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5 Easy Whole Group Math Game Ideas

It’s no secret that I love playing math games in my classroom. Any time I can make something a game, there is instant buy-in from my students. Even my most challenging classes like to play a whole group math game and usually, those are some of my best classroom management days. Who knew that playing games would actually make my class easier to manage?!

Usually, I use math games as a math station rotation where students play math games for 2 players. If you want to learn more about how to start math stations in your upper elementary classroom, be sure to check out my 5 Part Video Series where I teach all the nitty gritty details of starting math station rotations. In under a week, you can have your own math groups up and running! 

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Learn with Math Games

Can you really learn with math games? Yes, you totally can!

I’ve never met a student that didn’t like games. I have met a bunch of students who (sadly) don’t like math. But the real magic is when you combine the two.

Math games are engaging for students to play while also working on key math skills. By using engagement and competition, students can learn with math games.

Now, not all games are created equal. Some whole group math game ideas are focused on just 1 or 2 students doing math at a time. Other math games focus on multiple students doing math at the same time. There is a time and place for both types of whole group math games. I’m sharing both types below so keep scrolling.

If you are looking for more math games for 2 players, I have a blog post linked here where I share all about how to make math games that are fun. These games are great for math stations or having all students pair up and play a game all at the same time.

Whole Group Math Game Ideas

When looking for whole group math game ideas, I try to keep in mind things that are engaging, competitive, and can be used with lots of different math topics. I also try to find games that have students up and moving. And of course, I’m all about low prep for me so these games have to be able to be played easily and without a lot of prep work. Now that I’ve set the group work, let’s get to the whole group math game ideas!

Around the World

An oldie but goodie whole group math game that my students love. I have used this game with math facts but also task cards for more challenging math topics. Have students stand in a circle with 1 student behind another. Then show a flashcard. Students solve and the first person correct wins the round. They then move on to the next student in the circle and stand behind them. This continues until a student makes it all the way around the circle.

Math Games 3rd Graders: Skip Count

I like to play this game with any grade that knows about skip counting. Sit in a circle and have students take turns skip counting by whatever number you decide. I have made this into a time competition over a few weeks to see if we can beat our time. Another way to play would be passing a ball across the circle and trying to keep the skip counting going. A fun, low-prep math games 3rd graders love!

Jeopardy 

This one is slightly more work but so much fun! I use free sets of task cards to create my jeopardy board. Simply tape the cards to the whiteboard in a grid and give each column a topic title. Split the class into a few groups and play jeopardy. This whole group math game is a great way to review before a unit test or even state testing in the spring.

Whole Group Math Game: Back to Back

This game is similar to those around the world but instead, students are facing off on the whiteboard. Students stand back to back. I project a math problem on the screen and then students solve the problem. The first person to solve it correctly wins the round. The team with the most points by the end of class time wins.

This game is another easy way to use task cards. Looking for other ways how to use task cards? This blog post has even more ideas for upper elementary or middle school students.

Ghosts in the Graveyard

This game is a blast and can be used with any worksheet. I usually use a study guide for this whole group math game. Split the room into 2 teams and give each team a color. Students then pair up with a student on their team. They work to solve a problem and then I come around and check it. If it’s correct, I give students a ghost for their team’s color. Students then tape their ghosts on a headstone. The process repeats until I say stop (usually about 15 minutes). I then tally up the points: each headrest is worth a different point value that I know about but the students don’t know. I use 3 headstones, 1 worth 100 points, 1 worth 50, and 1 worth 0 🙂 Because students don’t know the point values of the headstones, it offers a bit of a challenge on where to put their ghosts.

Don’t want to use ghosts? Post-it notes work just fine!

Math Games for Large Groups

When should you play math games for large groups? I love to use these game ideas for just about anything! Reviewing before a unit test is always a given strategy and is way more fun than a simple study guide.

Another idea is to use a whole group math game to review before a holiday break. Especially when the week is cut short and you know students will be absent, a math game is a perfect idea. Since so many of these whole group math game ideas are low prep, they also make great plans for a snowy day.

