Keywords: Starter | Arithmetic | Factors | Vocabulary

• Y11 A and B group, Rawthorpe High
• Friday, November 23, 2007
• "We found that it a valuable cross-curicular learning opportunity. We found properties, reflection and chocolates.
  
  Merry xmas, Love Mr Heeley and Miss Jenkinson and Mr Newton
  
  Ps sorry, I forgot Charlotte's experiment xx"
• Grade 9 Girls, SRS, Dubai
• Wednesday, December 05, 2007
• "We found substitute, proportion, triangular, expression, reciprocal and semicircle. Your starters are great!"
• 1D2 and Mrs Simpson, Torry Academy, Aberdeen
• Friday, December 07, 2007
• "1D2 found these words:
  QUADRATICS
  PROPERTIES
  PERCENTAGE
  DICTIONARY
  HORIZONTAL
  GLENBERVIE
  MULTIPLIED
  We also think it is impossible to make 23 as 23 is a prime number"
• 7 FP and Mrs Johnson, Stamord High School
• Friday, December 07, 2007
• "We got cylindrical,estimating, remainders, arithmetic, multiplying, mysterious, millimetre, reversable, explosions......
  ......and they are still searching."
• 2D1 and Mrs Simpson, Torry Academy, Aberdeen
• Friday, December 07, 2007
• "2D1 found these
  WHITEBOARD
  TRIANGULAR
  CORRECTION
  MANSEFIELD
  PENTAGONAL
  POWERLINES
  HYPOTENUSE
  KIRKPATRICK"
• Grade 9 Boys, SRS, Dubai
• Sunday, December 09, 2007
• "The boys class found understands, acceptable, restaurant, calculator, conversion, experiment and playgrounds."
• Liam Brady, Liz Halfpenny, Paige Wilkinson, Chelse, 8H from Harrytown, Stockport
• Monday, December 10, 2007
• "We found Reflection, Triangular, Perimeters, Trapeziums, Percentage and Number Line."
• Class 5 6 A, St Catherines
• Monday, December 10, 2007
• "It made maths fun and amusing!"
• 9B2, Harrytown High School Stockport
• Monday, December 10, 2007
• "Triangular, Number Line, Properties, Diagonally, Reflection, Times Table
  
  from Alice, Alex, Jade, Verity, Ruby, Danielle"
• 9Y2, Hadleigh High School
• Wednesday, December 12, 2007
• "9Y2 found coursework, calculator, complexion, addictions, curriculum, incredible, chimpanzee, JordanMoat, DanielHall "
• Ken Wcislo, Queen Anne High School , Dinfermline Fife
• Wednesday, December 12, 2007
• "2B1 found Kincardine, percentage,calculator, Stonehaven, Challengers, interseted, democratic,multiplied, excellence, perfection,memorandum,university, proprtion, directions, inventions
  Great fun was had by all"
• Christopher Vile, Clacton-on Sea
• Wednesday, January 23, 2008
• "Christopher is a veruca number"
• Mrs Humphreys' maths group, Nevill Road Junior School
• Thursday, December 04, 2008
• "We got
  
