Cool maths puzzles

A great blog post from Erin of the 'E is For Explore' blog, with ten fun, magic maths puzzles...

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/07/21/10-magical-math-puzzles

Maths games...

Always on the look-out for a new maths game or two?

Here are some suggestions from Leigh Langton via the Corkboard Connections blog

MEASUREMENT: length and area

Just a short week of activities to refresh the pupils' prior knowledge and give them opportunities to add to their skills with using length and area.

LEVEL THREE ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVES - specific learning outcomes:
* Use correct units for measurements – mm, cm, m, km.
* Convert from one unit to another.
* Solve problems using measurement.
* Estimate length or area sensibly.
* Know the units of area.
* Find the perimeter of a shape.
* Find the area of a shape including irregular shapes.



I will use adaptations of the units available in the Level Three lesson activities from NZ Maths:
Stepping Out - make estimates of lengths between 50cm-1.5m; measure lengths in cm and m; convert between cm and m
Paper Planes - measure accurately using mm, cm and m
Perplexing Perimeters - measure accurately using standard units; perform addition calculations to find perimeters of objects
Giant Mystery - measure accurately using mm and cm
How Do You Measure This? - a range of practical, problem-solving activities

Free maths posters

Here is a set of free PDF posters, great for starter activities or one-off tasks that get the children thinking!

Poster set (click on a poster to open the files) from Teaching Ideas (UK)