One other way to use math games is to review before state testing. I know that preparing for standardized tests can be boring but a whole group math game could be just the thing to up the engagement. If you are looking for what test-taking strategies elementary students need, be sure to check out this blog post . I round up a bunch of different strategies to help set students up for success!

More whole group math game ideas

Looking for more whole group math game ideas? These blog posts have so many ideas that are great for any age!

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• 20 Marvelous Math Games for 5th Graders
• 10 Fun 5th Grade math Games to Help You Learn
• Classroom Math Games for Memorable Fun

I’d love to know your favorite whole group math game! Drop your game ideas in the comments below!

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20+ Maths Warm-Up Ideas for Your Classroom

Written by Holly (Teach Starter)

Daily maths warm-ups are intended to be a quick way to loosen up a student’s brain. They are not meant to be something that is going to take a long time to organize or plan, but they’re something that can be used quickly for the whole class! 

Are you looking for simple m aths warm-up ideas for students to practise concepts they’ve learned in previous classes? They may still need to work on such as counting, addition, subtraction, place value, etc., but the members of the Teach Starter teacher team have put our heads together for some simple ideas that can make a real difference in getting students ready to dive deep into developing their maths skills! Read on for a look at why these warm-ups are so important, and some of our teacher team’s favourites!

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The Importance of Maths Warm-Ups

You wouldn’t ask an athlete to run a race or a singer to go on stage without warming up first! Some might say that warming up your students’ maths brains at the start of a lesson is the most important part of the session. Warm-ups spark student interest before diving into your content by practising known, related information.

Reviewing familiar maths content can help students practice their base knowledge, bringing this understanding to the front of their minds so it’s ready to access when they dive into the newer, trickier stuff you’re about to teach.

Quick Maths Warm-Up Ideas for Primary School

We’ll kick things off with warm-ups you can do right on your whiteboard, then dive into number talks, circle games and a lot more to get their numerical minds working.

Maths Warm-Ups on the Whiteboard

File this under quick and easy: Using your classroom whiteboard and writing quick maths word problems on the board can be a great way to work those little minds, and it doesn’t take much more than your marker and a few ideas. Fortunately, our teacher team has plenty of those for you …

Play Who Am I using numbers

I am a number. I am 4 digits long. 3 and 5 are 2 of my many factors. What number could I be?

Work it out – the answer is… what is the question?

The answer is 3/4. What is the question?

Use numbers to get an answer.

The answer is 345. Use these numbers to work out a number of questions — 10, 3, 4, 5, 2, 1, 100.

Balance an even group of numbers using addition.

Use addition to balance these numbers so both sides are equal — 56, 38, 22, 16, 6, 40, 24, 27, 19, 32.

Make a number using different methods and provided numbers.

Make 126. Use all of the numbers (200, 5, 4, 2, 6) to arrive at an answer of 126. You can use addition , subtraction, multiplication, or division, but each number may only be used once.

Guess the Number 

This is a fun maths warm-up that can be played as a whole class or in groups of three. Students stand up and without looking at the other player’s numbers, write a number between 2 and 9. The third player calls out the sum of the numbers, and the winner is the person who can figure out what number the other player has first. This can be differentiated for students by increasing or decreasing numbers or by having the third player find the product instead of the sum.

Number of the Day

Write a new number on the board each day, and make it a daily practice for students to interact with the number in a number of ways  — you can use equity sticks and call on students one by one to give you a number that is ‘more’ or ‘less’ than the number of the day. You can also ask one student to identify if the number of the day is odd or even, then call on other students to tell you another number that is odd or even!

Number Talk Activities

Number Talks are short, daily activities that allow students to have meaningful and highly engaging conversations about mathematics. Show students the front of the card, and ask the prompts on the back. These exchanges will lead to the development of more accurate, efficient and flexible strategies for students!

Explore our teacher team’s favourite  number talk resources — from volume to measurement and beyond!

Play Around the World

Around the World is a quick and easy maths warm-up idea for your classroom, and it can be changed to suit whatever you may be learning in the classroom. Also, if you feel your students need some outdoor fresh air – you can easily take this activity outside.

