Minimally Different Maths
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Yoxall, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
About the store
Welcome to Minimally Different Maths, a store built from a decade of experience teaching mathematics to secondary and high school students (ages 11–18) across the UK and Australia.
Over my 10 years in the classroom, including time as a Head of Department, I’ve seen how small shifts in lesson design can make a huge difference to students’ understanding. My passion lies in applying research-informed pedagogy to real classrooms, creating resources that go beyond procedural practice to build true conceptual fluency.
That’s why I developed Minimally Different Maths, lessons where each new example changes by just one small detail. This approach helps students notice patterns, predict outcomes, and understand structure, rather than simply memorising rules.
Every resource in this store is classroom-tested, carefully sequenced, and designed to support teachers who value deep, connected learning.
If you believe that great maths teaching comes from clarity, curiosity, and well-designed variation — you’re in the right place.
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Introduction to Algebra: Expanding Brackets (Distributive property)
🧮 Expanding Brackets – Distributive Property (Minimally Different Maths)✨ Overview This complete, ready-to-teach lesson introduces students to expanding single brackets using the distributive property. The lesson is built around minimally different questions, where each example changes by only one small feature, such as a number, sign, or term. This subtle variation helps students recognise patterns, predict outcomes, and understand why the distributive property works, rather than just mem
5th - 9th
Algebra
Also included in: Introduction to Algebra: Bundle
Number: Order of Operations (BIDMAS/BODMAS/PEMDAS)
🧮 Number – Order of Operations (Minimally Different Maths)✨ Overview Help your students truly understand the Order of Operations (BIDMAS / PEMDAS) with this ready-to-teach lesson built around minimally different questions. Each example changes by only one small feature — a number, sign, or operation — helping students notice patterns, anticipate outcomes, and understand why order matters instead of simply memorising a rule. This approach develops deep conceptual understanding and suppor
5th - 9th
Basic Operations, Numbers, Order of Operations
Introduction to Algebra: Two-step Equations (1)
🧮 Solving Two-Step Equations – My Turn, Our Turn, Your Turn (Minimally Different Maths)✨ Overview Help your students develop a genuine understanding of algebra with this complete, ready-to-teach lesson on solving two-step equations. This resource uses minimally different questions to help students recognise patterns, make predictions, and understand how equations behave. Each new example changes by only one small feature, such as a number, sign, or term. This encourages students to focus on
5th - 9th
Algebra
Also included in: Introduction to Algebra: Bundle
Introduction to Algebra: One-step Equations
🧮 Solving One-Step Equations – Minimally Different Maths (My Turn, Our Turn, Your Turn) ✨ OverviewThis ready-to-teach PowerPoint lesson introduces students to solving one-step equations using a minimally different approach. Each example changes by only one small feature, such as a number, sign, or order of terms, so students can recognise what truly affects the solution. The lesson encourages noticing patterns, anticipating results, and understanding why algebraic operations work. 📦
5th - 9th
Algebra
Also included in: Introduction to Algebra: Bundle
Number: Adding and Subtracting Negative Integers
🧮 Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers – Minimally Different Maths LessonOverview: This engaging, concept-first lesson uses a minimally different approach to teaching how to add and subtract negative numbers. Each new example changes by only one small feature — such as a single number or sign — helping students spot patterns, anticipate outcomes, and understand the logic behind operations with negatives. Teaching Approach: Built around the familiar My Turn → Our Turn → Your Turn structure
4th - 9th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Numbers
Introduction to Algebra: Factorising Single Brackets
🧮 Factorising – Single Brackets (Minimally Different Maths)✨ Overview This ready-to-teach lesson introduces students to factorising algebraic expressions into a single bracket. Designed using minimally different questions, each new example changes by just one small feature — such as a number, sign, or term — helping students to spot patterns, make predictions, and understand why factorising works. By moving beyond rote steps, learners develop a deeper understanding of algebraic structur
5th - 9th
Algebra
Also included in: Introduction to Algebra: Bundle
Introduction to Algebra: Collecting Like Terms (2)
🧮 Simplifying Expressions – Collecting Like Terms (2) (Minimally Different Maths)✨ Overview This lesson continues the study of simplifying algebraic expressions by collecting like terms with indices (powers), offering a deeper challenge than Part 1. Designed using minimally different questions, each new example changes by only one small feature — such as a coefficient, variable, or sign — to help students recognise patterns, reason through structure, and understand why terms can be combined
5th - 9th
Algebra
Also included in: Introduction to Algebra: Bundle
Introduction to Algebra: Collecting Like Terms (1)
🧮 Simplifying Expressions – Collecting Like Terms (Minimally Different Maths)✨ Overview This complete lesson introduces students to simplifying algebraic expressions by collecting like terms. Using minimally different questions, each example changes by only one small feature, such as a number, variable, or sign, helping students focus on structure and reasoning rather than memorising procedures. Through this deliberate variation, learners begin to notice patterns, make predictions, and unde
5th - 9th
Algebra
Also included in: Introduction to Algebra: Bundle
Introduction to Algebra: Substitution into expressions
🧮 Substitution – Minimally Different Maths✨ Overview This complete, ready-to-teach lesson introduces students to substituting values into algebraic expressions. Each example in this lesson is minimally different — only one number, sign, or variable changes at a time — helping students notice patterns, anticipate outcomes, and understand how small changes in an expression affect the result. By working through this structured sequence, learners build confidence and fluency while understandi
5th - 9th
Algebra
Also included in: Introduction to Algebra: Bundle
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Welcome to Minimally Different Maths, a store built from a decade of experience teaching mathematics to secondary and high school students (ages 11–18) across the UK and Australia.
Over my 10 years in the classroom, including time as a Head of Department, I’ve seen how small shifts in lesson design can make a huge difference to students’ understanding. My passion lies in applying research-informed pedagogy to real classrooms, creating resources that go beyond procedural practice to build true conceptual fluency.
That’s why I developed Minimally Different Maths, lessons where each new example changes by just one small detail. This approach helps students notice patterns, predict outcomes, and understand structure, rather than simply memorising rules.
Every resource in this store is classroom-tested, carefully sequenced, and designed to support teachers who value deep, connected learning.
If you believe that great maths teaching comes from clarity, curiosity, and well-designed variation — you’re in the right place.
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