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A Mathematics Lesson Starter Of The Day

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Today is the 1st day of the month but what day of the year is it?

Make a poster illustrating all that you know about the number 1.

If $x = 5$ , $y = 6$ and $z = 7$
make expresions that equal 1.

Write down many pairs of fractions that add up to one.

How many days are left until the end of the year?

On what day of the week will the 1st April fall next year?

How many Tuesdays have there been so far this year?

Which of the totals 1 to 20 can you make from today's numbers?
1, 4, 25

How many hours of this month are left?

What percentage of the way through the year are we today?

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Comment recorded on the 19 June 'Starter of the Day' page by Nikki Jordan, Braunton School, Devon:

"Excellent. Thank you very much for a fabulous set of starters. I use the 'weekenders' if the daily ones are not quite what I want. Brilliant and much appreciated."

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"An absolutely brilliant resource. Only recently been discovered but is used daily with all my classes. It is particularly useful when things can be saved for further use. Thank you!"

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