Nikki Cooper (mathszest)
@mrscoopermaths.bsky.social
Secondary maths teacher in South Staffordshire - acting joint head of dept in charge of KS3. Alevel and Core Maths teacher. www.mathszest.com
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Friday night update! Some new algebra resources:
✨Expanding Brackets Name the Film
✨Factorising Decode the Joke
✨Factorising with Bracketed Factors Practice Strips
✨Factorising Quadratics Practice Grid
Freely available at www.draustinmaths.com
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
✨Expanding Brackets Name the Film
✨Factorising Decode the Joke
✨Factorising with Bracketed Factors Practice Strips
✨Factorising Quadratics Practice Grid
Freely available at www.draustinmaths.com
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
October 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Friday night update! Some new algebra resources:
✨Expanding Brackets Name the Film
✨Factorising Decode the Joke
✨Factorising with Bracketed Factors Practice Strips
✨Factorising Quadratics Practice Grid
Freely available at www.draustinmaths.com
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
✨Expanding Brackets Name the Film
✨Factorising Decode the Joke
✨Factorising with Bracketed Factors Practice Strips
✨Factorising Quadratics Practice Grid
Freely available at www.draustinmaths.com
#mathstoday #ukmathschat
💣 I scored 100% in 172 seconds!
vole.wtf/primesweeper/
vole.wtf/primesweeper/
Primesweeper 💣🔢 number puzzle game
Yes, it’s Minesweeper but with prime numbers.
vole.wtf
October 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
💣 I scored 100% in 172 seconds!
vole.wtf/primesweeper/
vole.wtf/primesweeper/
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I forgot to post this today but looking at the stats many people have downloaded anyway.
AQA Maths Studies #CoreMaths practice Paper 2A and Paper 2Cs with solutions went up this morning.
I enjoyed reading an academic paper on sunflowers…
blog.drbennisonmaths.com/blog/2025/04...
AQA Maths Studies #CoreMaths practice Paper 2A and Paper 2Cs with solutions went up this morning.
I enjoyed reading an academic paper on sunflowers…
blog.drbennisonmaths.com/blog/2025/04...
May 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I forgot to post this today but looking at the stats many people have downloaded anyway.
AQA Maths Studies #CoreMaths practice Paper 2A and Paper 2Cs with solutions went up this morning.
I enjoyed reading an academic paper on sunflowers…
blog.drbennisonmaths.com/blog/2025/04...
AQA Maths Studies #CoreMaths practice Paper 2A and Paper 2Cs with solutions went up this morning.
I enjoyed reading an academic paper on sunflowers…
blog.drbennisonmaths.com/blog/2025/04...
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Ok. In this spirit, and for new followers here: @chrisbaker108.bsky.social and I do this thing, every day. We make a slide to be shared in tutor time. It’s a thing that can fill a few minutes. Broaden minds to interesting things and amazing people. bit.ly/TutorGroupThink
November 16, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Ok. In this spirit, and for new followers here: @chrisbaker108.bsky.social and I do this thing, every day. We make a slide to be shared in tutor time. It’s a thing that can fill a few minutes. Broaden minds to interesting things and amazing people. bit.ly/TutorGroupThink
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I've turned this into a PowerPoint and added more news stories from the summer.
The articles are in Word documents that can be printed 2-Up and double-sided to fit on one side of A4 😊
#CoreMaths
wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...
The articles are in Word documents that can be printed 2-Up and double-sided to fit on one side of A4 😊
#CoreMaths
wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...
In #CoreMaths I like to start the year with a lesson on using news articles to do some estimation or data calculations, to get the students talking and thinking about "real world" maths. Here are some recent news stories that I'm planning on using this year:
August 29, 2024 at 10:53 AM
I've turned this into a PowerPoint and added more news stories from the summer.
The articles are in Word documents that can be printed 2-Up and double-sided to fit on one side of A4 😊
#CoreMaths
wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...
The articles are in Word documents that can be printed 2-Up and double-sided to fit on one side of A4 😊
#CoreMaths
wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...
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In #CoreMaths I like to start the year with a lesson on using news articles to do some estimation or data calculations, to get the students talking and thinking about "real world" maths. Here are some recent news stories that I'm planning on using this year:
August 23, 2024 at 11:27 AM
In #CoreMaths I like to start the year with a lesson on using news articles to do some estimation or data calculations, to get the students talking and thinking about "real world" maths. Here are some recent news stories that I'm planning on using this year:
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Today's summer holiday fun - creating some Y11 starters. Experimenting with a new format for this year.
August 21, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Today's summer holiday fun - creating some Y11 starters. Experimenting with a new format for this year.
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New! A post that summarises some of the developments, trends and resources for maths teachers from the past year.
Kind of like a mega-gems-catch-up post to make sure everyone is up-to-date. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2024/08/late...
#ukmathschat
Kind of like a mega-gems-catch-up post to make sure everyone is up-to-date. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2024/08/late...
#ukmathschat
August 18, 2024 at 11:18 AM
New! A post that summarises some of the developments, trends and resources for maths teachers from the past year.
Kind of like a mega-gems-catch-up post to make sure everyone is up-to-date. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2024/08/late...
#ukmathschat
Kind of like a mega-gems-catch-up post to make sure everyone is up-to-date. 💎
www.resourceaholic.com/2024/08/late...