Here’s How to Play Around the World:

• Students sit in a circle.
• One student is picked to stand behind the class member next to them (these two students will play first).
• The teacher asks a question such as, what is double 5?
• The student who answers correctly first moves ‘around the world.’
• If the winner is the student standing, they simply move to the next student sitting down.
• If the winner is the student sitting down, they stand and move around the outside of the circle.

Math Warm-Up Poster Activities

Working on multiplication? These multiplication tummy filler posters are a lot of fun and an easy way to get kids thinking about how multiplication helps us expand numbers!

Choose a gorilla, panda or monster poster template to print. The number of copies made will depend on the multiplication number sentence being discussed. For example, if the number sentence was 3 x 4, three copies of the gorilla could be displayed.

Students then attach four concrete objects to each of the gorillas’ tummies. The concrete objects, which could be attached with sticky tack, might include linking cubes, match sticks, counters, etc. These objects represent the number of things eaten by the character. Write the matching repeated addition sentence below each gorilla, e.g., 4 + 4 + 4 — on your whiteboard! 

Large Paddlepop Stick Ladder Activity

This idea is gold! Yes, it takes a little time with the initial making of the activity, however, no time to set up once it has been created.  If you can, make a class set of paddlepop sticks so that each student has their own each time or can work in pairs. 

The basic concept is that students get handed the full set, and they begin with the craft stick that has the word start written on it, working all the way to the finish line. They must find the matching answers to the math questions until all of the craft sticks are in order.

Math Warm-Up PowerPoints

Using a variety of different methods for each day’s math warm-up keeps it interesting for your students. Having a bank of different interactive PowerPoints (or Google slides) is another fantastic way to get those little minds thinking mathematically!

We have a variety of curriculum-aligned  maths interactive PowerPoints , covering a range of topics including;  place value, money, and multiplication and division.

Our Number of the Day Warm-Up PowerPoint is the perfect addition to your maths warm-up collection. All you need is a chosen number, and there are more than 20 different activities included in the PowerPoint. Easily change the level of this math warm-up by changing the number used.

‘I Have, Who Has’ Maths Game

There are so many different variations of this game, and you can keep track of how quickly the class gets through the cards to keep kids wanting more — they kept wanting to beat their record time.

The student that has the sentence ‘I am the starter’ begins the game by standing up and reading their card. Once they have read their clue, the student that has the matching number on their card stands up and reads what is on their card. The game continues until the last person reads out ‘I am the last number!’

The best part about this is that once you have printed and laminated these game cards, you can use them again and again! Perfect!

Use a Deck of Cards

The old faithful deck of cards can be used in a multitude of ways to get students’ brains warmed up for a math lesson. Here’s just one simple way you could use a deck of cards — project our printable place value mat onto your interactive whiteboard, then, randomly pull out four cards from your deck of cards.

Here’s what you can get your students to do with the four cards:

• Students make the largest number they can with the four numbers.
• Make the smallest number they can with the four numbers.
• Get students to add the four numbers together.
• Students pick two numbers to create a fact family tree.

Number Charts for the Win

Utilizing hundreds boards and number charts is another simple way to get your students’ mathematics brains active. Use our Numbers 21-130 charts in a variety of ways. Print the black and white versions, and laminate them so they can be used again and again.

Here are some activity ideas:

• Get students to fill in the gaps on the hundreds board.
• Have students circle all of the even numbers on the first row in green.
• Then ask the students to circle all of the uneven numbers pink on the second row.
• Get students to close their eyes and point to a number – that is their number of the day and they can fill out our Number of the Day worksheet .

The options are endless with a number chart!

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Hi, Just wondering if anyone was able to solve the following problem from above - Use addition to balance these numbers so both sides are equal – 56, 38, 24, 32, 18, 19, 40, 6, 16, 22. Given that they all add up to an odd number, we figure it is impossible to balance them evenly... Have we misunderstood the question? Thanks!

you need to swap the 19 to be a 20 and it works :-)

Hi Paula, can you please specify which resources you may be referring to? That way we can answer your question with all of the correct information. Many thanks!

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Looking for fun ways to get kids to do some math practice? Try these online interactive math games! They’re perfect for at-home enrichment or homework assignments. In the classroom, use them for fast finishers, or play as a group using your interactive projector or whiteboard.

