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Christmas Maths Mystery (How Many Elves?)
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Christmas Maths Mystery (How Many Elves?)

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Engage your students with this festive mystery! Students need to use the 12 clues to work out how many elves Santa needs to make all his presents. To do this they will have to work with time, basic percentages and arithmetic. They will also have to work in a logical and methodical way and they will have to use mathematical reasoning. Mystery activities like this are a great way to develop problem solving skills. The resource can be used in a variety of ways and includes full instructions, a worked solution and ideas for support and extension. It can easily be made into a full lesson by combining it with other resources from our Christmas bundle. Get this resource as part of our great value Christmas Maths Bundle or Mysteries Bundle
Easter Spring Animal Nets (Bunny and Chick)
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Easter Spring Animal Nets (Bunny and Chick)

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A fun Easter-themed activity - two different animal nets for pupils to colour, cut-out and create! All you need to do is print it off. Included in the resource are two nets: a cube (bunny) and a triangular pyramid (chick). Each has little extras to stick on - feet, wings and ears! Once pupils have completed the activity, they can discuss the properties of the 3D shapes (e.g. faces, edges and vertices). Have a look at our Easter bundle for a discount on all of our Easter-themed resources!
Snap Cards Bundle
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Snap Cards Bundle

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All of our snap card resources in one great value bundle! Download a free sample resource! These snap cards are a brilliant way to consolidate key facts and make great starters, main activities or plenaries. As well as traditional snap you can play a variety of other match and memory games, all the resources come with full instructions.
Number and Shape Target Tables Bundle
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Number and Shape Target Tables Bundle

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All of our number and shape target tables in one great value bundle! Download a free sample resource! Target tables are perfect to use as a main activity. Pupils have to reach a target score, set by you, by answering questions from the table. The questions are differentiated, with different point values, so pupils can choose their own difficulty level. These resources require no printing and come with full solutions, they really are fuss-free!
Secret Admirer (Valentine's Mystery)
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Secret Admirer (Valentine's Mystery)

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See if your students can reveal the identity of the secret admirer by working with distance, speed and time! Put your students' problem-solving abilities to the test by asking them to solve this mystery using the clues provided. This activity is super-engaging and great for developing resilience and independent learning. Full instructions, ideas for support & extension and a solution are provided in the resource. What more could you need? Try a resource like this for free!
Perfect Match (Valentine's Mystery)
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Perfect Match (Valentine's Mystery)

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See if your students can make sure everyone has a date for Valentine's day using a systematic approach to matching! Put your students' problem-solving abilities to the test by asking them to solve this mystery using the clues provided. This activity is super-engaging, and great for developing resilience and independent learning. Full instructions, ideas for support & extension and a solution are provided in the resource. What more could you need? Try a resource like this for free!
Pancake Panic (Mystery)
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Pancake Panic (Mystery)

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See if your students can work out what Mary needs to buy by working with recipes, units of measure and arithmetic! Put your students' problem-solving abilities to the test by asking them to solve this mystery using the clues provided. This activity is super-engaging and great for developing resilience and independent learning. Full instructions, ideas for support & extension and a solution are provided in the resource. What more could you need? Try a resource like this for free!
Halloween Maths Bundle
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Halloween Maths Bundle

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All of our Halloween resources in one great value bundle! The bundle includes mystery activities, a maths quiz and a card game - perfect for lessons around half term! Look at the individual listings for more information. All of the resources include full instructions and solutions so they really are fuss-free.
Halloween Arithmetic Card Game
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Halloween Arithmetic Card Game

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Get this resource as part of our great value Halloween Maths Bundle! 16 cards featuring some spooky characters Students will have to calculate an addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to decide which category to challenge their partner with The student with the highest scoring category wins their opponent’s card for their collection This activity is sure to engage all your classes around Halloween and makes for a great starter. You can extend it to a whole lesson using the blank cards provided and asking students to make up their own questions. There are sure to be lots of discussions about whether a zombie is more deadly than a vampire, but they’ll be doing lots of maths too!
Area and Perimeter of Rectangles (Always, Sometimes, Never)
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Area and Perimeter of Rectangles (Always, Sometimes, Never)

