Thursday, 13 December 2012

Monday 17th DecTues 8th - Period 2 - Using a PAst Exam Paper to revise

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To revise exam style questions

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will gain your target grade in the paper or discover what are your main areas for revision.

LESSON: Hand out calculator past paper and encourage students to first read all questions and mark the ones they know they can do. Also underline/highlight and key words in the questions. Take 10 mins to do this.

Then let them start answering questions - as much on their own as possible, but where necessary allow discussion with staff or peers.

PLEANRIES: Copies of the mark scheme are available for students to self mark their own answers.

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Thurs 13th Fri 14th - Working thorugh a past FOundtion Paper

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To revise exam style questions

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will gain your target grade in the paper or discover what are your main areas for revision.

LESSON: Hand out non calculator past paper and encourage students to first read all questions and mark the ones they know they can do. Also underline/highlight and key words in the questions. Take 10 mins to do this.

Then let them start answering questions - as much on their own as possible, but where necessary allow discussion with myself or peers.

PLEANRIES: Have copies of the mark scheme available for students to self mark their own answers.

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Mon/Yues Dec 10th/11th - feedback / Review after Maths Test Last Week

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Understand weak areas from Maths test after updating flightpath and reviewiny g test answers
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to target your revision as you will know which were your weakest areas from the last maths test

ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: hand out exam papers and giv e achance to talk about it with their peers

LESSON:
1. Update Flight paths in Folders
2. Work thorugh all questions with them on IWB, Encouraging them to put topics onto front page of test

PLENARY: Copy and cemplete the following in your exercise book in PURPLE PEN

I gained ?? out of 49 in this test, this is a GRADE ??

I did well on these three topics:- topic 1, topic2, topics

I need to revise these three topics - topic1, topic2, topic3

Fri Dec 7th - Half termly Maths Test - Level E/F

Sunday, 2 December 2012

Week Beginning 3rd Dec - More Algebra Work - Substitution, Simplifying and Solving quations

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Continue WITH algebra techniques in  Simplifying, Substitution and Solving

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will complete more algebra tasks

LESSON: 
Students to complete all algebra substitution tasks before moving onto Algebra Simplifying tasks shown below:

Algebra - Simplifying Equations
Page 18 of Foundation E - text book
Ex 23B page 473 Foundation GCSE Text Book
Ex 23C Page 474 Foundation GCSE Text Book
Ex 23D Page 477 Foundation GCSE Text Book
Ex 23E Page 478 Foundation GCSE Text Book(up to level C questions)
Simplifying Expressions -  Jigsaw 1
Simplifying Expressions -  Jigsaw 2
Mymaths - Algebra - Play Algebra Pairs Game 1
MyMaths - Algebra - Play Algebra Pairs Game 2
Mymaths - Algebra - Simplifying 1
Mymaths - Algebra - Expanding Brackets
Mymaths - Algebra - Simplifying 2

PLENARIES: Working with individuals at their tables, supporting students as they need help. Encourage peer support and self marking of work