Miss Morris
@morrismaths359.bsky.social
Secondary Maths teacher
Keeping my username the same.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/MissMorrisMaths
Keeping my username the same.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/MissMorrisMaths
#Mathstoday
Year 11 moved onto Trigonometry again, so to start we need to recap last year's work so used this very nice mixed exercise from Dr Austin.
Year 11 moved onto Trigonometry again, so to start we need to recap last year's work so used this very nice mixed exercise from Dr Austin.
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Year 11 moved onto Trigonometry again, so to start we need to recap last year's work so used this very nice mixed exercise from Dr Austin.
Year 11 moved onto Trigonometry again, so to start we need to recap last year's work so used this very nice mixed exercise from Dr Austin.
#Mathstoday
Started Surds off with the year 10 with a challenge to write each number as a product of a square number and an integer. Led on nicely to introduce how to simplify Surds.
Started Surds off with the year 10 with a challenge to write each number as a product of a square number and an integer. Led on nicely to introduce how to simplify Surds.
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Started Surds off with the year 10 with a challenge to write each number as a product of a square number and an integer. Led on nicely to introduce how to simplify Surds.
Started Surds off with the year 10 with a challenge to write each number as a product of a square number and an integer. Led on nicely to introduce how to simplify Surds.
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I was really happy with my year 11 lesson today. We did tangents to a curve, before they got the question we scaffolded each part (finding gradients, perpendicular gradients, substitution to find the line) then when they actually saw it for the first time they could easily do it!
I was really happy with my year 11 lesson today. We did tangents to a curve, before they got the question we scaffolded each part (finding gradients, perpendicular gradients, substitution to find the line) then when they actually saw it for the first time they could easily do it!
October 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I was really happy with my year 11 lesson today. We did tangents to a curve, before they got the question we scaffolded each part (finding gradients, perpendicular gradients, substitution to find the line) then when they actually saw it for the first time they could easily do it!
I was really happy with my year 11 lesson today. We did tangents to a curve, before they got the question we scaffolded each part (finding gradients, perpendicular gradients, substitution to find the line) then when they actually saw it for the first time they could easily do it!
#Mathstoday
One of my year 11s had a problem with his DT coursework which he wanted help with and it was such a great problem I had to solve it...
It took a while but also deep joy in doing it.
One of my year 11s had a problem with his DT coursework which he wanted help with and it was such a great problem I had to solve it...
It took a while but also deep joy in doing it.
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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One of my year 11s had a problem with his DT coursework which he wanted help with and it was such a great problem I had to solve it...
It took a while but also deep joy in doing it.
One of my year 11s had a problem with his DT coursework which he wanted help with and it was such a great problem I had to solve it...
It took a while but also deep joy in doing it.
#Mathstoday
Year 10 simplified algebraic fractions, looked at the main worksheet and went... They need more scaffolding before they do that.
Year 10 simplified algebraic fractions, looked at the main worksheet and went... They need more scaffolding before they do that.
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Year 10 simplified algebraic fractions, looked at the main worksheet and went... They need more scaffolding before they do that.
Year 10 simplified algebraic fractions, looked at the main worksheet and went... They need more scaffolding before they do that.
#Mathstoday
School Internet wasn't working very well so not as much done as would have been liked (at least next week is off for us)
Some of my year 10s got to challenge themselves with these lovely Corbett questions.
School Internet wasn't working very well so not as much done as would have been liked (at least next week is off for us)
Some of my year 10s got to challenge themselves with these lovely Corbett questions.
October 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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School Internet wasn't working very well so not as much done as would have been liked (at least next week is off for us)
Some of my year 10s got to challenge themselves with these lovely Corbett questions.
School Internet wasn't working very well so not as much done as would have been liked (at least next week is off for us)
Some of my year 10s got to challenge themselves with these lovely Corbett questions.
#Mathstoday
Only had half of my year 11 class so we did loop cards for surface area and volume of similar shapes.
(Cards are not in order as forgot to take a photo before collecting them)
Only had half of my year 11 class so we did loop cards for surface area and volume of similar shapes.
(Cards are not in order as forgot to take a photo before collecting them)
October 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Only had half of my year 11 class so we did loop cards for surface area and volume of similar shapes.
(Cards are not in order as forgot to take a photo before collecting them)
Only had half of my year 11 class so we did loop cards for surface area and volume of similar shapes.
(Cards are not in order as forgot to take a photo before collecting them)
#Mathtoday
My ELC found fractions of amounts today using diagrams to help them. Since we use ActivInspire I could just drag and drop the diagram they needed.
Also marked 27 higher maths papers in 2 hours 20 minutes! (Including inputting scores)
My ELC found fractions of amounts today using diagrams to help them. Since we use ActivInspire I could just drag and drop the diagram they needed.
Also marked 27 higher maths papers in 2 hours 20 minutes! (Including inputting scores)
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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My ELC found fractions of amounts today using diagrams to help them. Since we use ActivInspire I could just drag and drop the diagram they needed.
