Mathsmoves

This resource contains 72 Christmas reasoning activities at three levels for the 5 to 11 age range. Problems and games engage pupils and get them thinking through tasks such as planning a party, comparing foot length and height to reindeer lengths, the speed at which Santa travels around the world and which table to sit at to get the most chocolate.

Get into the festive spirit while providing your students with the opportunity to apply reasoning to math tasks in the days leading up to Christmas. They can be used at the start of each day, or when there is a convenient slot. Alternatively, they can be incorporated into the daily math lesson. Paired work is encouraged since the discussions that result when working together help to clarify students’ thoughts and ideas. Each slide contains notes that give advice on how to use the activities, wha

Get into the festive spirit while providing your students with the opportunity to apply reasoning to math tasks in the days leading up to Christmas. They can be used at the start of each day, or when there is a convenient slot. Alternatively, they can be incorporated into the daily math lesson. Paired work is encouraged since the discussions that result when working together help to clarify students’ thoughts and ideas. Each slide contains notes that give advice on how to use the activities, w

Get into the festive spirit while providing your students with the opportunity to apply reasoning to maths tasks in the days leading up to Christmas. They can be used at the start of each day, or when there is a convenient slot. Alternatively, they can be incorporated into the daily maths lesson. Paired work is encouraged since the discussions that result when working together help to clarify students’ thoughts and ideas. Each slide contains notes that give advice on how to use the activities,