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! 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! 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! 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, ...

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 ...

https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FeatureImage-D24.png 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 ...

10 Differences Back to Resources Can you spot the 10 differences between these two artboards? Download a paper version at the bottom of the page. To Print https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/D23-Differences-christmas-advent.webpSolution The participants ...

https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FeatureImage-D22.png 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 ...

Matching tiles Back to Resources Find the 4 shapes that contain the same symbols, in the same order, in the grid below. Do not rotate them. Download a paper version ...

Broken Pieces Back to Resources Find all the correct pieces. Once assemble you should be able to redo the Christmas bauble. No need to rotate them. Download a paper version ...

Containers Back to Resources The elves are preparing their special and very secret New Year's Eve cookies. They are measuring the dough. 10 spoonfuls fill one cup; 4 cups fill ...

Sending Cards Back to Resources There are 20 pupils in the classroom. For Christmas, they decided to send each other greeting cards. How many cards will be given out in ...

Shopping Back to Resources Three hungry elves are looking longingly at a cookie, a wrap and an ice cream. They empty their pockets and count the money they have. What ...

Chessboard Back to Resources Squares are missing from the chessboard. Help the elf ordering the correct number of white and black squares to fix the chessboard. Download a paper version ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas24_FeatureImage-D7.webp 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FeatureImage-D7-christmas-advent.webp 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 ...

https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FeatureImage-D6-christmas-advent.webp 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 ...

https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FeatureImage-D5-christmas-advent.webp 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 ...

https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FeatureImage-D4-christmas-advent.webp 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 ...

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? ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

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 Published on 14 October This Maths Week Poster is available with the Irish Times on 14 October 2025. Puzzle solutions will be released on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have fun with these number based puzzles. These puzzles need only basic addition and problem solving skills ...

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 ...

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 ...

Posters 2025 These posters have been sent to all schools on the island. Click on the pictures to view them in full-screen mode or to download the PDF.  Gaeilge https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Junior-Primary-Nursery-Rhyme-poster-2025-IRISH.pngBunscoil ...

Posters 2025 These posters have been sent to all schools on the island. Click on the pictures to view them in full-screen mode or to download the PDF. English https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Junior-Primary-Nursery-Rhyme-poster-2025-HR.pngJunior ...

In the puzzle sheets, unknown numbers are represented by pictures. These puzzles are a bridge between two big areas of mathematics: arithmetic and algebra ...

The Caesar Cipher has a long history of usage, dating back to Julius Ceasar (100BC-44 BC). The cipher works by substituting for each letter the letter that is n letters ...

A polyomino is a plane geometric figure formed by joining one or more equal squares edge to edge. Polyominoes have connections with various themes in geometry, symmetry, tiling, perimeter, and ...

Skill: Transformations, perimeter, area. Resources: Squares( p.3)- 5 per student. Pentominoes (page 3) one sheet per student. Print the tetrominoes template on the 160 gsm paper. Scissors. Activity: Check the ...

Skill: Geometry, patterns, mathematical notation Resources: Ruler, pencil, straightedge, 60/30 degrees set square, rubber, two A4 sheet of paper per student, activity sheet (see below), Power Point presentation Activity: View ...

Pirate Game This activity is not suitable for mobile phones. We recommend using a computer and full screen mode for a better experience. This is a long activity that mixes ...

Pictoku Skill: problem solving, pattern and sequence Resources: electronic device and internet Activity: Complete the grid with the correct picture. No picture may appear twice in any row or column ...

Christmas Hat Origami Back to Advent Calendar Christmas Hat Origami Back to Resources Start with square paper and follow the instructions. Use a paper coloured on one side, or use ...

Christmas Mystery Box Back to the calendar Christmas Mystery Box Back to Resources The precious map of Santa's journey is safely locked away. Say the magic word and the box ...

Christmas Pictoku Back to Resources Complete the grid by dragging the correct picture. No picture may appear twice in any row or column. Use the 'Check' button to verify your ...

Alive for Christmas https://www.mathsweek.ie/2025/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/pic3-600x1042.png Description Everyone knows... at night during Christmas toys always come to life... Ready to make the magic happen? Materials Chatterpix (free app) Apple: https://apps.apple.com/it/app/chatterpix-kids/id734046126 Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckmoosedesign.cpkids&hl=it ...

Flower watering programme Back to calendar Flower watering programme Back to Resources A lazy but clever elf wants to program his robot to take a nap while the robot waters ...

Christmas Survey Back to calendar Christmas Survey Back to Resources Before Christmas, an elf was sent out to carefully survey the streets of a small town. He marked his route ...

Snow Problem Back to the calendar Snow Problem Back to Resources Which event is most likely to happen? An idea from the book Think Twice by Alex Bellos Use the ...

Sense of Numbers Back to calendar Sense of Numbers Back to Resources Everyone is able to feel approximate quantities and to make simple calculations of these quantities. It doesn't matter ...

Lost in the Forest Back to calendar Lost in the Forest Back to Resources Santa got lost in the forest! Help him find his way back to his workshop. Think ...

Santa's Signs Back to calendar Santa's Signs Back to Resources The elves at the North Pole have set up some signs to help them find their way. They want to ...