktockmaths on twitter if you wanna chat, although I don’t know how much longer I can justify having a Twitter. All my audience is there. But it’s not a great place. I think I’m moving to BlueSky sooner rather than later.

    Maybe FDP next. Maybe not for a while.

  • Simplifying algebraic fractions

    Lesson PowerPoint here.

    Really tried to think through this topic and really break it down.

    As I have been doing, I added some whiteboard work, too.

    Quite like this small activity I’ve put in there.

    I like little things like this. Breaks things up a little bit.

    Missed the fact that one of my resources on TES was Mr Barton’s resource of the week! That’s nice.

    Noticed, though, that it’s not the up-to-date version that’s linked on this site.

    I am aware no one uses this site, and that it’s better to have stuff in one place, but it’s annoying having to update stuff on TES every time I improve a resource (it automatically does it here). I don’t think I’ve got the time to maintain an account on TES and here. But TES is where people see stuff.

    Mmmmmmmm.