Secondary Maths Collection – Gill Hillitt's Tarsias – Core 4
Secondary Maths Collection – Gill Hillitt’s Tarsias – Core 4
Collection Author: Craig Barton - Maths AST and creator of
www.mrbartonmaths.com (TES Name: mrbartonmaths) A few months ago
a lady called Gill Hillitt sent me an email asking if I would be
interested in sharing some of her Tarsia Jigsaws on my website.
Always on the look-out for a freebie, I of course gladly
accepted. It was only when the bundle came through that I
released the breadth, depth and quality of Gill’s work. Unlike
many Tarsia activities, Gill’s are not simply textbook questions
copied and pasted into the software. Her questions are carefully
thought out, designed to consolidate her students’ understanding
of a topic, but also identify and weed out any nasty
misconceptions. She makes excellent use of supplementary
worksheets and information to add a greater depth to the jigsaw
activity, which is something I had never seen before. Best of
all, the majority of Gill’s activities a