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Best Online Interactive Math Games for Elementary School

It’s important to spark an interest in math at a young age and build confidence in skills quickly. Fun interactive math games are a great way to do it.

Penalty Kick

What students practice: Multi-digit multiplication

The game is simple enough: Each player takes a turn kicking a soccer ball or defending the goal. When they’re successful, they get to solve a math equation for a chance at a bonus point.

Play it: Penalty Kick at Coolmath Games

Puzzle Pics

What students practice: Basic addition and subtraction

Click and drag the puzzle pieces to answer the math questions, revealing a cool picture at the end. There are multiple versions for different skills and levels, and you can change the target sums too.

Play it: Puzzle Pics at Math Playground

Bar Graphing With Eggs

What students practice: Sorting, graphing

First, move the frying pan to catch the colored eggs as they fall from the chickens. Then, sort the eggs by pattern. Finally, use the eggs to create a basic bar graph.

Play it: Bar Graphing With Eggs at Education.com

Math Baseball

What students practice: Arithmetic skills

It’s a simple concept: Students solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division equations, then take a swing. You can change the difficulty from easy to “super brain,” so this is a game that grows with kids.

Play it: Math Baseball at Funbrain

Practice math facts with a fun squirrel who needs your help to gather as many acorns as possible!

Play it: Going Nuts at Multiplication.com

Number Bonds

What students practice: Addition and number bonds

Choose a target sum between 10 and 20. Then, aim and shoot the center number ball at one of the balls circling the track to make the target sum. Repeat until all the balls are gone.

Play it: Number Bonds at Math Playground

Candy Cashier

What students practice: Adding up money and making change

Help the monsters in your candy shop buy candy! As each monster comes in to make a purchase, add up the cost. Then, use their money to make the appropriate payment.

Play it: Candy Cashier at Math Playground

Estimation Contraption

What students practice: Estimation and addition

Estimation seems simple, but it can give some kids real trouble. Play this simple game to get practice rounding and adding numbers.

Play it: Estimation Contraption

Coin Weighing

What students practice: Comparison, weights

Students have four chances to weigh coins to determine which one is fake. In addition to practicing weights, kids have to think carefully to solve the problem.

Play it: Coin Weighing at Math Game Time

Math Pac-Man

What students practice: Arithmetic equations

Classic arcade game meets math! You’ll have to think fast to solve the equation and eat the right ghost. Try this one in pairs with one student solving and the other moving Pac-Man as fast as they can.

Play it: Math Pac-Man at Math Game Time

Canoe Puppies

Can your puppy-filled canoe beat the others to the finish line? Solve the equations quickly to paddle your way to victory. Students practice two-digit addition with this game.

Play it: Canoe Puppies at Math Playground

Kangaroo Hop

Hop from shape to shape faster than your opponents. Students need to know both 2D and 3D shapes to master this one. Kids learn geometric shapes with this game.

Play it: Kangaroo Hop at Math Game Time

Best Online Interactive Math Games for Middle School

As math becomes more challenging, it can also become more difficult to have student engagement. Entertaining math games help students sharpen their skills without feeling like a bore.

Move Here Move There

Use logical reasoning to create a path from the dark blue tile to the green target tile. Part coding, part logic game, this one is excellent for building deductive-reasoning skills.

Play it: Move Here Move There at Coolmath Games

Orbit Integers

What students learn: Adding and subtracting positive and negative integers

Can you win the space race? Students need to solve the equations faster than everyone else in the competition to soar into first.

Play it: Orbit Integers at Math Playground

Math in Music

What students practice: Real-world algebra skills

Students always ask how they’ll use math in real life, and this game gives an example. The challenge is to adjust the music tracks so they align. First, though, they have to figure out how many beats per minute in each. How will they solve the problem?

Play it: Math in Music at Get the Math

Fruit Splat

Practice identifying prime and composite numbers with this simple game. Move the target around the screen and SPLAT the fruit matching the description.

