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Visual Aids For Maths Teachers

A collection of Maths teaching resources ready to be projected onto a whiteboard or screen and written on for whole class discussion. Perfect for interactive whiteboards and large TVs too.

Hot Number Challenges

Hot Number Challenges

The ten Hot Number challenges ready to project onto your whiteboard.

Online Psychic

Let the psychic read the cards and magically reveal the number you have secretly chosen. What is the mathematics that makes this trick work?

Flash Tables

A never ending sequence of times tables questions to be projected on to a whiteboard or screen.

Pin Board

Rows and columns of dots that can be joined using straight lines to create shapes.

Polygons

Name the polygons and show the number of lines and order of rotational symmetry.

Table Legs

Transum believes that this is the best way of developing a quick recall of the times tables.

Graph Plotter

An online tool to draw, display and investigate graphs of many different kinds.

Satisfaction

This is quite a challenging number grouping puzzle requiring a knowledge of prime, square and triangular numbers.

Mystic Rose

Investigate the properties of the Mystic Rose by using this interactive diagram.

Cartoon Scatter Graph

Cartoon Scatter Graph

Place the cartoon characters on the scatter graph according to their height and age.

Rounding Snap

If the last card put down equals the previous card to the nearest whole number then all players race to shout SNAP!

True or False?

Arrange the given statements in groups to show whether they are always true, sometimes true or false.

Optical Illusions

Optical Illusions

Don't let your brain be fooled by these geometric optical illusions in this online quiz.

Plinko Probability

Plinko Probability

A simulation of a Quincunx (Galton Board) which can be used to create the bell shaped curve of the normal distribution.

Kite Maths

Can you make a kite shape from a single A4 size sheet of paper using only three folds?

Number Grids

Investigate the properties of number with these interactive number grids.

Sieve of Eratosthenes

Sieve of Eratosthenes

A self checking, interactive version of the Sieve of Eratosthenes method of finding prime numbers.

Tangram Challenge

Tangram Challenge

A series of tangram challenges in increasing order of difficulty.

Prison Cell Problem

Prison Cell Problem

A number patterns investigation involving prisoners and prison guards.

Maths Mind Reader

Maths Mind Reader

Investigate this amazing mind reading performance based on simple mathematical principles.

Likelihood

Arrange some statements in order according to the probability of them happening. Compare your opinion with thousands of others.

Triangle Solver

Triangle Solver

Provide and three measurements for a triangle and this application will work out the remaining sides, angles and area.

Ice-cream Combinations

Ice-cream Combinations

How many two-scoop ice creams can you make from the given flavours?

Snake Sort

Sort the coloured snakes in a logical order. This activity introduces systematic listing.

Calculator Workout

Calculator Workout

An animated guide to using a scientific calculator for Secondary and High School students.

Binary Lights

Represent binary numbers with a row of ligts which can be turned on or off.

Probability Words

Probability Words

A visual aid to highlight the vocabulary of probability and to debate the relationship between the given words.

Circle Theorems

Circle Theorems

Diagrams of the circle theorems to be projected onto a white board as an effective visual aid.

Countdown

How close can you get to the target by making a calculation out of the five numbers given?

The Great Dodecahedron

The Great Dodecahedron

Pupils are not allowed to use their hands to point but must describe fully any shapes they can see in this picture.

Wordles

Remember these mathematical words for their shape and movement.

How old was Diophantus?

How old was Diophantus?

An ancient riddle which can be answered by solving an equation containing fractions.

eQuation Generator

eQuation Generator

An unlimited supply of linear equations just waiting to be solved.

Helicopter View

Helicopter View

An animated introduction to distance-time graphs. Arial photographs of vehicles moving along a road placed side to side form a graph.

Plane Bearings

A visual aid designed to help pupils estimate three figure bearings.

Playing Card Maths

Playing Card Maths

Imagine you are on a desert island with nothing but a pack of playing cards. Do you have to stop learning mathematics?

Fraction Wall

The traditional fraction wall diagram showing the relationship between simple fractions.

Quickulations

A mental arithmetic visual aid that displays random calculations then after a few seconds displays the answers.

Cube Construction

Cube Construction

This is a simple interactive that does nothing more than allow you to create 3D drawings of models made with cubes.

Stick Squares

Arrange the matches to form four squares instead of five.

Place Value Chart

Place Value Chart

This is a visual aid designed to be projected onto a whiteboard for whole class exposition about place value.

A large analogue clock to use for telling the time practice with the whole class

Correlation

Arrange the given statements in groups to show the type of correlation they have.

Straight Line Graphs

Straight Line Graphs

10 straight line graph challenges for use with computer graph plotting software or a graphical display calculator.

Pie Chart Creator

Pie Chart Creator

A quick and convenient tool for rapidly creating simple pie charts.

Human Scatter Graphs

Human Scatter Graphs

Pupils move to positions in the room according to their data relative to the walls as axes.

Memorable Measures

Memorable Measures

This is a visual aid and printable cards to introduce a homework activity about measures.

