꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Create your own Present (easy), Christmas tree (medium), or Angel (hard) using the nets provided. This is a fun, creative, mathematical activity that is a real joy for students during the run up to Christmas. A full set of instructions is provided as well as a list of what you need. Get creative by using other craft supplies to make these baubles really sparkle! **Merry Christma(th)s! ** ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ �� ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳

This activity is designed to practice: Establish whether a number up to 100 is prime Description of Activity: Hand each pair of students at least 2 sets of shuffled 0-9 cards. Share the cards between the players to create two piles of cards which each player keeps face down. Each player takes it in turn to turn over one card and place in a neat pile in the centre. If the two sequential cards are a prime number, both players should call out “Prime”. The first player to do so wins the centre pile. The winner is the player to get all the cards. Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided (PLUS A BONUS GAME)

Students practice using partitioning to calculate percentages of an amount without a calculator, writing their answers in the space provided. Use the RAG analysis to track progress. Suitable for KS2-KS3 in class / homework / private study Differentiation strategies and Teaching hints and tips provided. All answers provided.

꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Surprise your friends and family with this mathematical Christmas card! Instructions Students select 6 colours for their diagram. A suggested key is below but students can feel free to use their own colours. Cut out a key for each student to colour in (see Key Cards) Students colour in the key, so they know which colour represents which number solution. Students then complete each calculation in the image and colour it with the correct colour. All calculations use basic arithmetic of + - × ÷ with a few calculations using two operations. They can then add their own decorations to the card and write a festive message inside. Send it to a friend or family member for Christmas wishing them a very Merry Christma(th)s! ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳

꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Solve maths problems to help Santa get ready for Christmas Eve! These puzzles could be grouped together or used individually. As always, answers are provided. Merry Christma(th)s!! Puzzle Descriptions: ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳ Where’s Rudolph?! Help Santa find all of his reindeer! The reindeer are placed around a + set of axes so students will have to use their knowledge of coordinates to write the location of each of them. Look out for Rudolph! Bonus activity: Working in pairs, students can plot the location of presents around the axes e.g. a present is located at (4, -5). Students can then draw different presents in these locations. ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳ Sleigh Ride Help Santa deliver the presents to the house at the centre of the maze. Students can complete the maze and then write a set of directions so that he can find the house next Christmas. Bonus activity: After completing the maze, students can write a Christmas story describing his journey. ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳

꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳ Help Santa herd his reindeer in time for Christmas by using Pythagoras’ Theorem to determine the distance they are from Santa’s sleigh. Suitable for KS3 who are already familiar with Pythagoras’ theorem. All solutions are provided (in surd form and to 3 decimal places) Merry Christma(th)s!!! ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳

꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Crack the code to reveal the Christmas Secret! The festive message is written using a Pigpen cipher This is provided along with a hint on how to decipher the code. As always, a full solution is provided. Challenge yours-elf this Christmas! Merry Christma(th)s!! ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳

This activity is designed to practice: calculating intervals across zero Description of Activity: Students are to determine the distance between the squirrel in each tree, and the acorn they have buried in the ground below, writing their answer in the space provided. Questions get progressively more challenging. Use the RAG analysis to track progress. Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided. All answers provided.

This activity is designed to practice: interpreting negative numbers in context, counting forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero. Description of Activity: Students are to calculate with negative numbers in real life contexts including temperature, car parks / stairs and money and write their answers in the space provided. Use the RAG analysis to track progress. Differentiation strategies and Teaching Hints and Tips provided. All answers provided.

Students play this game in pairs. Each pair has two piles of shuffled cards: Percentage Cards and Amount Cards. Before students select their cards in each round, they must decide whether the answer which is Higher or Lower is the winner. Each player then takes a percentage card and an amount card from each pile. Both players work out their percentage of their amount and check their opponent’s answer. The player who has the higher (or lower) answer as determined before the cards were chosen wins and keeps the cards. When one pile is empty, the player with the most cards wins.

