A set of 20 Bingo Boards featuring Roman Numerals together with calling cards. A fun way to help children reinforce how Roman Numerals are written. Great group activity, or can be used with whole class. If you find this useful please comment.

A collection of 8 Mini desk-sized number lines useful for KS1 and KS2. These are simple, plain number lines suitable for one-to-one work or demonstrations. The set includes five of each of the following: 0-10, 1-10, 1-10 with halves, 0-20, 1-20, 0-100, and -10 to +10 in both horizontal and vertical format. See mathsticks.com for images. They have been very popular in many classrooms, particularly the -10 to +10 ones. Please rate and comment. Thanks.

The Mathematics Medicine booklet consists of 8 pages of maths problems suitable for Year 3 children. The booklet uses the idea of a weird ‘medicine’ recipe from Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine. In this maths resource, George’s teacher has designed his own weird medicine and the ingredients are all hidden inside this book of problems. The children are presented with a series of problems and puzzles, each of which is based on a calculation skill linked to the National Curriculum. As they solve the problems they will reveal the strange ingredient’s in their teachers recipe. Have fun. Note - this works best when printed as an A5 (folding) booklet - there are instructions on the pdf for this. Alos see mathsticks.com for more information. Please rate!

Here are four MathDoku, or KenKen type puzzles. We've simplified the more traditional version so that this only includes addition. The idea is for the children to work in pairs to complete each 5x5 grid, following the simple rules: - the numbers entered into each 'cell' (squares marked out by darker lines) should total the clue number in the top left-hand corner; - only the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are used; - like Sudoku, numbers only appear on each row or column once. The worksheet here includes four KenKen puzzles (together with answers).

This fun game uses 'Top Trumps' style cards to enable children to practice addition and multiplication strategies while reinforcing correct mathematical vocabulary. There are 36 cards; each featuring an image of a mathstick figure and two mathematical statements. The first statment on each card is an addition and the other a multiplication. While playing a Top Trumps type game, the children challenge each other as to whose card displays the higer value - product or sum! However, the educational value does not end there... The statements offer four different mathematical elements (or categories), as well as the product or the sum, players can also use individual factors or addends. This game is ideal for Key Stage 2 children who have a reasonable understanding of multiplication facts and addition strategies. The download features my teacher notes and a set of 36 printable cards. Full details at www.mathsticks.com

This is a very useful maths games based on ‘number properties’. It’s an ideal activity because it puts the learning in the hands of the children and encourages good language (speaking and listening) skills and cooperative ‘play’. The download includes a set of ‘clue cards’ and a set of 1 to 25. Children work in pairs to use the clue cards to help them identify a single number from within the 1-25 set. Great for logical thinking. Further details and illustrations at www.mathsticks.com

This decimal bingo game gives children lots of practice adding decimals and doesn't feel like it relies too much on luck. The children can use a host of mental math strategies while playing; so it's not just a 'hunt and cover' game. The pdf file includes two sets of 6 game boards. One set uses numbers to only one decimal place, the remaing set stretches to two decimal places. There are nine different 'target' cards displaying a 'Bingo number' of either 1, 1.5 or 2. Each child has their own 'Decimals bingo board' and a set of counters. Each 'Decimal board' displays a set of 14 decimal numbers. The game plays like normal bingo except that playrs cover two numbers on each go - the numbers which give a total of the bingo number drawn. Full details (and illustrations) are on my www.mathsticks.com website.

27 cards featuring shape related words. The game is for two players, a 'reader' and a 'guesser' The object of the game is for the 'reader' to help his/her partner to identify the correct vocabulary word on the card by describing the word as clearly as possible without using any of the 'Taboo words. For more details and images check out httph://www.mathsticks.com

What’s a really fun way to match a quantity to its numeral? … Do it with penguins! This download features a set of o-10 numbered penguins and a set of 0-10 eggs. Match the number to the quantity. What makes it special is the choice of ‘eggs’. Some are set out as a pattern to aid recognition (subitising), while another set consists of random patterns to focus on counting. The penguins are special too… they feature different colours to indicate odd or even numbers. This activity works well alongside numicon resources, and can be used as a teaching activity or a game. We also include a matching penguin numberline, too.

This 23-page eBook contains two, engaging, colourful multiplication games. Each is focused on helping children to develop both automaticity and fluency with their Times Tables facts from 2x upto 12x. The first game focuses primarily on understanding and using multiplication facts. The second game draws out connections between families of facts to further support fluency and understanding. Each game is perfect for independent paired work.

Here’s a set of 40  ‘Challenge on Arrival’ cards with a focus on multiplication. The resource consists of a series of different  challenge ‘cards’ suitable for children in Key-Stage 2. The cards come in sets of 4, each set having different multiplication calculations. When the children arrive in the classroom in the morning (or at the start of a maths session) its useful to make good use of that time. Some teachers use Challenge on Arrival task, (sometimes called “Bell Work”). These are short, self contained tasks, maths challenges which the children complete as soon as they arrive. These challenges are useful since they enable children to put themselves quickly into a mathematical frame of mind from the very start of the session. They can also provide assessment opportunities and initial ‘talking points’ once the session starts. Some maths challenges rely on repetition, and can be uninteresting. The mathsticks Challenges are different. With our maths challenges… marking is negligible explaining what to do is simple the tasks are varied and interesting so each day is different there are enough challenges to cater for different abilities The 10 pages of Challenges each feature a set of Multiplication challenge grids. Each page is divided into 4 ‘cards’ and each card contains an incomplete 4-column grid. The children complete each grid (on their own or with a partner). The grids are designed so that as well as calculating the children have to use their reasoning skills. For example, in most grids a number of the ‘Header’ values are missing and the children will have to use their knowledge of multiplication and division facts to complete these. On each grid there are five selected numbers, these need to be transferred to the final column and the last challenge is to sum all of these numbers. This final addition calculation produces a Check Number. For ease of marking, this is the only number needed to determine if specific calculations are correct. The download comes with detailed teaching points and an answer key.

