Learning Resources

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Our Activity Packs contain ways to celebrate and enjoy Maths Week Scotland with early, first, second or third/fourth level children, either at home or school. NEW PACKS FOR 2025!

Content provided by Education Scotland

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Put your skills to the test in our Maths Week Scotland challenges. From photography to puzzles there is something for Early Years right up to S6, and even adults too!

Na Tràth Ìrean, A’ Chiad Ìre & An Dàrna Ìre

Seo iad goireasan Seachdain Matamataig na h’Alba dhaibhsan a tha a’ teagasg tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig.

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Are you ready to play Maths Week Bingo? A fun way to keep track of all your Maths Week activities. How many activities can you complete? Can you complete a row across, down or diagonally? Or even the entire card! Download your free Bingo sheet, and find inspiration for all the various activities, on our Bingo page.

Available in English and Scottish Gaelic

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We love taking our maths outdoors, so we've come up with 30 fun ideas covering a range of different maths topics to get you active in nature and incorporate some maths along the way. Complete with downloadable calendar of ideas, and a set of 30 activity 'cards' for use in a classroom or home schooling setting.

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Take maths outdoors with these 25 outdoor games from Juliet Robertson.

Photo by Andy Catlin

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Join in with our #ShowYourWorking campaign on Twitter. Find great examples of maths in a wide range of careers and encourage parents and carers to take part too. Download the pack to find out how your class can get involved.

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This resource pack pulls together all the examples, postcards, blog posts and videos that have been shared over the past years in our #ShowYourWorking campaign, which aims to show that maths is everywhere and highlight the importance of maths in all careers and sectors.

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We have pulled together all the 'Maths at Work' related activities from our past Activity Packs, to make it easier for you to access this content which can be reused year after year. The compilation packs align with the levels of the Scottish curriculum and include Early Years, First, Second and Third/Fourth levels.

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STEM Ambassadors can help you to bring to life STEM subjects and in particular maths and numeracy. Visit the STEM Ambassadors website to browse Maths Week resources from previous years, including:

• When will I ever use this? careers resource
• Marvellous Maths videos
• MWS Careers Cards resource
• Breakout of Maths Stereotypes challenges

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The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) offers a wide range of resources, covering all ages and stages, which aim to bring maths alive in the classroom.

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A selection of Spring and Easter puzzles covering a range of different maths skills including counting, pattern recognition, logical thinking, code breaking, and using tessellation or symmetry to create designs.

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Kjartan Poskitt, author of the Murderous Maths books, wows with maths tricks to try yourself in class.

Best suited for Early Level

Developed for Maths Week Scotland 2021, these resources from the Scottish Book Trust embed numeracy into early years activities. The resources contains ideas for activities, songs and rhymes to help plan fun sessions with a numeracy focus.

Counting songs and rhymes, finger counting and props can help reinforce number sequences, physical values of numbers and children's overall awareness of numbers.

Best suited for Early Level

Videos and activities to do with your class or at home covering topics including classification, patterns and symmetry. Teachers notes and plans are also provided.

Content created by the Scottish Mathematical Council

Best suited for Early Level

An ideal story for ages 3-6, this early years resource covers counting from 1-20, large and small sizes, sorting shapes and encourages creativity in an outdoor setting.

To watch the video, including a BSL version, and request the free supporting teachers notes, visit the JoJo Gnome website.

Created by Jo Hall

Best suited for Early Level

‘JoJo Gnome & the Shape Map’ finds JoJo Gnome making a map from all of the shapes he finds on a walk with his Grandpa. An ideal celebration of STEM and outdoor learning.

To watch the video and request the free supporting teachers notes, visit the JoJo Gnome website.

Created by Jo Hall

Best suited for Early Level

Muddy Faces share their top five outdoor maths activities for young children, all using natural materials: perfect for developing those numeracy skills outside the classroom.

Best suited for Early Level

Fun, physically active, story-based sessions teaching maths for 2-5s.

• An introduction to a variety of topics with the Numberbug Characters
• Easy to use in school, preschool and at home
• Incorporate children’s well-being with movement and mindfulness

Don’t let your learners miss out and try a session with no-preparation required.

Best suited for Early and First Level

Ria Kirkpatrick, UHI STEM Outreach Coordinator for Orkney, has developed a playful set of resources that bring maths and science to life through the wonders of the weather.

Children will: measure puddles, compare sizes, and extend their maths vocabulary; create wind discs to explore direction and speed; watch the water cycle unfold in a jar; play with shadows and light as the skies change; build dams to test how water flows and moves.