Nice Words, Percentage Change and Harder Factorising
I had an interesting conversation with a fairly young student recently. It was all about reducing fractions .... and he had been finding the subject quite challenging. Enter one to one, a whiteboard and a zoom call. Within a few minutes, M was able to answer some of the most difficult questions that I could think of. It's amazing what a few minutes focussed work can do.
That level of support is only rarely achieved in a class of 30 ... maybe, in this case, an online meeting was extremely beneficial.
While the discussions continue regarding online vs offline, I'm delighted that in this corner of North Leeds, M has learned to reduce fractions.
Key Stage 2 (2nd to 5th Grade)
One of the key areas that differentiates student writing is using synonyms. It's good to avoid repetition and, rather than writing 'big,' you can have fun with ambitious vocabulary such as 'gigantic,' 'colossal,' and 'immense.'
Here's a useful worksheet with alternative words to 'nice' ... it's quite marvellous, splendid and spectacular!
Key Stage 3 (6th to 8th Grade)
Many year 11's are taking their GCSE's during the next few weeks and, for years 7 - 9, it's an ideal time to revise some of the core skills.
Here's a percentage change worksheet, answers and video walkthrough - ideal for this popular subject.
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Key Stage 4 (9th and 10th Grade)
It seems that - depending upon the social media post - exams are getting slightly harder. And it's interesting that my YouTube playlist 'answers to tough questions,' continues to remain popular.
Either way, as mentioned, it's good to revise and here's a slightly challenging factorising hard quadratics worksheet.
Have a great week
Simon D
PS. And finally, did you know:
There's a vast difference between a million and a billion.
A million seconds is just over 11 days.
A billion seconds is just under 32 years.