How to Play Trash
We have another fun card game to share with you today, that is great for number recognition and for practicing number sequences. It is know as 'Trash' or "Garbage'.
Maths in Motion Poster Competition Winners
Earlier this year, we ran a competition inviting children from Pre-School through to S3 to design a poster for this year's Maths Week Scotland theme, Maths in Motion. Check out the winners' gallery!
DIY Bead & String Puzzle
We love a good brain teaser here at Maths Week Scotland, and in today's craft activity you can get hands on with your very own DIY bead & string puzzle.
DIY Tessellation Template
In this fun tessellation art activity, we'll show you how to create your own tessellation template and make a pattern with it.
How to play Sevens
Sevens is a dice game for two or more players, that you can play anywhere, any time. A perfect game to take out and about with you.
How to play Dots & Boxes
Whether you’re travelling over the summer holidays and need something to keep the kids busy on the road, or looking for a boredom buster back at home, you can’t go wrong with a quick and easy pen and paper game.
Create Your Own Lego Pentomino Puzzle
A pentomino puzzle is a tiling puzzle with lots of different solutions, that helps build problem solving skills and strategic thinking. Dig out your Lego to create your own puzzle!
Create a Geometric Cityscape
Create your own geometric cityscape, inspired by the artworks of Paul Klee.
How to Play Dara
Learn how to play Dara - a row building game from Northwest Africa, that encourages number sense, logical thinking and spacial perception.
Maths Games & Activities for the Beach
Keep up your maths over the summer holidays, with our fun games and activities to do at the beach.
#ShowYourWorking Campaign 2023
Find out how to get involved with our annual campaign, that aims to highlight how maths is relevant across all job sectors!
Looking Forward: Glasgow Science Festival 2023
Glasgow Science Festival kicks off tomorrow (1 - 11 June 2023), with the theme "Glasgow's Looking Forward". We've had a browse through the programme, and picked out some of our favourite events.
Bookbug's Big Shoogle!
Get ready for some Maths in Motion - Bookbug Week 2023 kicks off today, and what better way to getting things moving than with a big shoogle to our favourite Bookbug counting songs!
Maths in Motion Poster Competition
To help us promote this year’s Maths Week Scotland, we are delighted to launch our competition to design a poster in response to our theme MATHS IN MOTION. The winning entries will be digitised and used in our online promotion on our website and social media channels.
Science Ceilidh
How can we use music and dance to explore mathematical concepts? We teamed up with Science Ceilidh to find out.
How to Write a Pi-ku
In honour of Haiku Poetry Day, find out how to write your own haiku with a special mathematical twist!
Spring & Easter Puzzles
Now that Spring is here, it's not long until the Easter school holidays. We've put together a selection of Spring and Easter puzzles, perfect for some end of term fun at school or as a boredom buster during the holidays.
Let's Experiment: Edinburgh Science Festival 2023
It's Spring in Edinburgh means, which means the return of the Edinburgh Science Festival (1-16 April)! This years theme is Let's Experiment, and we've hunted through the programme to pick out some of our maths highlights for you.
7 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
Pi Day is celebrated on 14th March, each year in honour of the mathematical constant pi (π), which represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Here are seven fun ways to celebrate Pi Day.
How to Make a 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. Make some to wear on Pi Day, or to share with a maths loving friend.
Pancake Maths
You know how much we love baking here at Maths Week Scotland, and pancakes are no different. So for Pancake Day, here's a wee reminder of how much maths is involved in baking pancakes.
Magazine Number Hunt
Dig out your old magazines and keep the kids busy during half term, with our magazine number hunt.
Geometric Heart Puzzle for Valentines Day
Create your own geometric heart puzzle for Valentines Day. Also a great activity for talking about fractions, multiplication, shapes and patterns.
Storytelling with STEM Ambassadors
This week is STEM Ambassadors in Scotland Week and they are celebrating with the theme Storytelling. Join them for a week (and more!) of events and fantastic storytelling resources.