Seaside Path Finding Challenge
Can you find your way along the seashore by following the repeating pattern from START to END? Colour each square in the repeating pattern to mark out the correct path.
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You Can't Count on Dinosaurs
We continue our Book Week Scotland recommendations with Helena from the Scottish Book Trust sharing why she loves "You Can't Count on Dinosaurs!" by Philip Ardagh & Elissa Elwick
Title: You Can't Count on Dinosuars! An Almost Counting Book
Author: Philip Ardagh
Illustrator: Elissa ElwickPublished by: Walker Books
Published by: Walker Books
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RBS Thrive
Suitable for all levels
The Royal Bank of Scotland Thrive resource hub includes a wide range of practical, flexible resources to teach young people to be financially savvy and go for their goals. Search by Duration, Age, Topic, Subject, Skill or Format.
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Summer Sudoku
In our Summer Sudoku, use your pattern recognition and logical thinking skills to complete the seasonal patterns. Cut out the symbols and place them on the grid so that you have one of each symbol in every row, column and 2x2, 3x2 block or 3x3 block. There are three different levels of difficulty to choose from.
>> Download Summer Sudoku (easy)
>> Download Summer Sudoku (medium)
>> Download Summer Sudoku (hard)
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Ten Delicious Teachers
Our final Book Week Scotland recommendation comes from Catherine at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, who has chosen to share "Ten Delicious Teachers" by Ross Montgomery & Sarah Warburton
Title: Ten Delicious Teachers
Author: Ross Montgomery
Illustrator: Sarah Warburton
Published by: Walker Books
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Pier Arts Centre activities
Explore four artworks from the Pier Arts Centre collection with these art activity sheets. Explore shapes and composition through the work of Ben Nicholson, three-dimensional paper folding inspired by Jim Lambie, Mobius loops through the work of Barbara Hepworth, and geometric drawing inspired by Steven MacIver.
Artwork credit: Steven MacIver, Akasaka, 2010
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The Magic of Maths
In our latest book review, author Kjartan Poskitt introduces his book 'The Magic of Maths' which is full of fun maths tricks to keep children busy for hours - from using the power of maths to beat the calculator, to performing amazing card tricks, and even reading minds!
Title: The Magic of Maths
Author: Kjartan Poskitt
Published by: Scholastic
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Bookbug Sessions
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.
Multiplication Dice Game
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.
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Count On Me
What are you passionate about? The beautifully illustrated book "Count On Me", by Miguel Tanco, celebrates some of the different ways we see the beauty of our world - through art, music or maths - and encourages children to find their own passion. Recommended by Jenni Fuchs from Maths Week Scotland
Title: Count On Me
Author & Illustrator: Miguel Tanco
Published by: Tate
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Shape Up
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
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Money for Beginners
In the latest episode of our children's books series, Liam from Museum on the Mound introduces us to 'Money for Beginners' - an illustrated, easy to understand introduction to all things money, for all ages.
Author: Eddie Reynolds, Matthew Oldham & Lara Bryan
Illustrator: Marco Bonatti
Published by: Usborne Books
Five Field Kono
Learn how to play Five Field Kono - a strategy game from Korea. The aim of the game is to be the first to get all your counters to your opponent’s side of the board.
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JoJo Gnome & The Maths Challenge
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
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Summer Time Code Cracker
The punchlines to five summer time jokes have been encrypted as secret messages, using Pigpen Cipher. Can you crack the code?
You can also have a go at encrypting your own secret messages, using our Cryptography resource developed by the Open University, with five different ciphers to choose from.
>> Download Code Cracker Challenge
>> Download Cryptography Resource
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JoJo Gnome & The Shape Map
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
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Seasonal Counting Books
Winter is a perfect time of year to cuddle down with a good book. With plenty of counting books for kids to choose from, it's also a great opportunity to include some maths in your seasonal story time.
(This video was part of our 2022 Christmas Holiday Countdown)
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Muddy Faces Top 5 Outdoor Maths Activities
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.
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Threes Away
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.
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Spooky Counting Books
In this video we're sharing three of our favourite spooky counting books for kids (though don't worry if your little ones are easily scared, they're not too spooky).
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Sports Logic Puzzle
It's a Summer of sports - can you work out from the clues, who has gone to watch which sporting event, and what snacks they are eating? There are two levels of difficulty to choose from. In the advanced level, you'll also need to work out what the weather is like.
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Taking Maths Outdoors With Your Child
Best suited for Early Level
This booklet introduces some maths inspired games and activities which you can play with your child or children when out and about together. Suitable for families and ELCs.
Produced by DGOWL
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How to Play Queah
Queah is a traditional board game from Liberia. The two-player strategy game has some similarities to draughts, in that you capture your opponent's counters by jumping over them. A unique feature is that you have a reserve, from which you can replace your captured counters.
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Maths Week Bookbug Online 2023
Best suited for Early Level
Join Andrew from North Lanarkshire Libraries for a special Maths Week Bookbug Online, filled with numbers and counting. Are you ready to sing, rhyme, learn and count?