Geometry scavenger hunt
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 Irish
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 Bunscoil Shóisearach Bunscoil Uachtarach Meanscoil Shóisearach (Tuaisceart) Meanscoil Shóisearach (Deisceart) Meanscoil Uachtarach Postaer [...]
Posters 2025
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 Junior Primary Senior Primary Junior Secondary (NI) Junior Secondary (ROI) Senior Secondary Maths Week Poster [...]
Emoji Puzzles
In the puzzle sheets, unknown numbers are represented by pictures. These puzzles are a bridge between two big areas of mathematics: arithmetic and algebra.
Caeser Cipher
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 further along the alphabet, where n is the key.
Tetrominoes
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 area.
Polyminoes
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 activity sheet for multiple activities on Polyminoes Click here for the PDF
Fractals (JC)
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 the Activity Sheet for multiple fractals related activities. Click here for the PDF
Pirate Game
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 literacy and maths with storytelling and puzzles to solve. We recommend teachers to use it as a team activity and project it on [...]
