Six PDFs packed with puzzles that offer easy entry but allow for exploration. Lots of inspiration from puzzles out there, including magic squares and Egyptian Fractions. This is a collaboration between Early Family Math and Math For Love, both great sites with lots of excellent materials. The puzzle challenges don’t have answers – but theContinue reading “Puzzle of the Week – Huge Collection”
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Sembl – Rich Maths Tasks
This relatively new site is a collection of rich tasks, a balance between the site creator and various other tasks found online. There are some great presentations and ideas of activities, such as if/then and behind the yellow door, which encourage debate, conversation and build oracy skills in the classroom. There are activities for allContinue reading “Sembl – Rich Maths Tasks”
Y5 & Y6 National Numeracy Strategy Problem Solving Challenges
The problems are intended to challenge students and extend their thinking. While some of them may be solved fairly quickly, others will need perseverance and may extend beyond a single lesson. These were originally shared by the DfE in the UK, and are now provided by STEM learning, where you can find all of theContinue reading “Y5 & Y6 National Numeracy Strategy Problem Solving Challenges”
Maths with Pizzazz! Self Marking Worksheets
A bumper selection of worksheets that contain jokes and riddles that self mark themselves. Well liked by students – lots of different styles and each document has answers at the back if you need them! There are 5 books, all jam packed with worksheets that are full with punny one-liners! Activities are mostly targeting fluency,Continue reading “Maths with Pizzazz! Self Marking Worksheets”
Paper Based Strategy Games
Low Entry and Rich games to use in the Classroom One of my favourite resources for students who finish their work earlier, or an extra maths lesson with no planning prepared, is to throw in a pencil and paper strategy game. I also use it as part of competitions when running a competitive maths competition.Continue reading “Paper Based Strategy Games”
Maths Beyond the Curriculum 