Also marked 27 higher maths papers in 2 hours 20 minutes! (Including inputting scores)
My ELC found fractions of amounts today using diagrams to help them. Since we use ActivInspire I could just drag and drop the diagram they needed.
Also marked 27 higher maths papers in 2 hours 20 minutes! (Including inputting scores)
#mathstoday
I've had in the past students finding it difficult to decide if an expression would factorise into a single or double bracket. So I created a mix of 20 questions to try and build that skill of deciding which one to use. Unsurprisingly a lot of them struggled. Better now than an exam!
I've had in the past students finding it difficult to decide if an expression would factorise into a single or double bracket. So I created a mix of 20 questions to try and build that skill of deciding which one to use. Unsurprisingly a lot of them struggled. Better now than an exam!
October 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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I've had in the past students finding it difficult to decide if an expression would factorise into a single or double bracket. So I created a mix of 20 questions to try and build that skill of deciding which one to use. Unsurprisingly a lot of them struggled. Better now than an exam!
I've had in the past students finding it difficult to decide if an expression would factorise into a single or double bracket. So I created a mix of 20 questions to try and build that skill of deciding which one to use. Unsurprisingly a lot of them struggled. Better now than an exam!
#MathsConf39 So I wanted 10 people not 60....
Hopefully people enjoyed themselves (didn't realise I actually had 10 minutes left!)
Hopefully people enjoyed themselves (didn't realise I actually had 10 minutes left!)
October 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#MathsConf39 So I wanted 10 people not 60....
Hopefully people enjoyed themselves (didn't realise I actually had 10 minutes left!)
Hopefully people enjoyed themselves (didn't realise I actually had 10 minutes left!)
Just over 18 years later my apple tree has finally produced an apple! Been waiting 3 weeks to try this as the tree lives in my grandma's garden now. (It has lived in 3 different gardens)
October 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Just over 18 years later my apple tree has finally produced an apple! Been waiting 3 weeks to try this as the tree lives in my grandma's garden now. (It has lived in 3 different gardens)
I believe so (I'm horrendous at knowing the names of methods)
We use the grid method for factorising and did alot practice beforehand with questions like so.
We use the grid method for factorising and did alot practice beforehand with questions like so.
October 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I believe so (I'm horrendous at knowing the names of methods)
We use the grid method for factorising and did alot practice beforehand with questions like so.
We use the grid method for factorising and did alot practice beforehand with questions like so.
#Mathstoday
Love these questions the year 10s did for factorising quadratics. Gave students a lot of the scaffolding they needed allowing them to move onto similar ones without the scaffolding after.
Love these questions the year 10s did for factorising quadratics. Gave students a lot of the scaffolding they needed allowing them to move onto similar ones without the scaffolding after.
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Love these questions the year 10s did for factorising quadratics. Gave students a lot of the scaffolding they needed allowing them to move onto similar ones without the scaffolding after.
Love these questions the year 10s did for factorising quadratics. Gave students a lot of the scaffolding they needed allowing them to move onto similar ones without the scaffolding after.
#Mathstoday
Both of my year 9 classes did loads of substitution work today. Got the exercise from the foundation sumbooks 2002. They are available online as a pdf. Loads of questions if the students just need loads of practice.
Both of my year 9 classes did loads of substitution work today. Got the exercise from the foundation sumbooks 2002. They are available online as a pdf. Loads of questions if the students just need loads of practice.
October 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Both of my year 9 classes did loads of substitution work today. Got the exercise from the foundation sumbooks 2002. They are available online as a pdf. Loads of questions if the students just need loads of practice.
Both of my year 9 classes did loads of substitution work today. Got the exercise from the foundation sumbooks 2002. They are available online as a pdf. Loads of questions if the students just need loads of practice.
#Mathstoday
Year 11 looked at Magic squares today. Which leads onto factorising quadratics. Next lesson will be just factorising quadratics.
(For some reason rotating won't work)
Year 11 looked at Magic squares today. Which leads onto factorising quadratics. Next lesson will be just factorising quadratics.
(For some reason rotating won't work)
October 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Year 11 looked at Magic squares today. Which leads onto factorising quadratics. Next lesson will be just factorising quadratics.
(For some reason rotating won't work)
Year 11 looked at Magic squares today. Which leads onto factorising quadratics. Next lesson will be just factorising quadratics.
(For some reason rotating won't work)
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Year 10 had a go at factorising single brackets.
I think once we have a go at factorising double brackets I might make a mixed exercise as they tend to struggle to see if they are still single factorising when you have a x^2.
Year 10 had a go at factorising single brackets.
I think once we have a go at factorising double brackets I might make a mixed exercise as they tend to struggle to see if they are still single factorising when you have a x^2.
October 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Year 10 had a go at factorising single brackets.
I think once we have a go at factorising double brackets I might make a mixed exercise as they tend to struggle to see if they are still single factorising when you have a x^2.
Year 10 had a go at factorising single brackets.
