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Hot Number Challenges The ten Hot Number challenges ready to project onto your whiteboard.	Online Psychic Let the psychic read the cards and reveal which number you have chosen.	Table Legs Transum believes that this is the best way of developing a quick recall of the times tables.
Flash Tables A never ending sequence of times tables questions to be projected on to a whiteboard or screen.	True or False? Arrange the given statements in groups to show whether they are always true, sometimes true or false.	Likelihood Arrange some statements in order according to the probability of them happening. Compare your opinion with thousands of others.
Rounding Snap If the last card put down equals the previous card to the nearest whole number then all players race to shout SNAP!	Satisfaction This is quite a challenging number grouping puzzle requiring a knowledge of prime, square and triangular numbers.	Ice-cream Combinations How many two-scoop ice creams can you make from the given flavours?
Polygons Name the polygons and show the number of lines and order of rotational symmetry.	Optical Illusions Don't let your brain be fooled by these geometric optical illusions in this online quiz.	Pin Board Rows and columns of dots that can be joined using straight lines to create shapes.
Cartoon Scatter Graph Place the cartoon characters on the scatter graph according to their height and age.	Prison Cell Problem A number patterns investigation involving prisoners and prison guards.	Mystic Rose Investigate the properties of the Mystic Rose by using this interactive diagram.
Sieve of Eratosthenes A self checking, interactive version of the Sieve of Eratosthenes method of finding prime numbers.	Calculator Workout An animated guide to using a scientific calculator for Secondary and High School students.	Snake Sort Sort the coloured snakes in a logical order. This activity introduces systematic listing.
Graph Plotter An online tool to draw, display and investigate graphs of many different kinds.	Triangle Solver Provide and three measurements for a triangle and this application will work out the remaining sides, angles and area.	Quickulations A mental arithmetic visual aid that displays random calculations then after a few seconds displays the answers.
Kite Maths Can you make a kite shape from a single A4 size sheet of paper using only three folds?	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.	Probability Words A visual aid to highlight the vocabulary of probability and to debate the relationship between the given words.
Number Grids Investigate the properties of number with these interactive number grids.	Cube Construction This is a simple interactive that does nothing more than allow you to create 3D drawings of models made with cubes.	Tangram Challenge A series of tangram challenges in increasing order of difficulty.
Maths Mind Reader Investigate this amazing mind reading performance based on simple mathematical principles.	eQuation Generator An unlimited supply of linear equations just waiting to be solved.	Binary Lights Represent binary numbers with a row of ligts which can be turned on or off.
Memorable Measures This is a visual aid and printable cards to introduce a homework activity about measures.	Circle Theorems Diagrams of the circle theorems to be projected onto a white board as an effective visual aid.	Place Value Chart This is a visual aid designed to be projected onto a whiteboard for whole class exposition about place value.
Clock A large analogue clock to use for telling the time practice with the whole class	Plane Bearings A visual aid designed to help pupils estimate three figure bearings.	Dividing in a Ratio A slide presentation showing how to divide a quantity in a given ratio
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?	Plinko Probability A simulation of a Quincunx (Galton Board) which can be used to create the bell shaped curve of the normal distribution.	Stick Squares Arrange the matches to form four squares instead of five.
Wordles Remember these mathematical words for their shape and movement.	Human Scatter Graphs Pupils move to positions in the room according to their data relative to the walls as axes.	Countdown How close can you get to the target by making a calculation out of the five numbers given?
How old was Diophantus? An ancient riddle which can be answered by solving an equation containing fractions.	Straight Line Graphs 10 straight line graph challenges for use with computer graph plotting software or a graphical display calculator.	Correlation Arrange the given statements in groups to show the type of correlation they have.
Human Graphs Students should be encouraged to stand up and make the shapes of the graphs with their arms.	Number Line This number line visual aid is designed to be projected onto a whiteboard for whole class exposition.	Skunk A game for the whole Maths class to play involving chance and choice.
Fraction Wall The traditional fraction wall diagram showing the relationship between simple fractions.	Percentages Practise calculating simple percentages in your head with this animated visual aid.	Pie Chart Creator A quick and convenient tool for rapidly creating simple pie charts.
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!	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	Fractions Decimals Percentages Revise the methods for converting fractions to decimals and percentages.
Code Cracking Presentation A slide presentation showing techniques for cracking simple codes and ciphers.	Maths Anagrams Jumbled words from a database of over 500 different mathematical words. Can you solve these anagrams?	Random Student Generator The Transum name selecting application helps teachers choose students in a completely random way.
Word Sums Guide A step by step guide showing how to solve a Word Sum where each letter stands for a different digit.	Pesto Students classify numbers randomly appearing on the screen by holding up cards	Sequence Generator An online app which produces number sequences as words.
Human Venn Diagrams Pupils move to positions in large circles on the floor according to their personal data.	Maths Bingo This application will pick the bingo numbers for you and present each of the numbers as a mathematical expression.	Timer A simple visual aid which acts as a stopwatch recording the number of minutes and seconds that have passed or are left.
Snail Race Twelve snails have a race based on the sum of two dice. This is the teachers' version of the race simulation.	Graph Paper Flexible graph paper which can be printed or projected onto a white board as an effective visual aid.	Fraction Spinners Know the properties of the fractions randomly produced by the two spinners.
Helicopter View An animated introduction to distance-time graphs. Arial photographs of vehicles moving along a road placed side to side form a graph.	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.	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.
Mini Whiteboard If each pupil has an iPad, laptop or slate this provides an alternative to 'hands up'.	A Show Of Hands Produce a number of graphs and charts from a quick show of hands.	Angle Theorems Diagrams of the angle theorems with interactive examples.
Formal Written Methods Examples of formal written methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.	Dice and Spinners Computer generated random numbers for games and probability experiments	Starter of the Day A different lessn starter for each day of the year.
Just In Time Every 10 seconds a new calculation appears on the screen: A dynamic visual aid.	Back To School A list of suggested activities and resources for the first few lessons of the new school year.	Counter A dynamic visual aid that counts! Choose the first term, common difference and the speed
Dice Bingo Choose your own numbers for your bingo card. The caller uses two dice and adds the numbers together.	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.	Two Dice Possibility Space An interactive visual aid showing the possibility space obtained when throwing two dice
Student Voting This system allows students to vote or choose a response to a question posed by a teacher.	Significance A slide presentation showing how to use the chi-squared test to measure significance.	End of Term Maths Lists of fun activities suitable for the last week of Term.
Compound Interest Calculator A customised online calculator for quickly finding the solutions to compound interest problems.	Fractions Kim's Game A memory game to be projected to help the whole class recognise basic fractions.	Normal Distribution Calculator A customised online calculator for quickly finding areas under the normal distribution curve.
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.	Angle Theorem Kim's Game A memory game to be projected to help the whole class revise the circle angle theorems.	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.

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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.

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