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.

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.

Some Summertime fun - a bingo game for all the class featuring a mixture of calculation skills and one important (sneaky but useful) feature... you can control who wins! The file contains 15 bingo cards and assorted questions, but you will need to see the details on the mathsticks site to see exactly how this works. http://www.mathsticks.com/resource/1101/total-control-bingo Please add a comment, or vote.

A very enjoyable two person game to help children reinforce their knowledge of times tables, Particularly focused on 6x, 7x, 8x and 9x tables.File includes game instructions but more info available at http://www.mathsticks.com/resource/1109/hard-times Please comment on whether or not you find this useful.

Here are 16 matchstick puzzles to give children plenty of practice reasoning about and using Roman Numerals. There are four puzzles on each page making it easy to cut into smaller, individual, activity/puzzle cards. The puzzles are ideal if combined with real sticks (match or craft sticks), so the children can attempt each puzzle multiple times. Working with partner would also be beneficial. While an ideal in-class activity, I know of many teachers who have used these as part of homework or as activities for a Maths/Games Club.

This Times Tables game is based on connect four. Children roll a dice, multiply it by a given number and find the product on the game sheet. So far, so simple… However, there are a few MATHSTICKS tweaks. Firstly, the numbers aren’t random. We’ve made grids with products in families so children are encouraged to see the connections between the different multiplication ‘families’. For example, the first set of grids features multiples of 2x, 5x and 10x… This encourages the children to talk to each other about the different products they can see and how they are related. Another grid is formed from the 2x, 4x and 8x ‘family’. If children spend time looking for and discussing the connections and patterns, they will be better placed to think about larger numbers (see the last set of grids). This has a direct, positive impact on their understanding and fluency. Secondly, we suggest using a labelled tray in which to roll the dice. If the children are working with the 3x, 6x and 9x grids, a labelled tray (or box lid) enables them to roll an ordinary dice into the tray – where the dice lands is important! Players multiply the dice number by the number where the dice rests. Checkout the video to see how this works. Thirdly, the grids are ‘double-ended’ so children can play at opposite sides of a table. They colour their own grid, and the winner is the first with four in a row in any direction. Encourage the children to discuss how they know they are correct and what strategy they used to calculate. Have fun. o------o Please rate and comment if you use this and your children gain something from it. Thanks.

Get your children working (and talking) together by letting them work on these ‘matchstick puzzles’. We’ve pulled together 19 of our favourite ‘stick‘ puzzles and formatted them so they can be printed and cut into separate puzzle cards. Children can work on them with craft sticks, toothpicks, cotton buds, strips of card… or even on a whiteboard or scrap paper. This is a great way to explore thinking skills and problem-solving approaches. The 9-page download includes: 8 (traditional) move 2 sticks to make 4 squares/triangles 7 original Roman Numeral puzzles 4 tricky digit calculation puzzles

Here’s a ‘friendly’ way to count on Monster. This clean, simple, number resource is designed to enable young children to develop their understanding of number recognition and counting. It can be used as a display poster, desktop counting resource or a direct counting activity. This simple visual number line from mathsticks.com offers a wealth of maths activities and/or assessment opportunities. Combine the three pages to make one tall poster showing numbers from zero to 10. Cut each page into horizontal strips so children can sort or count the monster-lines. Children can match a quantity of counters to a monster-line. Cut away the digit labels and have the children put the monster-lines in order. Cut away the digit labels and ask the children to re-label the monster-lines. The monster-lines have been designed with a visual break after the fifth one. This makes number combinations easy to recognise: 6 is 5 and 1; 7 is 5 and 2; 8 is 5 and 3; etc

Like our other counting number resources this one is designed to help young children get to grips with number recognition and aspects of counting. We have a series of fun ‘superhero’ images which illustrate the numbers from 0 to 10. As usual, we have a built-in a break between the fifth and sixth image to better support counting and understanding. You can use this maths resource as a poster, or as a table activity. If you cut the pages into separate strips the children can sort, count and order them. If you remove the digit labels on the end of each strip, the children can… arrange the lines of superheroes in order, match them with counters, peg them onto a number line, or re-label them.

Not your usual 'Follow Me&' cards! These are top quality images to really engage your children. The activity/game works in the usual way, but the resource itself is second to none (think 'Marks & Spencers'). Give it a go - quality resources = quality learning!

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

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.

The pdf file contains three grids of numbers. The children have to find a line of three numbers that total 15. Numbers are not used twice, and correct answers will form a symmetrical pattern. If the sheets are laminated the children can work together with white-board pens. The file includes three grids and answers. For further details see http://www.mathsticks.com/resource/1110/make-15

Gold, Silver and Bronze 'Maths Champion&' medals - perfect as reward stickers, either for a wall display; or for children to wear, stick in their books or take home.

A simple board game for two players to reinforce number bonds to 10. Ideal partner activity or as a fun homework 'task'. If you find this useful please comment. Cheers.

Two place value resource sheets; one for HTU and one for ThHTU. Children have to identify numbers from the Christmas labels and select them from a list. A useful assessment activity. Please let me know how this works for you. For more details see http://www.mathsticks.com/resource/1111/christmas-place-value-labels

A set of 20 multi-step written problems, designed to offer appropriate challenge for Y2 and Y3 children. An excellent activity when children work together on mini whiteboards. The focus is on 'mathematical talk' and the decisions the children make. Print the file and cut into strips - each containing one problem. Give each child a slip, and ask them to take turns to read their problem and discuss how it could be attacked. Encourage them to explain what mathematical functions they think they need in order to solve the problem, and to decide on the order of those functions.

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 mathsticks figure and two mathematical statements. The first statement 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 higher value – product or sum! However, the educational value doesn’t end there… The statements offer four different mathematical elements (or categories): product sum factors addends This game is ideal for Key Stage 2 children who have a reasonable understanding of multiplication facts and addition strategies. The download features extensive teacher notes and a set of 36 printable cards.

‘Top Trumps’ meets Times Tables in this Buildings-themed game. The download contains instructions and 27 different cards. Each card features four Times Tables calculations. Children play, using normal Top Trump rules, by choosing a calculation - the larger product wins the cards. How many different buildings can you collect?

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