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Grant Funding
Information about grant funding for Maths Week Scotland 2026 will be released later in the year.
#ShowYourWorking
Suitable for all levels
Join in with our #ShowYourWorking campaign on Twitter. Find great examples of maths in a wide range of careers and encourage parents and carers to take part too. Download the pack to find out how your class can get involved.
Maths in the Real World Resource Pack
Suitable for all levels
This resource pack pulls together all the examples, postcards, blog posts and videos that have been shared over the past years in our #ShowYourWorking campaign, which aims to show that maths is everywhere and highlight the importance of maths in all careers and sectors.
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Numerical Doodles
Numerical doodles are a fun way for children to gain more confidence in recognising and naming numbers. Older learners can also still have fun getting creative. Try your hand at recreating our doodles, or create your own - what can you turn each number in to?
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Maths at Work Compilation Packs
Suitable for all levels
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 and include Early Years, First, Second and Third/Fourth levels.
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How to Play Tenzi
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.
STEM Ambassadors Careers Resources
Suitable for all levels
STEM Ambassadors can help you to bring to life STEM subjects - including maths and numeracy - and to learn about how maths is involved in a wide range of jobs and careers. Visit the STEM Ambassadors website to browse Maths Week resources from previous years, including:
- When will I ever use this? careers resource
- MWS Careers Cards resource
- Marvellous Maths videos
- Careers Carnival videos
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Magazine Number Hunt
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.
Maths on the Farm
Suitable for all levels
The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) offers a wide range of resources, covering all ages and stages, which aim to bring maths alive in the classroom.
Pi Day Necklace or Bracelet
To celebrate Pi Day, we're showing you two different ways to make a necklace or bracelet that will help you memorise the digits of pi. Wear yours on Pi Day, or make one to share with a maths loving friend.
Origami Bookmarks
Origami involves a lot of maths skills. Create an origami bookmark for your favourite book.
Nature Discovery Map Scotland
Suitable for all levels
A toolkit to engage and empower students to improve their school grounds for nature and climate resilience.
- Download the guide to explain how the Nature Discovery Map Scotland works.
- Register your school and use the Discovery and Explorer apps to capture and map biodiversity and climate change adaptation information around your school.
- Submit your student's data and contribute to this nationwide project.
Circle Art Activity Sheets
Get creative with our circle art activity sheets, with three different activities to choose from.
Spring & Easter Maths Puzzles
Suitable for all levels
A selection of Spring and Easter puzzles covering a range of different maths skills including counting, pattern recognition, logical thinking, code breaking, and using tessellation or symmetry to create designs.
Tangram Heart
On Valentine’s Day, why say it with words when you can say it with maths? Let’s make a tangram heart and share some geometric love!
Kjartan Poskitt's Fun Maths Videos
Suitable for all levels
Kjartan Poskitt, author of the Murderous Maths books, wows with maths tricks to try yourself in class.
Maths in TV & Film
Suitable for all levels
A fun way to encourage a love of maths is by introducing children to maths through television shows and movies. We have rounded up some suggestions for different age groups. We have included the aged rating where available. The selected shows and movies should all be easily available to stream or rent online.
Books that support maths and numeracy
Suitable for all levels
Browse our suggestions of our favourite maths books for all ages, from board books, picture books and chapter books, through to adventure books, poetry, graphic novels and non fiction.
How to Play Sim
We have another fun maths game to share with you today. Sim is a pen & paper game for two players. It's named after cryptographer and mathematician Gustavus Simmons, who first introduced the game in 1969.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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