I think once we have a go at factorising double brackets I might make a mixed exercise as they tend to struggle to see if they are still single factorising when you have a x^2.
#Mathstoday
Year 8 have been doing this Improper Fraction and Mixed Fraction matching task today from MrWhy1089 on TES. Did this with 2 groups, first cut out everything, second only did diagrams and improper fractions to begin with. The second group ended up completing more overall.
Year 8 have been doing this Improper Fraction and Mixed Fraction matching task today from MrWhy1089 on TES. Did this with 2 groups, first cut out everything, second only did diagrams and improper fractions to begin with. The second group ended up completing more overall.
October 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Year 8 have been doing this Improper Fraction and Mixed Fraction matching task today from MrWhy1089 on TES. Did this with 2 groups, first cut out everything, second only did diagrams and improper fractions to begin with. The second group ended up completing more overall.
Year 8 have been doing this Improper Fraction and Mixed Fraction matching task today from MrWhy1089 on TES. Did this with 2 groups, first cut out everything, second only did diagrams and improper fractions to begin with. The second group ended up completing more overall.
#Mathstoday
My ELC group looked at shading fractions. After learning from last year they got more practice before we did the worksheets.
My ELC group looked at shading fractions. After learning from last year they got more practice before we did the worksheets.
September 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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My ELC group looked at shading fractions. After learning from last year they got more practice before we did the worksheets.
My ELC group looked at shading fractions. After learning from last year they got more practice before we did the worksheets.
#Mathstoday
Year 10 found expressions for shaded areas.
Made this last year for an extension but it was nice spending a bit longer on it.
Year 10 found expressions for shaded areas.
Made this last year for an extension but it was nice spending a bit longer on it.
September 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Year 10 found expressions for shaded areas.
Made this last year for an extension but it was nice spending a bit longer on it.
Year 10 found expressions for shaded areas.
Made this last year for an extension but it was nice spending a bit longer on it.
#Mathstoday
Year 8 looked at equivalent fractions today and found which of the 2 fractions were larger.
Year 8 looked at equivalent fractions today and found which of the 2 fractions were larger.
September 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Year 8 looked at equivalent fractions today and found which of the 2 fractions were larger.
Year 8 looked at equivalent fractions today and found which of the 2 fractions were larger.
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Year 9 have been working hard finding LCM and HCF with prime factorisation.
(Controversial tree diagrams I know)
Year 9 have been working hard finding LCM and HCF with prime factorisation.
(Controversial tree diagrams I know)
September 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Year 9 have been working hard finding LCM and HCF with prime factorisation.
(Controversial tree diagrams I know)
Year 9 have been working hard finding LCM and HCF with prime factorisation.
(Controversial tree diagrams I know)
#Mathstoday (yesterday)
It's test week a few less lessons than normal. Year 11 worked backwards with volume problem solving questions. (Some pictured here) Had to make a mathswatch revision as too many of them wanted it during the starter, hopefully enough of them do it to make it worth it.
It's test week a few less lessons than normal. Year 11 worked backwards with volume problem solving questions. (Some pictured here) Had to make a mathswatch revision as too many of them wanted it during the starter, hopefully enough of them do it to make it worth it.
September 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
#Mathstoday (yesterday)
It's test week a few less lessons than normal. Year 11 worked backwards with volume problem solving questions. (Some pictured here) Had to make a mathswatch revision as too many of them wanted it during the starter, hopefully enough of them do it to make it worth it.
It's test week a few less lessons than normal. Year 11 worked backwards with volume problem solving questions. (Some pictured here) Had to make a mathswatch revision as too many of them wanted it during the starter, hopefully enough of them do it to make it worth it.
#Mathstoday
Year 8 looked at equivalent fractions.
While my year 10s played Prime Factory... Top score (unlimited time) was 193. The lesson ended.
Year 8 looked at equivalent fractions.
While my year 10s played Prime Factory... Top score (unlimited time) was 193. The lesson ended.
September 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Year 8 looked at equivalent fractions.
While my year 10s played Prime Factory... Top score (unlimited time) was 193. The lesson ended.
Year 8 looked at equivalent fractions.
While my year 10s played Prime Factory... Top score (unlimited time) was 193. The lesson ended.
My yearly tradition of cheesecake, and using a multiplier on the ingredients to keep them in ratio but maximising cheese. No waste this year!
September 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My yearly tradition of cheesecake, and using a multiplier on the ingredients to keep them in ratio but maximising cheese. No waste this year!
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Year 11 finished finishing arcs and areas of sectors without their calculators.
While year 8 looked at inverse operations with multiplication and division.
Year 11 finished finishing arcs and areas of sectors without their calculators.
While year 8 looked at inverse operations with multiplication and division.
September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Year 11 finished finishing arcs and areas of sectors without their calculators.
While year 8 looked at inverse operations with multiplication and division.
Year 11 finished finishing arcs and areas of sectors without their calculators.
While year 8 looked at inverse operations with multiplication and division.