Dig out your old magazines, and challenge them to a magazine number hunt! See how many different numbers you can find, then sort them in ascending order. Or do a shape hunt instead and create a collage out of all the different shapes you can find.
Best suited for Second Level and above
This RPG game about maths in Ancient Egypt was developed by Daisy Abbott from Anderston Primary Parent Council, for Maths Week Scotland 2024. It covers various maths topics.
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 Second & Third Level
Welcome to T.A.L.E.S. – Thinking and Learning, Exploring, Solving which is a series of videos exploring mathematics through tales and interdisciplinary links, created by The Scottish Mathematical Council for Maths Week Scotland 2024.
Each video is accompanied by a brief description to support planning and preparation. Most suited to upper primary/early secondary – CfE second into third level.
We love baking here at Maths Week Scotland, and pancakes are no different. Find out how much maths is involved in baking, have a go at our fun maths facts activities, and download our recipe to bake your own yummy pancakes at home.
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 Third/Fourth Level
This resource are aimed at lower secondary pupils was created for Maths Week Scotland 2021, and helps learners explore the role of maths in the hacksilver discovered from the Roman empire.
Watch the video to find out how Museum Curator Dr Fraser Hunter uses maths to uncover the stories behind these hacked up treasures. Learn more with our Roman Hackers resource (download below), which guides pupils to create and hack up their own silver vessels.
Best suited for Third/Fourth Level
To celebrate Maths Week Scotland 2023, DYW Live held a day of live webinars on the theme of 'maths in motion', featuring:
Replays of all talks are available to watch on the e-sgoil website.
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
Best suited for Early, First and Second Level
We have rounded up some of the activities that have been shared with us by teachers on Twitter, for celebrating Maths Week Scotland in your classroom or school.
Tenzi is a dice game for two or more players, which is great for number recognition. You will need a set of ten dice per player, with a different colour of dice each. The basic aim of the game is to be the first player to get all of your dice to show the same number.
Best suited for Early, First and Second Level
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.
Created by Anne McNaught and Jo 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
Pyramid is a card game for two or more players, to practice addition. For older children, the same game play can also be used for multiplication. To play either version, you will need a standard set of cards with the face cards (Jack, Queen, King) removed.
Best suited for Early, First and Second Level
Twinkl Scotland have been working in collaboration with Maths Week Scotland to produce a wide range of resources linking to and informed by Curriculum for Excellence, which support teaching and learning maths. These free resources include talking cards, activity sheets and classroom ideas to get pupils talking about and engaging with maths. NEW RESOURCES ADDED FOR 2023!
How does the interactive mystery work? Read the instructions to get started!