Scramble Tiles Back to calendar The board have been broken! Help the elves to fix it. Rearrange the tiles to form the board again. Draw the shapes directly on the grid. Or cut the different shapes and display them directly on the board. None of the tiles should overlap or
Pixel Colouring! Back to the calendar Pixel Colouring! Back to Resources Help the elves finish their mural. Do the maths, drag the correct colour and the picture will be revealed. Use the 'Check' button to verify your answers. Download a paper version at
Elf Shadow Back to the calendar Elf Shadow Back to Resources Find and click on the shadow of the elf. Use the 'Check' button to verify your answer. Download a paper version at the bottom of the page.
I spy... REINDEERS! Back to the calendar I spy... REINDEERS! Back to Resources Count how many of reindeers there are. Drag and drop the correct number to the corresponding reindeer. Which is your favourite reindeer? Let us know on social media @mathsweek! Download a paper
Mary Boole's Curve Stitching DOT TO DOT - TRIANGLE Connect the numbered holes from 1 to 34 for each colour with wool (1 - 2, 2 -3, 3 - 4 ... 33-34) and create a nice design in the middle! Print out the template and make holes over the magenta dots. We recommend
Mary Boole's Curve Stitching ADD TO TEN Skill: addition, counting, stitching, patience Resources: template, wool, plastic needle , [cardboard and pen for making the holes] Activity: This is a simple but long activity that will combine maths and art; thinking and stitching. Use additions of 10 to connect the right holes with wool and
Snakes and ladders Skill: Counting, addition, position and direction Resources: One die per pair of pupils, counters, snakes and ladders board Activity: Give each pair of pupils a die and one counter each. Each person starts on 1 and takes it in turn to roll the die and move the appropriate number of
Skills: Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division Resources: A variety of concrete resources to support pupils Activity: Give this problem to students and allow them time to explore how they need to solve the problem. Use the questions below as prompts if they are unsure what to do next. Display the problem and read it
Skills:Place value Resources: Place value grid, 0-9 number cards (0-9 die) Activity: Each pair of pupils has a place value grid and a set of number cards 0-9. They take it in turns to select a number card, which are all face down on the table, and each player must decide where to place
Skills: Data, shape and space Resources: A selection of 2-D shapes, branching database template Activity: This task looks at the similarities and differences between 2-D shapes. Explain to pupils that we are going to use a branching database to sort the shapes. A branching database uses questions to help distinguish the shapes. Show pupils
