We love taking our maths outdoors, so we've come up with 30 fun ideas to do together as a family, that will get you active in nature and incorporate some maths along the way. Complete with downloadable calendar of ideas, and a set of 30 activity 'cards'.
Best suited for First Level
These ancient Egyptian maths worksheets are designed to explore maths and ancient Egypt.
Created by National Museums Scotland
We've put together 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.
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.
Best suited for First Level
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.
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.
A simple but fun maths activity perfect for Valentine's Day. Create a geometric heart out of squares and triangles, and learn about patterns, fractions and multiplication along the way.
Best suited for Second Level
This series of five videos focuses on motion in mathematics, with a focus on sports covering various topics.
Each video is accompanied by a brief description, any web-links referred to in the video and a list of key vocabulary to support planning and preparation.
Created by the Scottish Mathematical Council for Maths Week Scotland 2023
Best suited for Second Level
Measurements, times, scores...numbers are everywhere in sport. Our sporty maths quiz challenges pupils to explore the maths behind different sports.
In this craft activity, we will be transforming 2D paper circles in to 3D baubles.
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.
Can you help Jingles the elf find his way to the Christmas present in our Christmas Maze? There are three levels of difficulty to choose from.
>> Download Christmas Maze (easy)
>> Download Christmas Maze (medium)
>> Download Christmas Maze (advanced)
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 Level
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
In this activity, we are folding a star wall or window decoration.
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.
Best Suited for Second Level
Developed for Maths Week Scotland 2021 these, resources are a fun way to explore maths through golf. From pars to handicaps, wind speed to distance, ball trajectory to the slant of the green, almost every aspect of golf relies on numerical calculation.
Developed by Winning Scotland and Aberdeen Standard Investments in support of the Making Maths Count ambition to engage more pupils in maths in real-life contexts
Three Christmas tongue twisters have been encrypted as secret messages below, using Pigpen Cipher. Can you crack the code?
You can also try encrypting your own messages, using our Cryptography resource developed by the Open University
>> Download Code Cracker Challenge
>> Download Cryptography Resource
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 Second Level
How did maths build the castle? How did division help people survive a seige? Explore Edinburgh Castle and your local area through maths eyes with our activities aimed at P5-7 pupils, or use the adapted 'for home' version for some Castle maths in the classroom.
Produced by National Museums Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland and The Regimental Museums in Edinburgh Castle
It’s time to get the paints out for this activity, as we make some ‘Symmetrees’ (sorry, we couldn’t resist the pun…)
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 Second Level
Created by the Royal Statistical Society, this activity get learners thinking about how information is collected and introduces some simple approaches to visualise the data that they have collected.
Using a data collection app, students will be be introduced to bar charts, dot plots and pie charts. They can get creative and produce their own data visualisations to find out how their class really feels about Irn Bru.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to draw a perfect 5-point star.
>> Download Step-by-Step Tutorial
>> Watch full-length Tutorial Video