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
Caesar Cipher Skill: Reason abstractly and quantitatively Resources: Caesar Cipher template and worksheet( see below) Activity: As an introduction, you can begin with writing on the board: “Today we will be encoding secret messages” but backwards (similar to Leonardo Da Vinci’s but not mirror backwards). Ask your students to decipher that sentence and
Skill: Addition, multiplication, place value. Resources: Napier’s Bones template (see below) Activity: This activity uses an interesting historical context to help pupils understand place value ideas. It is also a fun and interesting way of performing multiplication. Pupils can check their answer using a calculator or performing long multiplication. Questions: 1. Study page number
Skill:Place value Resources: Mayan number chart on activity template Activity: This activity explores the Mayan number system which used a combination of base 5 and base 20. We use a base 10 system. Show pupils the Mayan number chart on the activity template and explore how the numbers are represented. Use the questions below
Skill: Critical thinking Resources: The game board, cut outs for the game board Activity: Starting at the arrow in the black square, find your way to the central target. Move any distance in the direction indicated. Whenever you stop, change direction as indicated by the arrow on which you land. Note this is a
Skill: Critical thinking Resources: The game board, cut outs for the game board Activity: Start at the black square with the "1" on it in the centre of the bottom row. Looking at the number on the square you are standing on, you must jump this number of squares. You must jump in a
Skills:Representing and interpreting data, fractions, decimals, ratio, length measuring. Resources: Measuring tape (one per two pupils), string, record table (see below). Activity: Divide pupils into groups of two. Introduce pupils to Leonardo Da Vinci’s concept of human proportions. Show them how to properly measure parts of their body using a measuring tape. Pupils, in
Garland Back to Resources Christmas is tomorrow! Is your Christmas tree ready? Some elves are making garlands. Solve the riddle to find out how many different garlands they can make. Use the 'Check' button to verify your answers. Download a paper version instructions at the bottom of the page.
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 will not stand up or glue template onto cornflake boxes for reinforcement. An adult should help to cut out the template,
Santa's List Back to Resources Christmas is coming. Have you written to Santa yet? Solve the riddle to find out how many presents the mum of the family will get. Use the 'Check' button to verify your answers. Download a paper version instructions at the bottom of the page.