Play it: Fruit Splat at Sheppard Software

Puppy Chase

What students practice: Decimals and equivalent fractions

Click the equivalent decimal from the fraction given. The faster you find the answers, the more you move ahead to win the race!

Play it: Puppy Chase at Math Playground

Find the Quark

What students practice: Coordinate graphing

If kids have played Battleship, they’ll recognize this game. This time, they’re looking for the Quarks hidden somewhere on the board.

Play it: Find the Quark at JLab

High-Stakes Heist

What students practice: Order of operations

Crack the safe by solving an equation, one step at a time, using the correct order of operations. If you make a mistake, you can go back to the previous step to fix it.

Play it: High-Stakes Heist at ABCYa

Algebraic Reasoning Sweet Shop

What students practice: Mental math, writing equations

Using the stacks of various candies that add up to certain amounts, determine how much each individual candy is worth. This can be done as mental math or by writing out and solving equations.

Play it: Algebraic Reasoning Sweet Shop at Math Playground

Boat Coordinates

Enter the coordinates to send the boat on its way to the finish line. Stop along the way to pick up coins but be sure to avoid obstacles. You have a limited amount of time, so think fast! This game can be customized with single-quadrant or four-quadrant boards.

Play it: Boat Coordinates at MathNook

Best Online Interactive Math Games for High School

Higher-level math doesn’t have to be all work and no play. Online math games for high school students are harder to find, but these games give students the chance to practice their skills in unique ways.

Exponents Jeopardy

What students practice: Exponents

You know the drill: Pick a category, solve the equation, earn the points. Be careful though! If you’re wrong, you can lose all the points you’ve earned.

Play it: Exponents Jeopardy at Math Play

Wrecks Factor

What students practice: Factoring quadratic equations

Ships sail onto the board and wreck, displaying a quadratic equation. Factor the equation, then click and drag the correct answer to the points on the grid that surround the boat. More boats continue to arrive, and if one sinks before you solve the equation, you lose a life.

Where to find it: Wrecks Factor at Mangahigh

Math in Fashion

What students practice: Decimals, multiplication, problem-solving

See how math plays a role in fashion design as you try to alter the design of a blouse to meet the target price. This is a fun game to play together in groups so you can see how others would make the changes.

Play it: Math in Fashion at Get the Math

Transformation Golf

What students practice: Translation and transformation in a coordinate plane

Pick a transformation and then a factor choice of that transformation to get the golf ball into the hole. Includes translation, rotation, reflection, and dilation.

Play it: Transformation Golf at Hooda Math

Sortify: Angles

What students practice: Types of angles, basic geometry

Sort the cards by dragging them into bins and placing the correct label on them. Some cards need to be linked together, like those that form complementary or supplementary angles. Submit the bins to be checked and earn points for correct answers.

Play it: Sortify Angles at BrainPOP

Math in Videogames

What students practice: Graphing on a coordinate plane

Students practice graphing linear paths on a coordinate plane with this game, and keep the spaceship from crashing into the asteroid.

Play it: Math in Videogames at Get the Math

What students practice: Geometry

While not a game per se, we love the interactive site GeoGebra for creating graphs, 3D shapes, and more. It’s a perfect way to add an interactive touch to your geometry lessons.

