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Tag: Fun and Games
Secrets and Mince Pies
So, it is that time of year where I shamelessly plug my festive (non maths!) novel, Secrets and Mince Pies. It is the tale of a northern family, in the four days leading up toContinue reading
Spelling! – Christmas Special Diagnostic Question of the Week
As a special Christmas treat, we take a temporary break from the wonderful world of mathematics to turn our attention to everyone’s second favourite subject… Spelling! Feast your eyes upon the following fiendish question and askContinue reading
Just for Fun Quizzes for the last week of Christmas term
With the Christmas holidays almost here, and just one more week of school to get through, I thought it might be useful to write a few non-maths quizzes that you could set your students. These couldContinue reading
Maths Christmas Activity 2014 – TES Maths Resource of the Week 60
What is it? Two years ago, we had The Pirate Game. Last year it was The Lobster Game. What is the essential, must-use activity in your maths classroom in the final week before Christmas forContinue reading
Maths Christmas Activities and Resources
With the last week of term finally upon us, I have collected together some of my favourite maths Christmas resources and activities from the TES Maths website. These are all freely available to download byContinue reading
TES Maths Christmas Game 2014
There has been a bit of a festive tradition here at TES Maths. Around this time of year, a game/activity usually appears on my radar that goes on to become an essential ingredient of those finalContinue reading
@TESMaths Resource of the Day: 11th August to 17th August
Each day I select one of my favourite resources that have been uploaded and shared by the generous and incredibly talented users of the TES Maths website and tweet it out via @TESmaths. I call this feature ResourceContinue reading
TES Maths Resource of the Week 45 – The Crystal Maze
The following resource has been kindly shared on the TES Maths website. It is available to download for free by registering. What is it? This is quite possibly one of my favourite resources of all timeContinue reading
@TESmaths Resource of the Day: 9th June to 15th June 2014
Each day I select one of my favourite resources that have been uploaded and shared by the generous and incredibly talented users of the TES Maths website and tweet it out via @TESmaths. I call this feature ResourceContinue reading
Maths World Cup 2014 Activities
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup about to kick off on 12 June, you might be on the look out for some good maths resources to bring a bit of Brazilian flare (and English disappointment)Continue reading
TES Maths ROTW 39 – Mini Bingo Template
Bingo is one of those games that has defied the ages. Today’s students, brought up on a diet of YouTube and Xbox One, still find something appealing and engaging about the unpredictability of balls (orContinue reading
Article: The Power of the Puzzle
The other Saturday I was fortunate enough to attend the first birthday party of the beautiful daughter of two of my best friends. Whilst everyone was tucking into cake and watching baby Isabelle pay farContinue reading
Article: The Mathematics of Dating
Can maths help you find true love? Many may argue quite the opposite – that the mere mention of the beauty of a quadratic equation or the perils of a small sample size might beContinue reading
TES Top 10 Resources: Engaging Maths Resources
The following collection of resources have been assembled by the TES Maths Panel. They can be downloaded for free by registering on the TES website. I’m always on the lookout for exciting ways to teachContinue reading
TES Top 10 Resources: Problem Solving and Rich Tasks
The following collection of resources have been assembled by the TES Maths Panel. They can be downloaded for free by registering on the TES website. Here, I have compiled my top 10 problem solving andContinue reading
TES Top 10 Resources: Back to School
The following collection of resources have been assembled by the TES Maths Panel. They can be downloaded for free by registering on the TES website. TES Maths panel member Jessica Ballard picks out 10 of theContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 24 – Only Connect Connecting Walls
One of my TV guilty pleasures is the BBC4 lateral thinking quiz show, Only Connect. Not that I am a geek, or anything… I have often thought that it might transfer really well into theContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 21 – The Lobster Game
If you are looking for a good end of term activity, then look no further than The Lobster Game. Strategy, team work, probability, percentages, negative numbers, all packaged up in a simple yet highly engagingContinue reading
Autograph Newsletter 12 – Don Steward Puzzles
Welcome Welcome to the twelfth Autograph Newsletter! Each jam-packed edition looks at a specific topic in mathematics and how Autograph can help engage students and enable them to understand the key concepts better. Contents IntroductionContinue reading