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

Are you a MagicTeacher? A pupil chooses 3 consecutive numbers. Another chooses a multiple of 3. The class carries out a calculation including long multiplication. The magic teacher is able to tell the class the 3 numbers and the total of the calculation. Several examples can be completed and an algebraic solution can be found.

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 There are 14 red beads, 22 purple beads and 28 blue beads in a necklace. What is the ratio of purple to red to blue beads in its simplest form?

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%

Problems from India, Babylonia, Italy, Greece and a method of multiplication from Egypt are included in this PowerPoint of multicultural maths. Each is a standalone activity. Three problems involve the building and solving of an equation. One problem involves four vessels which have to be filled and emptied to share a liquid equally. Each problem has a solution slide. The slides are animated.

A lively investigation into the number of ways fireworks can be let off. The challenge is to find out how many ways for 10 fireworks. Start simple, tabulate, look for patterns.

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)

There are 10 animated slides which have frogs, lizards, bats or spiders going into the cauldron. Students have to calculate the total number of legs on each slide. From this one Power point you can make many more tests. Just delete or add spell ingredients and save your new file. The emphasis is on 2, 4 and 8 multiplication tables.

This colourful cross curricular quiz enables groups of students to work in teams. The 5 rounds explore the Viking era, weighing of metals, writing, Viking ships, and a Viking journey. Mathematics has been used in all aspects of this quiz. Codes, vectors, ordering years, and calculations. A link to the BBC website adds further interest in order to solve one of the problems (approx 3 mins). There is an accompanying answer sheet for teams to use. This quiz could be used as a stand alone quiz or as part of a topic. NB The score slide has been updated to allow keyboard entry. An animation help slide for vectors has been added 12.04.17

Light up the tree by getting times table correct Click stocking to reveal question. If correct click to light up tree with a tinkle. Teacher led activity for small groups.

Two Fun Power Point animated quizzes for Yr 4/5/6 at the end of term. Children work in teams to solve problems. Matching snowballs: Snowballs need re-forming to make totals that are multiples of 5 or 10. Year 6 quiz multiples of 7 and 8. Snowmen building : Ways of arranging 5 different sized snowballs to make Two-er and Three-er snowmen. Snowflake Subs: Substituting numbers for snowflakes and finding the value of the expression. Year 6 quiz BODMAS and negatives needed. Snowball throwing: Bar chart skills to identify the names of children. Snowman heights: Ordering heights in m, cm and mm.