Where to find it: GeoGebra

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Students will need to analyse the worksheet in order to recognise the hidden patterns and sequences. How it maps to the curriculum Strand: Algebra Content objective: This resource should enable a child to: identify, copy and extend patterns in colour, shape and size Suggestions for use: Together as a class, solve the Problem of the Day. Promote reasoning behind the solution. Suggestions for use: Whole class discussion by projecting onto whiteboard. Alternatively, set brainteaser challenge to groups with each group explaining the reasoning behind their problem solving solution. Alternatively, set as an independent brainteaser whereby students think think-pair-share their ideas. Senior Brainteaser - A Bit Fishy Document on a Senior Brainteaser - A bit Fishy. Recommended by PDST Numeracy Team for Maths Week Daily Brainteaser Challenge. Answers can be submitted via @PDSTNumeracy @ScoilnetPrimary. Students will need to solve and complete practical problems and tasks involving money. Strand: Measures Strand unit: Money - Euro solve and complete one-step problems and tasks involving the addition and subtraction of money solve and complete practical one-step and two-step problems and tasks involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and simple division of money Suggestions for use: Solve the Problem of the Day Brainteaser Challenge individually, in pairs or as a class. compare 'value for money' using unitary method explore value for money Junior Brainteaser - Construct 2-D Shapes Document on a Junior Brainteaser - Construct 2-D Shape. Recommended by PDST Numeracy Team for Maths Week Daily Brainteaser Challenge. Answers can be submitted via @PDSTNumeracy @ScoilnetPrimary. Students will need to work with a partner. Materials needed include 10 lollipop sticks for each pair of students. Questions included in the worksheet. Strand: Shape & Space Strand unit: 2-D Shapes combine and divide 2-D shapes to make larger or smaller shapes give simple moving and turning directions solve problems involving shape and space solve problems involving shape sort and name 2-D shapes: square, circle, triangle, rectangle sort, describe and name 2-D shapes: square, circle, triangle, rectangle use suitable structured materials to create pictures Suggestions for use: Set the Problem of the Day Brainteaser Challenge using the guided worksheet. Teacher questions and extension activity provided. construct and draw 2-D shapes identify and discuss the use of 2-D shapes in the environment identify half and quarter of shapes sort, describe, compare and name 2-D shapes: square, rectangle, triangle, circle, semicircle, oval sort, describe, compare and name 2-D shapes: square, rectangle, triangle, circle, semicircle Senior Brainteaser - Hare and Tortoise Document on a Senior Brainteaser - Hare and Tortoise Race. Recommended by PDST Numeracy Team for Maths Week Daily Brainteaser Challenge. Answers can be submitted via @PDSTNumeracy @ScoilnetPrimary. Students will need to explore the relationship between time, distance and average speed. Strand unit: Time explore the relationship between time, distance and average speed Junior Brainteaser - Geoboards & Dotted Paper Document on a Junior Brainteaser - Geoboards & Dotted Paper. Recommended by PDST Numeracy Team for Maths Week Daily Brainteaser Challenge. Answers can be submitted via @PDSTNumeracy @ScoilnetPrimary. Students will need to work with a partner and a geoboard. Strand: Number Strand unit: Fractions establish and identify half of sets to 20 establish and identify halves and quarters of sets to 20 Suggestions for use: Explain the activity to the class using the document. Ensure each pair has a geoboard to work on. Emphasis the recording of results. Encourage the communication of reasoning as to how the problem was solved. Geoboard - Maths Playground A site where students make and manipulate angles, triangles and rectangles using a geoboard and virtual rubber bands. Senior Brainteaser - Piggy Goes Shopping Document on a Senior Brainteaser - Piggy Goes Shopping. Recommended by PDST Numeracy Team for Maths Week Daily Brainteaser Challenge. Answers can be submitted via @PDSTNumeracy @ScoilnetPrimary. Students will need to explore, express and identify place value in decimal numbers to two places. Strand unit: Place Value identify place value in whole numbers and decimals read, write and order whole numbers and decimals Suggestions for use: Teachers can use the document as a guide to prepare in planning out the activity for the class. Resources for the Problem of the Day included in the document. Junior Brainteaser - Magic Square Activity Document on a Junior Brainteaser - Magic Square Activity. Recommended by PDST Numeracy Team for Maths Week Daily Brainteaser Challenge. Answers can be submitted via @PDSTNumeracy @ScoilnetPrimary. Students will need to add rows, columns and diagonals along with identifying in the incorrect number. Strand unit: Counting & Numeration count the number of objects in a set read, write and order numerals 0-199 Senior Brainteaser - Pigs and Ducks Document on a Senior Brainteaser - Pigs and Ducks. Recommended by PDST Numeracy Team for Maths Week Daily Brainteaser Challenge. Answers can be submitted via @PDSTNumeracy @ScoilnetPrimary. Students