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More Maths Lesson Starter Ideas

On this page, you can find more ideas for quick easy maths starters deigned to get your class in and focussed.
Number of the day maths starter worksheet
Number of the day worksheet

Number of the Day Worksheet

Designed as a maths lesson starter activity, this worksheet is great for getting your students to practise their basic number skills.
Choose a 3 or 4 digit number as your number of the day. Your students write this number in the star and then complete the questions around the page.
Skills used include addition, subtraction, multiplication, rounding, finding factors and recognising place value.
number_of_the_day_worksheet.pdf
File Size: 400 kb
File Type: pdf
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Multiplication grid starter

Multiplication Grid Starter

The aim of this multiplication grid starter is to fill in each of the inner squares with the product of the squares at the top and left. e.g. the top left blank square in the picture would be 3x4 = 12, the one below it would be 8x4 = 32 etc.
The spreadsheet is designed to print out 5 pairs of grids on one sheet of A4. If the numbers in the top grids are changed, the changes will also appear in the other grids too.
multiplication_grid_starter.xlsx
File Size: 12 kb
File Type: xlsx
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Editable multiplication starter

Editable Multiplication Starter

On this fully editable Excel worksheet, whenever the second value in the top left question is altered, the rest of the second values also change. Great for practising particular times tables.
multiplication_starter.xlsx
File Size: 10 kb
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Fill in the Grid starter

This starter activity comes complete with ten different categories of numbers such as 'Prime number' and 'Multiple of 3', and the numbers 1-25.
The aim of the puzzle is to arrange six of the categories into a 3x3 grid, where the categories describe the types of number allowed in that row or column.
Not all combinations of category can be completed, part of the skill is to select the correct ones. 
fill_in_the_grid.pdf
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  • Home
  • Algebra
    • Algebraic expressions
    • Algebraic equations
    • Expanding brackets
    • Index notation
    • Inequalities
    • Quadratic equations
    • Sequences
    • Simultaneous equations
    • Straight line graphs
    • Substitution
  • Shapes, space and measures
    • Angles
    • Circles
    • Circle theorems
    • Compound measures
    • Construction
    • Distance/speed-time graphs
    • Length, area and volume
    • Metric and Imperial conversions
    • Metric units of measurement
    • Proof
    • Pythagoras' Theorem
    • Scale factors, similarity and congruence
    • Symmetry and reflection
    • Time
    • Trigonometry
  • Number
    • Primary Addition and Subtraction
    • Addition and subtraction
    • Basic number work
    • BODMAS/PEMDAS/BIDMAS
    • Compound percentage change
    • Decimals
    • Factors and Multiples
    • Fractions
    • Fractions, decimals and percentages
    • Money
    • Multiplication and division
    • Percentages
    • Ratio and Proportion
    • Rounding and estimating
    • Standard form
  • Statistics and Probability
    • Averages and the Range
    • Box plots
    • Collecting data
    • Pie charts
    • Probability
  • More
    • Starters >
      • Puzzles and riddles
      • Maths Wordsearches
      • More Maths Lesson Starter Ideas
    • Christmas Maths Activities
    • Internet articles
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      • A-Level Maths, Edexcel, June 2018, Paper Walkthroughs >
        • A-Level Maths, June 2018, Pure Paper 1 Question Walkthroughs
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      • A-Level Maths, Edexcel, June 2019, Paper Walkthroughs >
        • A-Level Maths, June 2019, Pure Paper 1, Question Walkthroughs
        • A-Level Maths, June 2019, Pure Paper 2, Question Walkthrough
        • A-Level Maths, June 2019, Statistics and Mechanics, Walkthrough answers
      • A-Level Maths, Edexcel, October 2020, Paper Walkthroughs >
        • A-Level Maths, October 2020, Pure Mathematics Paper 1, Question Walkthroughs
        • A-Level Maths, October 2020, Pure Mathematics Paper 2, Question Walkthroughs
        • A-Level Maths, October 2020, Statistics and Mechanics, Walkthrough answers
      • A-Level Maths, Edexcel, October 2021, Paper Walkthroughs >
        • A-Level Maths, October 2021, Pure Mathematics, Paper 1 Walkthroughs
        • A-Level Maths, October 2021, Pure Mathematics Paper 2 Walkthroughs
        • A-Level Maths, October 2021, Statistics and Mechanics, Walkthrough answers
      • A-Level Maths, Edexcel, June 2022, Paper 1 Walkthroughs
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