😂 Thankfully your worksheets are so fabulous it only caused a minor blip in the flow of learning.

Yes. And it was a really useful way to get the higher attainers thinking about fractions in greater depth. I am sure there are some primaries that explore this though.

I use ratio tables and double number lines depending on what “proportional reasoning tool” is the best fit - for this lesson I just focused on the “four square” as it is sometimes called. Or I guess a mini ratio table? All the same idea though.

Great example to start my next lesson with 😃

“Some do find Maths easier than others, but everyone can get better if they put the work in. The effort will be worth it, as making progress in Maths helps open doors in the future no matter what you choose to do.”

Me too. I have done them all with my Mathematical Art elective/club. Curves of Pursuit and Cardioids tend to be the most popular lessons - although I do bring out the Pringles for the final lesson if time allows #HyperbolicParabaloidFun

I work at a school in an area of pretty high deprivation - so trying to build students’ cultural capital is extra important for us. You have got me thinking about ways to build more of this into the topics we have coming up.

That sounds really interesting. Did you find it made a noticeable difference to engagement? It felt like it did for my students - also a mixed ability Year 7 and a Year 8 class.

It’s a wonderful Pi
Honey, I shrunk the Pi
Beetle Pi
Edward Pi Hands

I also made a little quiz #PiDay

It’s a booklet made by our trust - just happened to have the place value grid in it. Otherwise I would have just printed one for each student.