will need to explore the problem using addition, subtraction and multiplication. Strand unit: Operations add and subtract, without and with renaming, within 999 develop and recall multiplication facts within 100 Suggestions for use: Class to work with a partner on the word problem. add and subtract whole numbers and decimals (to three decimal places) without and with a calculator estimate sums, differences, products and quotients of whole numbers Junior Brainteaser - Train Task Cards Document on a Junior Brainteaser - Train Task Cards. Recommended by PDST Numeracy Team for Maths Week Daily Brainteaser Challenge. Answers can be submitted via @PDSTNumeracy @ScoilnetPrimary. This activity is adapted from the Nrich website . An interactive Cuisenaire version is available on the Nrich website. Show the pupils a ‘train’ made from three pink Cuisenaire rods. Strand unit: Length compare and order objects according to length or height develop an understanding of the concept of lengt through exploration, discussion, and use of appropriate vocabulary estimate and measure length in non-standard units Suggestions for use: Use the document as a teacher guide to the Problem of the Day Brainteaser Challenge. See related resources for the related ICT resource. estimate, compare, measure and record length using non-standard units solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving length Senior Brainteaser - Two Jug Puzzle Document on a Senior Brainteaser - Pigs and Ducks. Recommended by PDST Numeracy Team for Maths Week Daily Brainteaser Challenge. Answers can be submitted via @PDSTNumeracy @ScoilnetPrimary. Students will need to rename units of capacity in litre and millilitres and decimal or fraction form. Strand unit: Capacity rename units of capacity using decimal and fraction form Suggestions for use: Teachers can use the document as a guide to carrying out the brainteaser with their class for maths week. estimate and measure capacity using appropriate metric units rename measures of capacity PDST Numeracy manuals can be purchased through Laois Education Centre . Measures Handbook - PDST Numeracy This manual has been designed by members of the Professional Development Service for Teachers. The aim of this Teacher’s Handbook is to assist teachers in teaching the strand of Measures (infants to 6th class). This comprises the Strand Units of Length, Area, Weight, Capacity, Time and Money. This resource is intended to complement and support the implementation of the Primary School Mathematics Curriculum (PSMC) rather than replace it. Suggestions for use: Teachers should use the handbook as an instructional framework advocating methods of eliciting, supporting and extending higher-order mathematics skills such as reasoning; communicating and expressing; integrating and connecting; and applying and problem solving Matapas - PDST Lámhleabhar an Mhúinteora Mental Maths Strategies for Addition and Subtraction - PDST Handbook This manual has been designed by members of the PDST. The booklet intends to support teachers in developing addition and subtraction mental maths strategies in their classroom. The booklet explores the key properties of number and number relationships relating to addition and subtraction. , outlining practical approaches to developing an understanding of these. It also explores background knowledge for teachers and fundamental facts in relation to mental maths. A range of concrete, practical activities that will support pupils in their development of addition and subtraction mental maths strategies is also outlined. Finally, a selection of engaging and enjoyable activities to consolidate learning and provide opportunities for pupils to master addition and subtraction facts is included. Suggestions for use: Teacher handbook for Addition and Subtraction. Mental Maths Handbook - Multiplication & Division - PDST Numeracy This manual has been designed by members of the Professional Development Service for Teachers. The booklet is intended to support teachers in developing multiplication and division mental maths strategies in their classrooms. It has been designed to accompany the PDST Mental Maths workshops. Suggestions for use: Teachers can use the range of concrete, practical activities that will support pupils in their development of multiplication and division mental maths strategies are also outlined. Also included is a suggested alternative strategic sequence through which pupils may acquire their multiplication facts. Shape and Space Manual - PDST Numeracy This manual has been designed by members of the Professional Development Service for Teachers. The aim of this manual is to assist teachers in teaching the strand of Shape and Space (infants to 6th class) Suggestions for use: Teacher guidance in the teaching and learning of Shape and Space. Place Value, Decimals & Percentages: Teacher's Manual - PDST Numeracy This manual has been designed by members of the Professional Development Service for Teachers. The aim of this resource is to assist teachers in teaching the strand units of Place Value (1st to 6th class), Decimals (3rd to 6th class) and Percentages (5th and 6th class). Suggestions for use: Teacher handbook for place value. Strand unit: Decimals Suggestions for use: Teacher handbook for decimals. 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