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Best suited for Early, First and Second Level

Collie Dog Maths Tales is a series of five videos, exploring maths on the farm. In each video, you will join a different collie dog and go for a walk around the farm looking at different maths (and science and technology) along the way. The videos looks at real maths problems on the farm, and the supporting information includes lessons plans and additional tasks and ideas.

Produced by the Royal Highland Education Trust, with grant funding from Maths Week Scotland, and originally delivered as part of Maths Week 2024.

Celebrate Burns Night with our fun shape activity, in honour of one of Robert Burns' most well known poems, 'To a Mouse'. Cut out shapes of different sizes from coloured paper or card, and arrange them to create mice. What other shapes can you use? How about a pentagon or a hexagon mouse?

Best suited for Early, First and Second Level

There are a selection of in-person maths trails available for self directed museums visits. This includes trails specifically for schools, as well as trails for families that are also suitable for Early and First Level. The venues with trails include:

• Edinburgh Castle
• National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh)
• National Museum of Flight (East Lothian)
• National Museum of Rural Life (East Kilbride)
• Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life (Coatbridge)
• Scottish Fisheries Museum (Anstruther)
• Borders Textile Towerhouse (Hawick)

A scavenger hunt is a great way to get out and about AND have some fun with maths. Go on a Shape Hunt, looking for how many different shapes you can find in your neighbourhood. Why not document what you find and share your photographs with us online!

Best suited for Early, First and Second Level

A scavenger hunt is a great way to get out and about and have some fun with maths. Go on a Shape Hunt outdoors, looking for how many different shapes you can find. Why not document what you find and share your photographs with us online!

In a series of four videos, children demonstrate how mathematical principles including symmetry, tessellation and 3D shapes, can be the basis for a huge range of art and craft projects. Cubic chickens, cat portraits, stained glass windows, stencils, a birthday card for your granny…

The videos are made with children in mind, but are suitable for all ages - try for yourself!

Created by Anne McNaught and Johanna Hall

Test your problem-solving skills and try to crack our secret messages using clues

Code Break is an interactive web app consisting of three ciphers: Pigpen, Caesar and simple substitution (solved by frequency analysis). Earn stars for each challenge, and learn about code-breaking through the ages by playing our interactive ‘Could you be a code breaker?’

Created by the Open University

Best suited to Early, First and Second Level

Miner birds is a series of multi-player, curriculum-linked maths games on Busy Things, designed specifically to put addition and subtraction skills to the test.

In the game, pupils can play against up to 3 opponents, which can either be other pupils or computers. The aim is to answer the questions to earn worms and the player who is the first to reach 20 worms is the winner. Pupils earn more worms if they answer trickier questions but expect some surprises along the way to trip you up!

Available for free with a 28 day trial. 

Best suited for First Level

These ancient Egyptian maths worksheets are designed to explore maths and ancient Egypt.

• Count Like An Ancient Egyptian: Explore how ancient Egyptians wrote and used numbers.
• Pyramid stones: Discover how huge stones were moved across Egypt to build the pyramids.
• The Rhind papyrus: Try to crack this real ancient Egyptian maths problem.

Created by National Museums Scotland

Best suited for First Level

The Rainbow Quiz is a set of audio quizzes for First Level classes, presented by BBC Scotland's Catriona Shearer.

Are you ready for a mathematical space adventure? Prepare for a journey to the Planet Turasmara. Download and complete your passport application ready for boarding, then solve the six space maths challenges!

Created by the Scottish Mathematical Council

Best suited for First and Second Level

Read the interactive story together, set at Edinburgh Zoo, and solve the maths puzzles and challenges along the way. Includes teachers pack with supporting notes, slideshow and more.

Best suited for First and Second Level

For Maths Week Scotland 2019, Anderston Primary School in Glasgow created a Maths Code Game that you can play at school or at home, no matter where you live. You will need a mobile phone with the free Escape Team app installed.

Access the game, some maths trails to do locally in Glasgow, plus tips on how to create your own, via the Anderston Primary School website below.

Funding for the trails came from the Maths Week Scotland Small Grants Fund. Content for the day developed by school staff with support from the Parent Council.