Snowflake Geometry Description Did you know that it's possible to “let it snow” by cutting a folded piece of paper? Prepare your imaginations, paper sheets, scissors...and a bit of geometry too - to see the magic happen. Materials Paper Scissors Marker Ruler Instructions Draw and cut a simple shape on [...]
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 [...]
How Many? Back to the calendar How Many? Back to Resources The elves are getting ready to wrap presents. They have different sized boxes for the different items. Solve the riddle and figure out how many boxes they can wrap. Use the 'Check' [...]
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. [...]
Santa's Workshop Back to the calendar Santa's Workshop Back to Resources The elves are working hard in Santa's workshop. Solve the riddle and figure out how many toys the team is building. Use the 'Check' button to verify your answers. Download a paper [...]
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 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 [...]
Class party Skill: Grouping and sharing, counting, ordinal number Resources: Images of the juice drink, biscuit, strawberry and cupcake and images of 20 children Activity: There are 20 children in the class. The teacher had a Halloween party and started to give out some treats. All pupils lined up and [...]
