Best suited for: Second & Third/ Fourth Level / Age 8-11, 12-15
Maths involved: position, direction and movement; logical reasoning
Can you help Robbie the Reindeer get to his sleigh, by following the sequence of commands in this coding challenge? Start with Robbie and follow the direction of each arrow from square to square. Where there is a question mark in the sequence, you'll need to figure out which way to go.
There are three levels of difficulty to choose from, with a hidden word or phrase to reveal in each one. If you find the hidden word, you'll know you're on the right way.
We've pulled together all our seasonal resources from the last three years, and thrown in a few new ones too, so that you can create your own Christmas Holiday Countdown depending on age, ability and preferences. With games, puzzles, art and craft activities to choose from, as well as our interactive puzzle mystery story.
To celebrate Book Week Scotland, we are delighted to announce the finalists and winners of our Maths Tales 2025 story-writing competition, run in partnership with Read Write Count with The First Minister.
