Maths Week 2024 - Tales Highlights

For Scottish Museums Day (3 October) we’ve rounded up some of our favourite activities from museums from across the country, from this year's Maths Week Scotland.

Five border collies will take the lead in a series of online maths lessons created by the Royal Highland Education Trust. Find out more!

New for this year - to say thank you for taking part in Maths Week Scotland, we will be picking one school or ELC setting from our map at random to receive a £100 Amazon voucher to spend on maths goodies for your class.

Get creative with our circle art activity sheets. There are three different activities to choose from.

During Maths Week Scotland 2024, the UHI STEM Outreach Programme will be launching their new Maths Tales Bags for Early Level learners.

We end the week on a high note, as the winning drawing from our competition earlier this year is brought to life and we reveal our final Finn Finity mathscot!

We've rounded up this year's Maths Week Scotland events for schools in a handy, day-by-day overview. The programme is a mix of mix of both online and in-person events.

We are delighted to be offering a big programme of family activities again this year! Find out what's on in your area each day.

We took our 'Maths Tales' to the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Read all about the creative maths inspired poems written by students at the Teen Takeover Day.

We have another fun maths game to share with you today. Sim is a pen & paper game for two players. It's named after cryptographer and mathematician Gustavus Simmons, who first introduced the game in 1969.

Today we have a really simple game to share with you, that can be played at home, on the go, or in the classroom. The game encourages multiplication and addition skills, and also requires some strategic thinking and considering the probability of what numbers you are going to roll.

Learn how to play Five Field Kono - a strategy game from Korea.

We love a good dice game! If you travel with some dice in your pocket, you'll never be bored, there's so much you can do with them. Today's game Threes Away requires five dice - you'll also need to think strategically, and it encourages number recognition too.

Learn how to play Queah - a strategy game from Liberia.

With the summer holidays looming, we've put together a selection of seasonal summer puzzles covering a range of different maths skills including counting, pattern recognition, logical thinking and code breaking. They're perfect for some end of term fun at school or as a boredom buster during the holidays.

Celebrate the UEFA European Football Championship 2024 with our maths in football facts and activities, including interactive videos and a quiz!