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There's lots to do for families during Maths Week Scotland, from the events, activities and challenges you can find on our website, to getting busy with maths inspired games, arts, books and baking at home.

We've created a wee booklet for you, which you can print out and record all your Maths Week Scotland activities, plus a section to write about yourself and a couple of brain teasers to get you in the mood for maths.

Just print, fold, and you're good to go!

Pi Day (14th March) is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Here are seven fun ways to celebrate pi, on Pi Day or all year round.

Best suited for First, Second and Third/Fourth Level

Five exhibits at National Museum of Scotland have been written in code! Can you use your code breaking skills to find out what they are? Or use the resources to create some challenges of your own.

Note: you don't need to be at the museum to solve the challenges.

Created by Open University Faculty of STEM

Best suited for First, Second and Third/Fourth Level

Staff across National Museums Scotland share how important maths is in their work as part of Maths Week Scotlands #ShowYourWorking campaign. Check out them out on Twitter

Why not have a go at some of the activities! Let us know how you get on @NMSEngage and @MathsWeekScot on Twitter.

Best suited for Second and Third/Fourth Level

This series of five videos focuses on the mathematics in Art and Music. Topics covered include rhythm, pentatonic scales, tiling and tessellation, and the works of Piet Mondrian.

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 2022

Best suited for Second and Third/Fourth Level

Maths Week Scotland interviewed women for whom maths is at the core of their job. Whether it is statistics, bridges or budgets these women rely on maths every single day.

Kids (and adults!) often struggle to identify why maths is useful unless they want to be a maths teacher or banker. Watch these videos together and talk about how maths is important in a huge range of jobs - whatever your interest!

Best suited for Second and Third/Fourth Level

Learn with Will is a video series of Maths, Science and English. 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.

In Bringing Magic Circles to Life, you'll learn how to measure different parts of a circle, like the radius, diameter, circumference, and area. And in Summon Magical Forest Spirits, you’ll learn how to measure more parts of a circle, like the arc and sector. And there's worksheets to download too, if you want to keep practicing.

Content by Learn with Will

Best suited for Second and Third Level

During Maths Week set up a classroom economy system with your class, to teach children financial responsibility through fun, experiential learning.