This activity is designed to practice: Establishing whether a number up to 100 is prime. Description of Activity: Students should be handed a 1-100 number square. Circle the number 2 then cross out all the other multiples of 2. Circle 3 then cross out all the other multiples of 3. 4 is already crossed out so circling the next number would be 5; cross out all the other multiples of 5. Continue this process until the final number is circled (97). Use the RAG analysis to track progress. Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided. All answers are provided.

This activity is designed to practice: adding and subtracting with negative numbers Description of Activity: Students complete each diamond by adding the two squares next to each other to get the square above and subtracting the two squares together to get the square below. See example. Use the RAG analysis to track progress. Differentiation strategies and Teaching Hints and Tips provided. All answers provided.

This activity is designed to practice: solving problems involving factors and square numbers Description of Activity: Students should complete the table by writing all the factor pairs, listing the factors, and then writing the number of factors for each original number. Each original number in the table is a square number. Use the RAG analysis to track progress. Suitable for students in class / homework / private study. Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided. All answers provided.

This activity is designed to practice: multiplying mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams Description of Activity: Students should complete each calculation by writing the appropriate values into each function machine, then working out the answer. Use the RAG analysis to track progress. Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided. All answers provided. Detailed visual example provided.

This activity is designed to practice: identifying multiples and factors Description of Activity: Students should work their way across each maze by following the path using only the required number properties. Use the RAG analysis to track progress. Suitable for students in class / homework / private study Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided. All answers are provided.

BRAND NEW RESOURCE! Head Start Maths Roman Numerals Up to 1000 Jigsaws are a fantastic way to demonstrate understanding and apply key skills to a wide variety of problems in an independent or collaborative way. Each jigsaw consists of 16 square pieces that contain a combination of Questions and Answers. After cutting out each piece, they need to be placed together in a 4 × 4 grid where the Question on one piece matches the Answer on another piece. The outer edge is left blank. Students may want to complete this as an individual task or work with a partner. Each jigsaw spans three pages: 12 of the 16 Question cards 4 of the 16 Question cards and student friendly instructions Solution Teaching Tips Each student / pair / small group of students will need: - One 16 card jigsaw (page 1 and 2); - Scissors; - Glue; - A piece of paper to stick the solution down after it is complete. Set a timer for around 2 minutes for students to cut out the cards and put any paper in the recycling and return their scissors (this can be rewarded with house points etc). Get students to colour in or write their initials in the square in the middle of all 16 cards so they know which cards belong to them. Set an appropriate timer for students to complete the jigsaw. Working should be done separately either in a book or on a mini whiteboard. Allow students to discuss their working with their neighbour and ask each other questions. Encourage them to share understanding, not just their answers. Cards can get blown away easily. Use small objects (e.g. link cubes or stationery) to weigh down cards so students keep track of their solution! If you have the opportunity to rate this resource, it would really inform me about updating / producing more! Thank you

BRAND NEW RESOURCE! Head Start Maths 10, 100 More and Less Jigsaws are a fantastic way to demonstrate understanding and apply key skills to a wide variety of problems in an independent or collaborative way. Each jigsaw consists of 16 square pieces that contain a combination of Questions and Answers. After cutting out each piece, they need to be placed together in a 4 × 4 grid where the Question on one piece matches the Answer on another piece. The outer edge is left blank. Students may want to complete this as an individual task or work with a partner. Each jigsaw spans three pages: 12 of the 16 Question cards 4 of the 16 Question cards and student friendly instructions Solution Teaching Tips Each student / pair / small group of students will need: - One 16 card jigsaw (page 1 and 2); - Scissors; - Glue; - A piece of paper to stick the solution down after it is complete. Set a timer for around 2 minutes for students to cut out the cards and put any paper in the recycling and return their scissors (this can be rewarded with house points etc). Get students to colour in or write their initials in the square in the middle of all 16 cards so they know which cards belong to them. Set an appropriate timer for students to complete the jigsaw. Working should be done separately either in a book or on a mini whiteboard. Allow students to discuss their working with their neighbour and ask each other questions. Encourage them to share understanding, not just their answers. Cards can get blown away easily. Use small objects (e.g. link cubes or stationery) to weigh down cards so students keep track of their solution! If you have the opportunity to rate this resource, it would really inform me about updating / producing more! Thank you