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Maths Code Game

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.

Anderston Primary School Website
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Lego Symmetry Puzzles

Puzzles are a fun way to learn about symmetry, and you can make your own out of Lego bricks and a base board. For younger kids, use Duplo bricks and simple patterns, for older kids use regular Lego bricks and make the patterns more challenging.

Learn with Will

Join Chris and Will on their magical adventures as they bring stone circles to life and summon magical forest spirits, to help you learn about measuring circles.
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Online Talk: Environmental Statistics

Best suited for First and Second Level (age 5 - 11)

When we build wind farms, what happens to the wildlife? In this interactive talk, statistician Katherine Whyte looks at how we can use maths and statistics to help us balance the benefits of wind energy with the risks posed to ocean wildlife like seals and seabirds. Where were the animals before we built the wind farm, and how many were there? How many animals leave when a wind farm is built, and do they come back? What do animals do when they are near a wind farm, and can they still find enough food in the sea?

Statistics is an important tool in helping us to answer these questions, and helping us make decisions that are both good for the planet and good for our local wildlife.

Part of the Royal Statistical Society's William Guy Lecture Series

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Maths War Card Game

Maths War is a great little game to practice different kinds of maths skills, including number values, place value, addition and multiplication. All you need is one of two packs of regular playing cards, with the face cards (Jack, Queen, King) removed.

Science Ceilidh

Explore symmetries through dance with this pack and instructional video. No maths or dancing experience required! Suitable for use with any group.

Maths Through Ceilidh

How can we use music and dance to explore mathematical concepts? Get your dancing shoes on and explore symmetry and data collection through ceilidh dance. These activities can be done with a whole class, small groups or objects on a tabletop.
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Tower of Hanoi

Time to get your scissors & paints out to create your own Tower of Hanoi puzzle - and then of course you'll have to solve it! But don't worry, we've included the solutions at the end of the video. You can try it with 3, 4 or 5 discs.

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Sumdog Times Tables Pack

Best suited for First and Second Level

A good understanding of times tables, and the ability to recall them quickly, is an essential foundation for children’s learning. So at Sumdog, we've made all our practice tools fun and engaging!

Download our free Times Tables pack to access our Pathway to Multiplication Success, lesson plans and times tables cards to use during Maths Week Scotland.

Download Sumdog Times Tables pack
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Active Times Table Challenge

Best suited for First and Second Level

Make learning fun by working together in your classroom or at home to get a high score in physically active times tables.

  • Copy the presenter's actions while chanting times tables
  • Solve the on-screen challenge quiz questions correctly for more points
  • Easy to use 10-minute sessions, ideal for a lesson starter or practising at home
Numberfit Website
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Geometric Dot Grid Drawings

Pencils at the ready! Using dot grid paper to create pictures, connect adjacent dots vertically, horizontally or diagonally to create geometric drawings.

If you don't have any dot grid paper, you can download and print off some for free via the link below. Or you can use graph paper and connect the corners of the squares instead.

Download Dot Grid Paper
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Pyramid Addition & Multiplication

Best suited for First and Second Level

Pyramid is a card game for two or more players. The video shows Pyramid addition, but the same game play can be used for multiplication. For either version, you will need a standard set of cards with the face cards (Jack, Queen, King) removed.

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Numberella Interactive Adventure

Join Numberella, Ronnie Resist, Miss A Go and The Thief in an exciting interactive adventure that will take you deep into the jungle of the lost world of Meravilium. Use your maths skills to help the adventurers outwit the mysterious talking creatures who guard the great pyramid… and help them discover the secrets that lie inside!

There are two difficulty levels to choose from, one for the 7-10 age group and one for the 11-14 age group. Everyone who completes the adventure wins a certificate!

Play Numberella Level 1 (age 7-10)
Play Numberella Level 2 (age 11-14)
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Shut the Box

Best suited for First & Second Level

Shut the Box is a dice game for two or more players, and is great for encouraging number recognition and practicing addition and number bonds. It can be played with standard playing cards instead of the traditional box.

How to play Shut the Box

Maths at Work Compilation Packs

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.