Enriching the Secondary Curriculum Using mathematics lessons creatively

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Enriching the Secondary CurriculumUsing
mathematics lessons creatively

• 2nd July 2009

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Agenda

• 1230 Coffee
• 100 Welcome and introduction
• 120 Classifying task
• 245 Tea
• 300 Developing ideas
• 400 Next steps

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Starter

• Odd one out

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• 20, 14, 8, 2
• (a) 20, 14, 8, 2, (b) 3, 7, 11, 15, (c) 4, 8,
  16, 32,
• (a) a fraction (b) a decimal (c) a percentage
• (a) sin 60 (b) cos 60 (c) tan 60
• (a) y x2 6x 8 (b) y x2 6x 9 (c) y x2
  6x 10

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Vocabulary

• Cube
• Square
• Odd
• Even
• Factor
• multiple

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Vocabulary

• Rectangle
• Rhombus
• Parallelogram
• Isosceles triangle
• Equal
• Straight
• Parallel
• Quadrilateral
• Polygon

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The aims for the meetings are

• To offer the opportunity to develop the
  mathematics curriculum
• To strengthen skills in the planning and teaching
  of mathematics
• To share good practice in delivering exciting,
  motivating and effective lessons

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Objectives

• To share and develop good practice
• To consider creative ways of developing students
  ability to generalise and classify
• To develop resources for a variety of effective
  lessons

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Classifying

• Odd one out write some for different areas of
  maths

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Classifying

• Sort your shapes into two groups according to any
  criteria.
• Sort each group into two more groups using
  further criteria
• Describe your four groups. Draw another shape to
  add to each group.
• (Or one that doesnt fit any group)

SMART
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Classifying two way tables

• Classify your shapes by placing them on the two
  way table
• Why are some combinations impossible?
• What misconceptions might you come across?

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Classifying

• Plan a classifying activity for a different area
  of maths

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Pink cards
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Next steps

• Try the activities
• Introduce them to the department (sharing good
  practice)
• Have a SEAL conversation
• Finish todays lesson ideas and email to
  sue.southward_at_rhouse.co.uk
• VLE?

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Objectives

• To share and develop good practice
• To consider creative ways of developing students
  ability to generalise and classify
• To develop resources for a variety of effective
  lessons

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Classifying using 2-way tables