Factorising Visual Scaffold Cards

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Factorising Visual Scaffold Cards: Large title 'Factorising Visual Scaffold Cards' at top with small goal/check/think icons; a 3-column grid of dotted-cut cards numbered 1–12. Each card has a coloured heading (method name and number), a one-line instruction, algebraic formula or worked example (typeset math like ax+ay, a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b), x^2+5x+6 etc.), small area-model diagrams for some methods, numeric examples and short explanatory arrows/annotations. Right-hand column includes a checklist...

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This A4 printable is organised as cut-apart, numbered cards that each explain a single factorising method (common factor, grouping, difference of two squares, perfect square trinomials, AC method, trinomial factor trees, etc.), include a short instructional prompt, a worked example and a small diagram or check step. It also contains a short checklist of special cases to try, a short ‘vocabulary’ box and a 'remember' box with metacognitive tips. The resource is designed to support visual learners, EAL/SEND students and to speed strategy selection during practice or intervention.

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