Awesomenicity® | Primary Maths Resources

If you are looking for a start-of-term ice breaker, this open ended task can tell you a lot about how your students approach maths!

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If you're already back in your classroom, here's a fun riddle to start off your lesson! Riddles help students stretch their thinking and build flexible, creative problem-solving skills. They're also a fun way to spark discussion!

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This week's holiday quiz theme is countries! Can you figure out which country is shown in each image? 🤫 DM us your answers.

Did you know? Non-maths related puzzles and brainteasers boost mathematical thinking by sharpening logic, pattern spotting and problem-solving skills!

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What patterns and connections can your students find with this investigation into multiples of 3?

🌟 To challenge your students further:
- Make 5 two-digit multiples of 3 with the numbers.
- Can they make 5 two-digit multiples of 2 or 4? Why or why not?

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Deep mathematical understanding doesn’t happen overnight. When we create space for students to explore, question, and make connections, we’re watering the ideas that grow confident, capable learners.

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This investigation into multiples of 5 gives students the chance to explore, question, and make connections.

Introducing multiples through inquiry, rather than as abstract number sentences, encourages deep thinking, rich discussion, and real understanding that sticks.

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Manipulatives students the chance to understand the ‘why’, not just remember the ‘how’. Too often, we rush learners to the abstract without building strong conceptual understanding. Using manipulatives allows students to see the maths, explore patterns, and develop lasting connections.

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Explore composites and primes with this fun investigation.

You could make this activity more challenging by allowing the numbers to be used once only.

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Here’s a small twist on a classic algebraic thinking activity. Can students replace the flowers with either operations or numbers? How many different ways can they get it to work?

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Using jokes and riddles as provocations are always a fun way to introduce a new concept. Find out what students know about lines from their giggles (or rolling of eyes) and explanations.

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Here's a fun way to encourage your students to apply addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills and develop their flexible thinking and mathematical curiosity!

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This is a great number talk for exploring number flexibility. Adapt it to focus on division and multiplication by specifying that the groups must be equal. Or keep the focus on addition, subtraction as they explore different ways to make 12.

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What's the strangest thing you've found yourself saying?

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Have a little fun with these foodie fractions!

Students could make one pizza with all toppings to explore equivalent fractions or create 3 different pizzas to simply create fractions.

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Thank you! We love number talks. Such a powerful way to get students thinking deeply and flexibly. We use a wide variety, like visual representations, estimation, open questions & prompts to share multiple strategies. If you scroll through the posts the last one I posted was the 'Go Fishing' one.

It’s always inspiring to see the creative ways students group, count and find clever visual patterns. These moments reveal so much about how they think and learn. Maths is full of wonder when you see it through their eyes!

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We are excited to have UDL expert, Katie Novak, joining us for our next QuickCollab.

If you are interested in how you can incorporate more UDL practices in your teaching, feel free to join us!

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Here’s a fun exponent challenge to spark some creative thinking!

Add extra challenges like, finding the largest odd or even total or smallest odd or even totals.

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Earth Day & maths make a great pair!

How many different strategies can your students share? What connections and ideas do they have for your class?

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Empower your students to think, talk, and reason like mathematicians with one powerful 'because' at a time!

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Spark inquiry, curiosity and discussion with this fun quadrilaterals inquiry.

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One day we will get to that cuppa while it is still hot!

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Can your students crack these challenges?

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