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Strategy 3 - Revise for Success: Strategies for GCSE

"I love the books. I was not intending to buy all 10 but they were full of so many lovely approaches and ideas that I could not resist. really useful with both foundation and higher GCSE students." Teacher 2019

Revise for Success Octagon and Hexagons provide an alternative way to get students revising and practising what they need for GCSE Foundation level – in a format that can be used in the classroom or revision sessions at home. You could choose to use them to reinforce and to improve fluency throughout the year – or in intensive revision sessions in the run up to examinations. Colour will print well in black and white.

Each Octagon A4-size activity sheet provides fluency practice for Number and Algebra – designed to provide an ideal starter question for a revision session. There are 3 questions each on 8 topics: one easy, one medium and one harder.

Each Hexagon also provides 3 layers of questions: Problem-Solving, Reasoning and Fluency. Questions are focused on 6 topics – Sequences, Algebra, Shape, Data, Ratio and Proportion and Number.

Designed with busy teachers in mind, the activities are ready-to-go. Answers are provided.

These resources not only perfectly meet the needs of the modern mathematics teacher, but also those of the dedicated and supportive parent at home. Packed with visual appeal, these activities will be perfect for even the most reluctant pupils, because they will help focus revision and convince them that they can improve, and that effort will lead to reward.

Areas covered: Algebra, Number, Ratio and Proportion, Geometry and Shape and Statistical Data.

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The Revise for Success Series provides you with all you need to inspire students to revise in interesting, active and engaging ways. Used as lesson starters, homework tasks or as part of a structured revision session, each A4-size activity sheet will successfully challenge pupils learning on each of the main key strands of the new Mathematics GCSE curriculum focusing on the key skills of fluency, reasoning and problem solving

Executed skilfully, each activity can successfully engage, excite and energise students on a daily basis or in the run up to that all-important exam. Designed with busy teachers in mind, the activities are ready-to-go and come with all the answers included. These resources not only perfectly meet the needs of the modern mathematics teacher, but also those of the dedicated and supportive parent at home. Packed with visual appeal, these activities will enthuse even the most reluctant pupils, and convince them once and for all, that revision can be enjoyable, rewarding and fun.

James Rimmer is a mathematics teacher in the North West. His innovative approaches to mathematics revision have kept thousands of students fresh and excited, whilst at the same time being as easy for teachers to implement as they can possibly be. 

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