This fun, colourful and animated investigation engages students with the latest craze in a meaningful way. How many ways of capturing Pokemon? Starting with 3, then 4, completing a table, looking for patterns and finally finding the number of ways for 10 Pokemon. It could be extended into algebra.It is suitable for Upper KS2 or lower KS3.

An interactive noughts and crosses game with questions to test understanding. There are 4 multiple choice answers which offer an opportunity for discussion. An ideal resource to use as a starter. The questions could easily be altered to change the difficulty level. Example A pack of 4 batteries cost £3.45. If you needed 22 batteries, how many packs would you need and how much would they cost?

This resource will delight lovers of magic. Pupils are asked to choose a number and follow a set of instructions to reveal a number which the crystal ball predicts. There are four puzzles with positive integer answers and 2 with negative integer answers. This then leads into algebraic explanation with one puzzle and then pupils are asked to try it on two more. The algebra needed is multiplying out brackets and collecting like terms. Finally the pupils are challenged to invent their own puzzles to try out on a friend.

Colourful monster characters invite pupils to cover a 6 by 6 square with 1/4, 1/3, 2/9, and 1/12 of 36 with a square or rectangle in order to reveal a hidden square. For the second challenge pupils have to find 1/4, 1/5, 1/20, 1/10, 1/25 and 2/10 of 100 to reveal a hidden square. This pair work gives an opportunity for practical activity and discussion. Square numbers, fractions of an amount and shape are included in this fully animated resource. The last task is open ended where pupils can invent their own challenge.

Fun end of term nostalgic quiz highlighting maths used on a traditional seaside holiday. (year 4) There are 5 rounds of problems for teams of children to solve. Buying ice creams, building sandcastles, donkey rides, sea shell patterns and finding sea creatures. The topics covered include money, rectangular pattern, tallying, time, combinations. Updated to allow score entry via keyboard. Ideal for end of year.

Using ratio to multiply quantities in recipes. 'Toad in the Hole' is the first recipe. Using the worksheet with 12 'Toad in the Hole' recipes, students have to identify the mistakes made. The PowerPoint shows the mistakes on animated slides. 'Cheese straws' is a second extended question.

Based on the TV show and boardgame, 3 themed boards for Halloween, Christmas and Easter have mathematical questions on doubling and halving to 100. These boards could be easily edited to make your own customised boards with easier or harder questions

This fun, engaging quiz enables groups of children to form teams and solve simple math problems in the context of Halloween. The 5 rounds are animated and have sound. The rounds are, Ordering Pumpkins, Ghostly Frames, Candy Corn Fractions, Cauldron Tally and Trick and Treat. The math content: ordering 2 and 3 digit numbers; doubling and halving; finding a quarter, a half and three quarters of an amount; tallying data; and 5x and 10x tables and even numbers. Suitable for years 3/4.

Suitable for year 4. This activity consists of constructing a large pyramid which acts as the board. Children work in groups of 4. They have to make up questions related to Ancient Egypt. These are written onto cards and used in the game. Once the board and cards are completed the game can be played. The resource includes a list of equipment needed. How to make the pyramid and question cards and the Rules of the game… There is also a set of cards already completed with questions.

A starter or plenary activity for pairs or individual students to play. Domino fractions, decimals or percentages of amounts are matched with answers to make 4 squares. Additionally they can be mixed together as they are equivalent sets.

Use these animations to review tally charts, frequency charts and finding the mode. The first animation shows a witch putting spiders, frogs, snails and bats into the cauldron. The second animation shows 3 characters going trick and treating to collect candy corn. The third animation shows a spooky evening with skeletons, ghosts, witches and bats appearing. Each animation is accompanied with sound. There is a data collection sheet to download to use with the animations. The power point is not automated so that the teacher can have control of the speed of the animations.

Teams of children solve the following maths puzzles: Falling snowballs, Christmas puddings, Christmas stockings, Snow Mobiles and Christmas trees. The maths used includes, squares, factors, multiples, calculations, ordering decimals, identifying shapes and continuing a sequence. There is a score sheet slide which can be used to record points using keyboard . There is a separate answer sheet for recording answers. After each round the teams swap sheets to mark their answers. The slides are fully animated including sound. "This was a blast for those last few days before Christmas break! Thanks for the creation!" One comment from a previous site.

Match 10 graphs, tables and equations. Print off and use in pairs.

Sid the Astronomer is watching the skies. He sees a Galaxy, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn. Pupils have to predict what he will see. The images are from Hubble. Pupils can then see how many they predict correctly and the class data can be used to find mean, median, mode and range. Useful for revision.

An interactive noughts and crosses game with questions to test understanding. There are 4 multiple choice answers which offer an opportunity for discussion. An ideal resource to use as a starter. The questions could easily be altered to change the difficulty level. Example There are 5 pots of pens. Each pot has 4 pens. Can I share the pens between 8 pots equally? If yes, how many pens will be in each pot?

An interactive noughts and crosses game with questions to test understanding. There are 4 multiple choice answers which offer an opportunity for discussion. An ideal resource to use as a starter. The questions could easily be altered to change the difficulty level. Example Which of the following is the odd one out? 0.35 7/20 35%

This POWERPOINT is fully animated with colourful graphics and sound. Some activities are interactive. There are 12 puzzles, activities with a Christmas Theme. One a day for 12 days. Suitable for years 5/6/7. Try out taster here. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/12-days-of-christmas-maths-taster-11348715 Sorting Snowballs,(squares, multiples of 3 and factors of 35) Christmas Snap (TU x TU) (Doubling and halving) Christmas Cards (Area) Choosing Chimneys (Arrangements) Broken Baubles (Multiples of 9) Weighing Presents(Ordering gms and Kgs) Reindeer Sorting(Logic) Christmas Tree Sorting( mm, cm, m) Christmas Tree Sequences Snowball fun( Rectangle numbers) Giving Presents(investigating patterns) Christmas snap 2(Squares and Square roots)