Join in with our Wild Maths contest for Early Level!
Finn has spotted something wild on his maths adventure! What could it be?
We are encouraging ELC settings and Primary 1 classes to think about what wild maths Finn has spotted outdoors and share their thinking as part of our Early Level Finn’sWild Maths Adventure contest.
For example, what maths can you discover in your playground, local park, or walk around the neighbourhood such as shapes, patterns, angles, numbers of things, or even a daily weather report. Feel free to include any other maths you can think of.
Dates
Contest Opens: Monday 1 September 2025 at 8am
Contest Closes: Friday 3 October 2025 at 6pm
Who can enter?
We welcome entries from any children in Scotland in Primary 1 or an ELC setting. Judging will be across two age categories:
ELC settings
Primary 1
Prizes will be awarded within both age categories.
Children are invited to submit an individual entry, or settings can submit a team entry as group, class, or whole establishment. However, please note that prizes are awarded per entry, so in the case of a team entry winning, the team members will need to share the prize.
Home-educated children are also welcome to enter. Please select the category equivalent to your learning level.
How to enter?
Settings can submit their entries in a format that best suits them, this could be as a drawing, collage, photograph, written story or short video.
Entries can be in English, Gaelic or BSL.
Written entries should be no more than 2 pages long.
Video entries should be a maximum of 3 minutes long.
All entries should include elements of 'wild maths' that you have spotted.
PLEASE NOTE: Entries will be displayed on the Maths Week Scotland website and social media channels. By entering the competition you are agreeing to your entry being shared publicly on these sites. Please consider this when including images of children in any photo or video entries!
How to submit your entry
Entries must be submitted by an adult on behalf of the child. The competition is open to ELC settings, schools and home-educated children.
Entries must be submitted via the form below. Entries will not be accepted via email or social media, with the exception of video entries.
Document Entry Check List:
Save entries in PDF, JPG or DOC format (scan hand drawn/ written entries if necessary).
When naming your document, please include your name or the name of your group/class/school.
If you want to submit multiple entries, you may upload them all as one document or submit them separately, whichever works best for you.
Video Entry Check List
Video entries should be a maximum of 3 minutes long.
Please upload your video to Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or Vimeo and include the link in your entry form (If you do not have access to any of these sites, please contact us via the email below).
For video entries, please only include one entry per form.
Please submit your entry by 6pm on Friday 3 October 2025. Late entries will not be considered.
If you are an educator submitting entries from a school or ELC setting, please also make sure you have added yourself to our Maths Week Scotland schools map (this is not applicable to entries from home educators).
By entering the competition, entrants will be deemed to have accepted the terms and conditions.
We are delighted to once again be collaborating with Twinkl Scotland, who have produced a range of new free resources for this year's Wild Maths theme.
Early, First and Second Level have each received resources relating to Drummond Safari Park and to the topic of weather, linking to and informed by Curriculum for Excellence, which support teaching and learning maths.
Finn Finity and the Wild Maths Zoo Adventure is an interactive story that you can read together with your class or as a family. It incorporates maths puzzles and activities, that you solve as you read.