Word Sums Guide

Word Sums Guide

A step by step guide showing how to solve a Word Sum where each letter stands for a different digit.

End of Term Maths

End of Term Maths

Lists of fun activities suitable for the last week of Term.

Decimals Line

A number line showing tenths and hundredths with draggable arrows. This is a visual aid designed to be projected onto a whiteboard for whole class exposition

Maths Bingo

This application will pick the bingo numbers for you and present each of the numbers as a mathematical expression.

Skunk

A game for the whole Maths class to play involving chance and choice.

Dividing in a Ratio

Dividing in a Ratio

A slide presentation showing how to divide a quantity in a given ratio

Code Cracking Presentation

Code Cracking Presentation

A slide presentation showing techniques for cracking simple codes and ciphers.

Number Line

This number line visual aid is designed to be projected onto a whiteboard for whole class exposition.

Fractions Decimals Percentages

Fractions Decimals Percentages

Revise the methods for converting fractions to decimals and percentages.

Percentages

Practise calculating simple percentages in your head with this animated visual aid.

Dice and Spinners

Dice and Spinners

Computer generated random numbers for games and probability experiments

Human Graphs

Students should be encouraged to stand up and make the shapes of the graphs with their arms.

Graph Paper

Flexible graph paper which can be printed or projected onto a white board as an effective visual aid.

Pesto

Students classify numbers randomly appearing on the screen by holding up cards

Sequence Generator

Sequence Generator

An online app which produces number sequences as words.

Random Student Generator

Random Student Generator

The Transum name selecting application helps teachers choose students in a completely random way.

Snail Race

Twelve snails have a race based on the sum of two dice. This is the teachers' version of the race simulation.

Back To School

A list of suggested activities and resources for the first few lessons of the new school year.

3D Trigonometry Presentation

3D Trigonometry Presentation

A slide presentation introducing using trigonometry (including Pythagoras' Theorem) to find lengths and angles on three dimensional shapes. The presentation begins with a puzzle presented as a poem!

Maths Anagrams

Jumbled words from a database of over 500 different mathematical words. Can you solve these anagrams?

Dice Bingo

Choose your own numbers for your bingo card. The caller uses two dice and adds the numbers together.

Mini Whiteboard

Mini Whiteboard

If each pupil has an iPad, laptop or slate this provides an alternative to 'hands up'.

A Show Of Hands

A Show Of Hands

Produce a number of graphs and charts from a quick show of hands.

Greater Than

The teacher has a set of six cards numbered 1 to 6. They are placed face down on the teachers desk so that the teacher can pick up one at random which students then have to fit onto a grid.

Compound Interest Calculator

Compound Interest Calculator

A customised online calculator for quickly finding the solutions to compound interest problems.

Human Venn Diagrams

Human Venn Diagrams

Pupils move to positions in large circles on the floor according to their personal data.

Fraction Spinners

Fraction Spinners

Know the properties of the fractions randomly produced by the two spinners.

Hurdles Race

An animated distance time graph to be viewed while a student interprets the graph and comments on the race that produced the graph.

Timer

A simple visual aid which acts as a stopwatch recording the number of minutes and seconds that have passed or are left.

Formal Written Methods

Formal Written Methods

Examples of formal written methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Angle Theorems

Diagrams of the angle theorems with interactive examples.

Just In Time

Every 10 seconds a new calculation appears on the screen: A dynamic visual aid.

Student Voting

This system allows students to vote or choose a response to a question posed by a teacher.

Starter of the Day

Starter of the Day

A different lessn starter for each day of the year.

Exam Tips

Some advice, tips and tricks for a Maths exam presented in the form of a poem for a teacher to share with the class.

Counter

A dynamic visual aid that counts! Choose the first term, common difference and the speed

Fractions Kim's Game

Fractions Kim's Game

A memory game to be projected to help the whole class recognise basic fractions.

Normal Distribution Calculator

Normal Distribution Calculator

A customised online calculator for quickly finding areas under the normal distribution curve.

Two Dice Possibility Space

Two Dice Possibility Space

An interactive visual aid showing the possibility space obtained when throwing two dice

Angle Theorem Kim's Game

Angle Theorem Kim's Game

A memory game to be projected to help the whole class revise the circle angle theorems.

Significance

A slide presentation showing how to use the chi-squared test to measure significance.

Circle Parts Kim's Game

Circle Parts Kim's Game

A memory game to be projected to help the whole class revise the names for the parts of a circle.

Emergency Maths Lessons

Emergency Maths Lessons

Here are some mathematics lesson plans to be used on the rare occasions when a class is left without their normal teacher and you are stepping in.

Pascal's Patterns

Pascal's Patterns

See the number patterns on Pascal's Triangle with this colourful, interactive application.

Number Rhyme

A poem about the numbers one to nine. Just for fun can you make up a last line for each verse?

Geometry Toolbox

Geometry Toolbox

Create your own dynamic geometrical diagrams using this truly amazing tool from GeoGebra.

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