This collection of Number Squares has been designed to support children’s understanding of number order and place value. The materials use three strategies to do this. Almost every teacher uses a 100 Square to support their children’s understanding of number. But how do you know that your children have a clear understanding of ‘number’ and are not simply regurgitating numerals in order? Firstly - One very effective way is to use different sized number squares. This resource features eight different 5 x 5 grids and eight 6 x 6 grids. There are missing numbers and the children have to complete the grids, but only in the white spaces! This helps them to focus on the patterns within the numbers rather than just running mindlessly through the counting numbers… filling squares in without really thinking, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9… Working with different number squares mean children will discover new patterns (or see old patterns in new ways) and develop a better sense of number order. This leads directly to better understanding and improved fluencey. Secondly - Working with larger grids with the numbers in ‘standard’ order The resource contains eight different 10 x 10 grids with the number running in the ‘usual’ left-right formation. Again, only the white spaces need to be filled in - leading the children to focus directly on the number sequences rather. Thirdly - Using girds where the number order is unexpected We include a further sixteen different 10 x 10 grids with the numbers starting in different corners and running in different directions, right to left, up to down and down to up! Children who successfully work with these number grids will really enhance their understanding of number order and number properties.

This is an engaging problem solving activity for children aged 6-8. This resource consists of a square ‘box’ template and an image of a number of domino. Children need to work with a set of real dominoes and find the ones in the images. First, they can match the real dominoes to the illustrations on the right hand side of the sheet. Next, they need to re-arrange the four dominoes on the square template so that the spots on each side** total a given number**. Working with the activity will involve the children in using their calculation skills as well as thinking carefully about where (and how) the dominoes are best placed. Once correctly placed in the square all four sides should total the given number. The downloadable materials offer different problems where the total is 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The final section consists of six separate pages (twelve different problems) where the total is 10.

This is a 60+ page pdf eBook bursting with over 56 different, highly colourful, themed, Game Boards – all easily adaptable to any maths area. As you would expect the quality of these game boards is very high, each with new images or layouts, each with images of such high quality you could use them in on an IWB or print them at much larger than the A4 format. The themed game boards can easily adapted to suit any mathematical concept, and/or the children could be encouraged to create their own rules using the game boards. Most are suited to Key Stage 1 or early Key Stage 2. However, they could be adapted for older children too! The book includes a mix of full colour and black and white game boards – but all can be printed black and white if you prefer. All the game boards are A4, but could be printed at for A3 if you wish. Note, the images generally stretch to the edge of the paper so you may need to print on a full page setting.

For over six years Mathsticks has been creating great maths resources. This special festive pack holds all of our ‘Christmas‘ maths resources from 2010 to 2016. That’s 270 pages of games, puzzles, maths problems and teaching activities (over 120 different resources!) and is a combination of six different mathsticks Christmas eBooks. The pack includes: over 30 festive games more than 50 engaging puzzles over 26 fascinating problems a further 14 different Christmas (and/or Star Wars) related resources 120 different Festive resources across 270 pages. This is 6 years worth of material in one huge download.

This Roman Numerals activity gives children the chance to focus on the different letters used by the Roman’s to create numbers. The activity consists of a series of word labels. Each word contains letters that make specific numbers. For example, in the word ‘drive’, the letters DIV would make the number 504: D R IV E The challenge is for the children to find the Roman number “hidden” in each of the words, and to put the words in order. The download contains four different sets of 6 word cards, instructions and answers.

One of our favourite resources - high quality images make this a very engaging game. The children have to match 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p 20p and 50p coin values to the prices on stamps. Can be used as an assessment activity or as a full-blown bingo game. Take a look at it, I'm sure you and your children will love this. Please rate it and let me know how it works out for you.

This calculator activity is my development of one which was published as part of the National Numeracy Strategy in 1999. It has a dual focus; the first one (as you might expect) is to involve the children in accurately using a calculator. The second is to engage the children in reading numerical vocabulary. The download file contain a series of 32 individual question cards. Print out, and then cut up into separate cards Let the children work in pairs, give each pair a number of cards, and a calculator. In their pairs the children take it in turns to be the ‘reader’ and the ‘calculator’. The ‘reader’ selects a card and calls out the numbers (keeping the ‘Check’ value hidden). Their partner listens carefully and enters the numbers into the calculator, adding them in the process. Once complete, the child with the calculator reveals the total, if it matches the ‘Check’ value on the card they know the reader and the calcuator user were both accurate. They can keep the card. If the sum and the ‘Check’ number does not match they should replace the card in order to repeat it again later. The children swap roles and continue until all of their cards have been used. Further details at www.mathsticks.com

This is a Christmas number-crossword worksheet. There are 27 clues the majority of which (19) concern doubling and halving. This is a two page file:- a question sheet and (importantly) the answers! The activity is useful for calculation practice, as a registration activity or even take-home material. Full details and images at http://www.mathsticks.com

Here are 16 of our favourite dice games in a 41 page eBook. The maths games focus on addition, subtraction and multiplication for both KS1 and KS2 children. Most of the games have beautifully designed game boards (some have multiple versions of the boards) together with clear instructions and additional ideas for further adaptation and development.

Tens Frames and Number Bonds materials The resource consists of images of tens-frames using cars rather than counters. Each image depicts a set of cars in a car park. The arrangement of the vehicles creates a pair of numbers which total 10. A set of Number Sentence cards can be used so the children can label the tens-frames. The resource also includes a blank ‘car park’ tens-frame and associated images of cars so children can create their own combinations and problems.