Maths Challenges
KS1, KS2
Check out this Easter Egg Tangram on Nrich. How many of the 6 birds can you make? What other animals can you make using the same pieces?
Year 6, KS3
There are 26 different classroom projects each that will take between 3 and 6 hours to complete. Why not try and solve the Alien Invasion or Keep the Astro Zoo open?
KS2
Test out your code cracking skills, learn Morse code and semaphore to send messages to friends.
EYFS, KS1, KS2
Free creative maths ideas for all year groups including more maths with Lego, maths in the garden, games and puzzles. Most of the activities you can do without using the computer. Does require subscription using your email address.
KS1, KS2, KS3
Play your own version of the cricket T2O using dice. From Michael Panckridge, an Australian Children’s author.
KS1, KS2, KS3
All you need is dice and pen and paper to play these games with all the family. If you don’t have dice then use 6 coloured counters and pull one out of a bag to represent a number.
All
Join Sneeze the Dragon to play these fun family maths games. Download the booklet and off you go.
All ages
Third Space Learning have put together 25 fun maths games you can play indoors.
KS1, Y3/4, Y5/6 – All
Each day from Monday 23 March there will be an online maths lesson for Y3/4 and then Y5/6
Y3/4 lessons will be at 9:15 am Y5/6 at 10:00am
There are also games and puzzles for KS1 puzzles to solve.
All ages
Why not try the Maths Scavenger hunt – can you find all the things you need to match the number?
Age 3-5, KS1, KS2
Nrich have put together a set of activities for you to try at home. There are three sets one for age 3-5, one for age 5-7 and one for age 7-11. There is also an article you can read if you want on how to best engage your children with these activities.
KS1, KS2
This site is full of offline activities, no need to log in, just check out your year group and off you go. Games, puzzles and mysteries to solve.
EYFS, KS1, KS2
This site offers a wide range of challenges many of which can done offline, for example, the Monday Maths Fun Day Rainbow Multiples to show support for your community. This site loads best through Google Chrome.
EYFS to KS4
This fun website has maths from wide range of topics – why not try our Top Trumps Shed, Superhero Shed, Dr Who Maths or the cooking shed.
KS2, KS3 – All
This website runs a maths through story competition.
Why not read some of the stories or get an adult to read some to you?
Mr Long Hand and Mrs Short Hand or The Fraction Shop.
KS2, KS3
Want to try a new skill? Why not try out some origami? This site has lots of fun ideas.
KS1, KS2
Mathsphere have fun maths challenges to download for each year group. Why not try 12 to 15?
EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3
My Money week is 8-12 June 2020. On this website you will find lots of fun activities to explore money. You can also find all the previous resources from past money weeks.
EYFS, KS1, KS2
There are 28 activities for pupils ages 4-11, organised into year groups. There are 4 activities per year group. Year 1 pupils can compare toys and plan picnics, Y4 can solve crosswords and cocktail puzzles. National Numeracy Day is 13 May 2020
All ages
There are 9 different playing card challenges to try. All you need is a set of playing cards.
EYFS, KS1, KS2
On this site there is a wide range of problems to solve including murder mystery maths, Sudoku, riddles, theme park puzzles and story puzzles.
Year 6, KS3
Solving together are weekly puzzles to solve working alongside your children at home. There is clear guidance and answers for each puzzle, the suggestion being to tackle one activity each week. There is video guidance for parents and also teachers and then the 6 different online puzzles to solve together.
All ages
Do you like Suduko puzzles? This site has a range of easy to challenging ones for primary aged pupils.
KS2, KS3 – All
This is a free weekly newspaper published every Sunday evening to download and solve the puzzles linked to last week’s news.
KS3
Wild Maths is a collection of mathematical games, activities and stories, encouraging you to think creatively. Try out creating squares against the computer?