  detectives
  porcupines
  Netherlands
  Luxemburg
  Santa Claus
  dictionary
  Jesus Christ
  Christingle
  Nevill Road
  phone boxes"
• Rebecca Jarvis, Mr Cassidy's Year 9 Maths Class, Northoxfordshire Academy, Banbury
• Friday, December 05, 2008
• "I found SUCCESSFULL. And Mr. Cassidy found Juggernaut."
• Rebecca Jarvis, Mr Cassidy's Year 9 Maths Class, Northoxfordshire Academy, Banbury
• Friday, December 05, 2008
• "I also found TOOTHPASTE!"
• Year 7 Set 1 Maths, British School Muscat, Oman
• Sunday, December 07, 2008
• "We really enjoyed this starter! The words we found were:
  TRANSPARENT
  TRANSLUCENT
  PERCENTAGE
  INCREDIBLE
  MECHANICAL
  HEMISPHERE
  REFLECTION
  EXPERIMENT
  MADAGASCAR
  CALCULATOR
  PROPERTIES
  DUMBLEDORE
  HARRY POTTER
  LIM YONG SONG (THATS bRIAN!)"
• Miss Cutshall's 8C Class, The International School of Luxembourg
• Monday, December 08, 2008
• "Dear Mrs Humphreys' maths group, Nevill Road Junior School, We regret to inform you that you misspelled Luxembourg."
• 7S4, Kettlethorpe high school
• Monday, December 08, 2008
• "We got
  CHALLENGING
  TIMETABLES
  PROPERTIES
  CONTINUING
  ATTENDANCE
  ACTIVATING
  AMBULANCES
  ACCEPTABLE
  CALCULATOR"
• Mrs C Clark, 9ah/ma1, Mayfield School, Dagenham,Essex,
• Monday, December 08, 2008
• "We found delivering, vocabulary, production, calculator, patchworks, Woodbridge, arithmetic, terminator, curriculum, university, percentage,altogether, shut ya mouf,"
• Philip Nutt, Cheney School Oxford
• Monday, December 08, 2008
• "7b5 at Cheney, here in Oxford, got DICTIONARY, EXPRESSION, CALCULATOR, INCREDIBLE, CHOCOLATES, MULTIPLYING, APOCALYPSE, MANCUNIANS, THEATRICAL, PROFFESION, HYPNOTISING and, rather topically, DEPRESSION"
• Jordan Bristow, Mr Cassidy's Year 11 Maths Class, Banbury
• Wednesday, December 10, 2008
• "I found HEAVY METAL and Maxie realised that for 23 we could have AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG!!!!
  Amy said we shouldn't be allowed to put in geographical places!"
• Kirsty Gull, Mr. Cassidy's Year 11 Maths Class, Banbury (again)
• Wednesday, December 10, 2008
• "I found fingernail"
• Mr G, I&S
• Tuesday, September 08, 2009
• "8DEF3 got the following words:
  COMMISSION
  ILLUSTRATE
  WOODCUTTER
  VOCABULARY."
• 8Y2 - With Miss Marsh, Bury Church Of England High School
• Thursday, December 03, 2009
• "We worked as a group and found
  DIFFERENCE
  ADJECTIVES
  CONTROLLERS
  ASSEMBLIES
  HORIZONTAL
  PERIMETERS."
• 8Y3, Darrick Wood Secondary School, Orpington
• Monday, December 07, 2009
• "We found:
  Percentage
  Perimeters
  celebrated
  vibrations
  calculator
  confidence
  multiplying
  university
  trampoline
  attendance."
• MIss Butler's Year 8 Class, Park Community School, Havant, Hants
• Tuesday, December 08, 2009
• "We enjoyed this.
  We found EASTENDERS, VALENTINES, HALLOWEENS, PERCENTAGE, TRIANGULAR, PERIMETERS, FOOTBALLER, NUMERATORS, CALCULATOR, FRIENDSHIPS, MULTIPLIED, ASSESSMENTS and EXPERIMENTS."
• Yr 7N5 Mrs Brown, Kennet School
• Tuesday, December 08, 2009
• "We came up with
  Turkey Meat
  Jingle Bells
  Big Rainbow."
• The National School, Nottingham, 9t3
• Tuesday, December 08, 2009
• "We found 24 and calculator, expressions, delivering, mathematic, pencil case, skateboard."
• P. Shouksmith, St. Andrew's School, Eastbourne
• Tuesday, December 08, 2009
• "We found the following words:
  Bookmarked
  Experiment
  Reflection
  Pentagonal
  Polyhedrons
  Trampoline."
• D. Hickman Casey, 8E
• Tuesday, December 08, 2009
• "We found the following:
  Calculater
  Bobbuilder
  Polyhedrons
  Conrollers
  Trampoline
  We are great fans of this fantastic website. We use it every math lesson. And we all love it so much!!!!!"
• Rhys , Daniel, Jordan ; Samantha, Grace Academy - Darlaston. Mr G's Yr10 Class
• Wednesday, December 09, 2009
• "Triangular; Expression; Thirty-three; Transparent;."
• Mr Hamshaw-Hart's 10set 3, Beverley Grammar School
• Wednesday, December 09, 2009
• "We found
  MULTIPLIED
  CENTIMETRES
  TREEBEARD'S
  TYPEWRITERS
  SCIENTIFIC
  RECTANGULAR
  TERMINATOR
  DOORFRAMES
  and my name HAMSHAW-HART."
• St.Mary's Primary P6, Lanark Scotland
• Wednesday, December 09, 2009
• "Hi, we are St.Mary's Primary school and our pri6 class got 106 words altogether and the people who got the most are Owen and Charlie with 32 words. Here are ten of them:
  1.nursemaid
  2.participle
  3.dedicating
  4.victualler
  5.boatswains
  6.attribute
  7.accomplice
  8.admittance
  9.boulevards and vocabulary which Owen thought of in the playground and here are some warm up words, dictionary, chocolates and woodpecker."
• King's College - Murcia, Year 8
• Thursday, December 10, 2009
• "We loved this starter. In fact, it was difficult to stop!
  difference
  headphones
  whiteboard
  multiplied
  evaluation
  Cinderella
  ambulances
  fairytale
  telephones
  calculator
  dictionary
  university
  Christopher."
• Nareen, Wareen
• Sunday, December 13, 2009
• "I think this is amazing and is perfect. I found.
  Whiteboard
  Searchlight
  Helicopter
  calculator
  Adjectives
  University."
• Mr Sim & Mr Morrison's 1b, Elgin Academy
• Tuesday, December 15, 2009
• "PERCENTAGE
  EASTENDERS
  NEIGHBOURS
  CALCULATOR
  PERCENTAGE
  PROPERTIES
  ARITHMETIC
  CONVERSION
  ROSS CUMMING (one of the class!)."

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