#ukmathschat
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✨NEW RESOURCE ✨ Finally getting around to uploading a few resources from the end of last term. This first one is from Year 10 converting units of area and volume, a fill in the blanks activity.
Find it at www.draustinmaths.com/measures
#ukmathschat #mathsresources #mathschat
Find it at www.draustinmaths.com/measures
#ukmathschat #mathsresources #mathschat
August 17, 2024 at 4:11 PM
✨NEW RESOURCE ✨ Finally getting around to uploading a few resources from the end of last term. This first one is from Year 10 converting units of area and volume, a fill in the blanks activity.
Find it at www.draustinmaths.com/measures
#ukmathschat #mathsresources #mathschat
Find it at www.draustinmaths.com/measures
#ukmathschat #mathsresources #mathschat
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*NEW blog* Do your pupils work hard enough?
Inspired by discussions on Bluesky earlier.
bunsenblue.wordpress.com/2024/08/17/d...
Inspired by discussions on Bluesky earlier.
bunsenblue.wordpress.com/2024/08/17/d...
Do your pupils work hard enough?
Let's indulge in two thought experiments. Scenario 1. Imagine you have no data about a class you start to teach in September. You have no knowledge about their prior attainment and no knowledge about ...
bunsenblue.wordpress.com
August 17, 2024 at 7:27 PM
*NEW blog* Do your pupils work hard enough?
Inspired by discussions on Bluesky earlier.
bunsenblue.wordpress.com/2024/08/17/d...
Inspired by discussions on Bluesky earlier.
bunsenblue.wordpress.com/2024/08/17/d...
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Choice of examples are really important so we don't inadvertently introduce misconceptions @arithmaticks.bsky.social
#MathsConfOnline
#MathsConfOnline
August 16, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Choice of examples are really important so we don't inadvertently introduce misconceptions @arithmaticks.bsky.social
#MathsConfOnline
#MathsConfOnline
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🎓 #UKEd #UKTeaching #EduSky
OK, I've started this - list of #UKMathsChat Teachers and Adjacents.
Please Repost to raise awareness.
Reply if you wish to be added.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
OK, I've started this - list of #UKMathsChat Teachers and Adjacents.
Please Repost to raise awareness.
Reply if you wish to be added.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
August 12, 2024 at 9:23 AM
🎓 #UKEd #UKTeaching #EduSky
OK, I've started this - list of #UKMathsChat Teachers and Adjacents.
Please Repost to raise awareness.
Reply if you wish to be added.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
OK, I've started this - list of #UKMathsChat Teachers and Adjacents.
Please Repost to raise awareness.
Reply if you wish to be added.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Awesome session from Nathan Burns (@Mrmetacognition) on metacognition tonight for #mathsconfonline
August 16, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Awesome session from Nathan Burns (@Mrmetacognition) on metacognition tonight for #mathsconfonline
@mrmetacognition: metacognition is a catch all, backed by research that has a positive impact on learning for all - helps problem solving skills, skill transference, revision effectiveness and covers all areas. So why wouldn’t you want to develop it with learners?! #mathsconfonline
August 16, 2024 at 8:36 PM
@mrmetacognition: metacognition is a catch all, backed by research that has a positive impact on learning for all - helps problem solving skills, skill transference, revision effectiveness and covers all areas. So why wouldn’t you want to develop it with learners?! #mathsconfonline
@jwrightmaths.bsky.social sharing sequence for teaching averages - interested to try teaching my average or range rather than by list or table #mathsconfonline
August 16, 2024 at 8:09 PM
@jwrightmaths.bsky.social sharing sequence for teaching averages - interested to try teaching my average or range rather than by list or table #mathsconfonline
Thinking of language for average definitions - using “distance” instead of difference for range to relate to usages students understand a bit more with @jwrightmaths.bsky.social
August 16, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Thinking of language for average definitions - using “distance” instead of difference for range to relate to usages students understand a bit more with @jwrightmaths.bsky.social
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This app at the moment feels like the start of breakfast time on the Traitors, with everyone excited to see who's going to arrive next 😅
a picture of a door with the words nickaplease88 at the bottom
Alt: A Traitors contestant entering the door to breakfast
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August 13, 2024 at 6:59 PM
This app at the moment feels like the start of breakfast time on the Traitors, with everyone excited to see who's going to arrive next 😅
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Dr Frost resources are, to me, about great maths questions and explanations and examples and checks for understanding and tasks and exercises and discussion prompts in great curriculum sequences.
PowerPoint is just a way of sharing those things, either with teachers or with students.
PowerPoint is just a way of sharing those things, either with teachers or with students.
August 15, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Dr Frost resources are, to me, about great maths questions and explanations and examples and checks for understanding and tasks and exercises and discussion prompts in great curriculum sequences.
PowerPoint is just a way of sharing those things, either with teachers or with students.
PowerPoint is just a way of sharing those things, either with teachers or with students.
Going to open my bsky posting with a happy #coremaths post. Moved to a one year course this year. Our y12 students got excellent results and we had twice as many of them! Next year have an extra class too. Very glad we made the change for the students.
August 15, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Going to open my bsky posting with a happy #coremaths post. Moved to a one year course this year. Our y12 students got excellent results and we had twice as many of them! Next year have an extra class too. Very glad we made the change for the students.