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Test your pupils’ knowledge of the area and perimeter of rectangles and expose misconceptions with this mathematical reasoning task. Pupils must determine whether the 12 statements are always, sometimes or never true. Encourage literacy by getting them to justify and discuss their answers. Full instructions, ideas for support & extension and a solution are provided in the resource. What more could you need to engage your students? Get this resource as part of our great value Always, Sometimes, Never Bundle Try a resource like this for free!
Negative Numbers (Always, Sometimes, Never)
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Negative Numbers (Always, Sometimes, Never)

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Test your pupils' knowledge of negative numbers and expose misconceptions with this mathematical reasoning task. Pupils must determine whether the 12 statements are always, sometimes or never true. Encourage literacy by getting them to justify and discuss their answers. Full instructions, ideas for support & extension and a solution are provided in the resource. What more could you need to engage your students? If you like this resource, you might like our great value Always, Sometimes, Never Bundle!
Quadrilaterals (Snap Cards)
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Quadrilaterals (Snap Cards)

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Test your pupils' knowledge of quadrilateral names and properties with this set of snap cards. There are 24 cards featuring pictures of shapes, their names and their properties. The cards can be used to play traditional snap or a number of variations. You'll get full instructions, ideas for support and extension, and extra challenge questions - everything you need for a great lesson! If you like this resource, you might like our great value Snap Cards Bundle!
Christmas Card Game (Adding and Subtracting)
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Christmas Card Game (Adding and Subtracting)

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Get this resource as part of our great value Christmas Maths Bundle! 16 cards featuring festive characters Students will have to calculate an addition or subtraction to decide which category to challenge their partner with The student with the highest scoring category wins their opponent’s card for their collection This activity is sure to engage all your classes this Christmas and make a great starter. You can extend it to a whole lesson using the blank cards provided and asking students to make up their own questions. There are sure to be lots of discussions about whether turkey is better than Christmas pudding, but they’ll be doing lots of maths too!
Christmas Card Game (Times Tables)
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Christmas Card Game (Times Tables)

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Get this resource as part of our great value Christmas Maths Bundle! 16 cards featuring festive characters Students will have to calculate a multiplication to decide which category to challenge their partner with The student with the highest scoring category wins their opponent’s card for their collection This activity is sure to engage all your classes this Christmas and make a great starter. You can extend it to a whole lesson using the blank cards provided and asking students to make up their own questions. There are sure to be lots of discussions about whether turkey is better than Christmas pudding, but they’ll be doing lots of maths too!
Primary Easter Bundle
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Primary Easter Bundle

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All of our primary Easter resources in one great-value bundle! Resources included are: - Dress-up lamb - Dress-up bunny - Bunny cube net - Chick pyramid net - Missing words story - Printable bunny ears Look on the listings and preview images for more info.
Simultaneous Equations in Context (Mystery)
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Simultaneous Equations in Context (Mystery)

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Promote independent thinking and problem solving strategies with this resource on simultaneous equations in context. Pupils must use their mathematical knowledge along with the clues provided to solve the 'mystery'. Full instructions, ideas for support and extension, and a solution are provided in the resource - what more could you need? If you like this resource, you might like our great value Mysteries Bundle!
GCSE Maths Pub Quiz (Grades 1-3)
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GCSE Maths Pub Quiz (Grades 1-3)

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A revision activity in the style of a pub quiz, ideal for an end of term lesson. The quiz can be displayed on the board and consists of four different rounds, covering a variety of topics aimed at grades 1-3. We've included a printable answer sheet for students, as well as full instructions and solutions. Get our GCSE Maths Pub Quiz for grades 4-5! Get our GCSE Maths Pub Quiz for grades 6-9!
GCSE Maths Pub Quiz (Grades 4-5)
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GCSE Maths Pub Quiz (Grades 4-5)

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A revision activity in the style of a pub quiz, ideal for an end of term lesson. The quiz can be displayed on the board and consists of four different rounds, covering a variety of topics aimed at grades 4-5. We've included a printable answer sheet for students, as well as full instructions and solutions. Get our GCSE Maths Pub Quiz for grades 1-3! Get our GCSE Maths Pub Quiz for grades 6-9!
GCSE Maths Pub Quiz (Grades 6-9)
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GCSE Maths Pub Quiz (Grades 6-9)

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A revision activity in the style of a pub quiz, ideal for an end of term lesson. The quiz can be displayed on the board and consists of four different rounds, covering a variety of topics aimed at grades 6-9. We've included a printable answer sheet for students, as well as full instructions and solutions. Get our GCSE Maths Pub Quiz for grades 1-3! Get our GCSE Maths Pub Quiz for grades 4-5!