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2025 Maths Week Advent Calendar!
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Gallery of Activities
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Money Sense! Game
Age Group:
10-12
Resources Type:
Games, Team activity
Money Sense! is a maths learning game for 5th & 6th classes, designed to improve counting skills and familiarise students with euro and cent cash amounts ...
Shopping Spraoi Game
Age Group:
10-12
Resources Type:
Games, Team activity
Shopping Spraoi! is a maths learning game designed for 5th & 6th classes. The aim of the game is to cumulate points by buying items or saving ...
Squirrel Game
Age Group:
06-8
Resources Type:
Games, Team activity
Squirrel! is a fun learning game for 1st & 2nd classes, highlighting the benefits of saving. The aim of the game is to gather acorns to survive the winter ...
Maths Week Cake Sale
Age Group:
08-10, 10-12
Resources Type:
Games, Digital, Team activity
Maths Week Cake Sale! is a maths learning digital game designed for 3rd class up to 6th class. In this fun, interactive game, your class will work together to plan, ...
TY Budgeting Activity
Age Group:
12-16
Resources Type:
Guide and Ideas, Team activity
This budgeting exercise is designed to encourage young people to think about the cost of things, how to budget, the importance of saving and the importance of thinking about value ...
D15 – Sweet Riddle
Age Group:
08-10, 10-12, Adults
Resources Type:
Riddle and Puzzle
Sweet Riddle Back to Resources Three children are talking about how many sweets they have received from their advent calendars. How many sweets are there in total? Download a paper ...
D14 – Santa
Age Group:
04-6, 06-8, 08-10, 10-12, Adults
Resources Type:
Art and Craft
https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FeatureImage-D11.pngSanta OrigamiBack to Resources Start with square paper and follow the instructions. Use a paper coloured on one side, or use a plain one and colour it later. We will ...
D13 – Symmetry
Age Group:
04-6, 06-8, 08-10
Resources Type:
Art and Craft
https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas24_FeatureImage-D14-1.webp Christmas Symmetry Back to Resources Mirror the design on the left onto the empty side of the grid to make a bauble appear. The black line is called the ...
D12-Shadows
Age Group:
04-6, 06-8, 08-10
Resources Type:
Riddle and Puzzle, Digital
Shadow Game Back to Resources Find and click on the correct shadow of the coloured picture. Use the 'Check' button to verify your answer. Download a paper version at the ...
D11 – Tiles
Age Group:
06-8, 08-10, 10-12, 12-16, Adults
Resources Type:
Riddle and Puzzle
Scramble tiles 2 Back to Resources Separate the grid so that each group has each tile once. All the tiles should be connected to each other on at least one ...
D10 – Decoration
Christmas Decoration Back to Resources The Christmas Tree has been divided into 9 zones. Each zone must be decorated. However, Santa wants the decorations to be without 2 consecutive numbers ...
D9 – Riddle2: socks
Sweets in Socks Back to Resources Santa Claus hides sweets in different socks! Use the 'Check' button to verify your answer. Download a paper version at the bottom of the ...
D8 – Reindeer Craft
Age Group:
04-6, 06-8, 08-10, 10-12
Resources Type:
Art and Craft
https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FeatureImage-D23.png Reindeer Headband Back to Resources Get ready and dress up for Christmas with this reindeer headband! It is important to print the template onto heavy card otherwise the antler ...
D7 – Guess the Number
Age Group:
08-10, 10-12, 12-16, Adults
Resources Type:
Riddle and Puzzle
Guess the Number Back to Resources Santa chooses a number between 1 and 1,000,000. How many questions would you need to ask Santa to find the right number? (at the ...
D6 – Dress the Elves
Age Group:
04-6, 06-8
Resources Type:
Riddle and Puzzle, Art and Craft
Dress the Elves Back to Resources All the elves look the same. They want to look unique. Draw the outfit of each elves by matching the numbers with the shapes ...
D5 – Jigsaw
Age Group:
06-8, 08-10, 10-12
Resources Type:
Riddle and Puzzle
Christmas Jigsaw Back to Resources Find the missing pieces of the picture. Watch out for the odd ones! Download a paper version at the bottom of the page. https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/christmas-jigsaw-advent-2025.webp 1C ...
D4 – Password
Age Group:
08-10, 10-12
Resources Type:
Riddle and Puzzle
Password Back to Resources A password is needed to enter the secret elf workshop. Can you work out what it is? Santa says 'Five'. Eoin says 'Four'. Santa says 'Three' ...
D3 – Riddle triangle
Age Group:
08-10, 10-12
Resources Type:
Riddle and Puzzle
https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/maths-christmas-tree-advent.jpg Chritsmas Tree Maths Back to Resources The elves love their mathy tree! But they are a bit confused. How many triangles can you see in this triangle-based Christmas tree? ...
D2 – Riddle how many
Age Group:
08-10, 10-12
Resources Type:
Riddle and Puzzle, Digital
https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FeatureImage-D3.png Santa's Workshop Back to Resources The elves have to finish the toys. Unfortunately, they lost count of cuddly toys and wheels. Solve the riddle and help them sorting things ...
Street Maths
Age Group:
10-12
Resources Type:
Art and Craft, Team activity
Street Maths Have you ever been torn between art and maths? Start your journey into Maths Art with our step-by-step designs. Have a try on paper, blank or squared sheet ...
Maths Booklet
Age Group:
08-10, 10-12
Resources Type:
Posters and booklet, Riddle and Puzzle, Poster
This Maths Week Activity Book contains riddles, mazes, code breakers, picture equations, word puzzles and more! Enjoy doing maths with this fun and colourful activity booklet in English or Irish, ...
Figure Me Out – Poster
Age Group:
10-12, 12-16
Resources Type:
Posters and booklet, Art and Craft, Poster
Where/when is it necessary to use numbers to describe yourself? Students will then create a poster containing equations that others will have to solve ...
Irish Times Maths Week Poster 2025
Age Group:
08-10, 10-12, 12-16, Adults
Resources Type:
Posters and booklet
Irish Times Maths Week Poster 2025 Published on 14 October This Maths Week Poster is available with the Irish Times on 14 October 2025. Puzzle solutions will be released on ...
What I am? Geometry
Age Group:
06-8, 08-10, 10-12
Resources Type:
Games, Team activity
This activity will have children develop their questioning and deduction skills as they communicate their understanding of 2D and 3D shapes. Players will try to guess the shapes they have ...
Junior Primary Pupils Poster 2025
Age Group:
06-8
Resources Type:
Posters and booklet
Here you have activities related to our Junior poster. As the teacher you know your pupils best so feel free to adapt these activities to suit your class group: older ...
Magic Numbers
Age Group:
10-12, 12-16, Adults
Resources Type:
Riddle and Puzzle
Have fun with these number based puzzles. These puzzles need only basic addition and problem solving skills ...
Mathematical nature scavenger hunt
Age Group:
04-6, 06-8, 08-10, 10-12
Resources Type:
Art and Craft, Maths Trail
this cross-curricular fun activity is great way to get children excited about maths and nature. Children will have to look for certain materials found in nature, count them, record their ...
Geometry scavenger hunt
Age Group:
04-6, 06-8, 08-10, 10-12
Resources Type:
Maths Trail
It is great way to get children excited about maths. Children will have to look for certain shapes and numbers around them, record their results and communicate their mathematical thinking ...
