Maths Week 2025 Resources by Oide

Esti-Mystery

jct2 — 2025-09-15 09:04:12 UTC

This activity will create rich math discussions as students work with number, estimation and a sense of mystery.

Battle Boats

jct2 — 2025-09-16 09:46:14 UTC

In this activity, students build coordinate plane proficiency through a guess-the-location-style game.

Laser Challenge

jct2 — 2025-09-16 10:46:13 UTC

In this activity, students use angles to adjust lasers and mirrors as they seek to hit all three targets in a series of challenges.

For younger students, this may serve as an excellent introduction to thinking about angle measure. For older students, this offers a chance to think critically about the properties of angles, lines, and reflections.

Mini Golf

jct2 — 2025-09-16 10:49:57 UTC

In this activity students practice graphing coordinates in a game of mini golf.

Matching Card Game

jct2 — 2025-09-16 11:05:44 UTC

In this activity, students practice adding integers in the context of a card game. The goal of the game is to create two groups of cards, each with the same sum. Whoever uses the most cards wins!

Bullseye

jct2 — 2025-09-16 11:13:13 UTC

In this activity students use ordered pairs to represent locations on a coordinate grid in a game of bullseye.

Transformation Tetris

jct2 — 2025-09-16 12:03:05 UTC

This activity encourages students to learn about/revise transformation geometry while playing Tetris and could be run as an individual, class or whole school activity or competition during Maths Week.

Are you ready to tangram?

jct2 — 2025-09-16 13:20:05 UTC

Tangrams bring maths to life, building students’ skills in spatial reasoning, symmetry, fractions, and problem-solving through creative, hands-on exploration.

Maths Week Countdown

jct2 — 2025-09-16 13:50:23 UTC

The Countdown Numbers Game is a great way to celebrate Maths Week, challenging students to use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to reach a target number. It promotes quick thinking, flexible problem solving, and a touch of competitive excitement—making maths engaging for learners of all strengths.

Virtual Escape Room

jct2 — 2025-09-16 13:54:43 UTC

Math Express

When entering this room, you will be stuck with calculations to solve and will definitely have to think a bit in order to escape.

You have 30 minutes to escape!

You need to click your way around to find clues to escape the room.

(suitable from 1st year onwards)

Publicly available from roomescapemaker.com

The Great Maths Week Challenge

jct2 — 2025-09-17 10:09:56 UTC

Add a maths-focused crossword to your Maths Week plans to boost mathematical literacy. This resource includes a word bank to support access and challenge. Solution included.

The Great Maths Week Challenge Crossword (Digital Version)

jct2 — 2025-09-17 10:33:22 UTC

Whole School Activity Ideas

jct2 — 2025-09-17 13:19:37 UTC

Here are some suggested activities that could be rolled out at whole-school level to get everyone involved in Maths Week.

Amplify Junior Cycle Escape

jct2 — 2025-09-18 15:56:06 UTC

This Escape room includes questions and problems linked directly to the Junior Cycle Specification. It is geared predominantly at second and third year students but could be used to challenge with TY or ordinary level Senior Cycle classes. Students can do this activity alone or work in pairs. Students will need a digital device. Students should be encouraged to do rough work for all questions.

To successfully escape all the rooms for students will need some understanding of Number, Algebra, Probability, Statistics and Geometry

Students should be encouraged to use previous class notes.

This resource was adopted and edited from an Escape room created by Pearson Maths, UK. The link to the original is: Year 7 Term 1 Intervention Escape Room • Activity by Amplify Classroom

jct2 — 2025-09-19 11:13:04 UTC

This is a quiz containing 5 rounds testing students' ability to recall, define, associate and explain mathematical concepts. It is likely suitable for 3rd Year Higher Level students or Senior Cycle students.

The Imitation Game TY Maths Activities

jct2 — 2025-09-19 14:51:12 UTC

This PowerPoint presentation includes a number of mathematical activities exploring codes, ciphers, and problem-solving that could be used with a TY group after/while watching The Imitation Game. These build on their Junior Cycle learning while encouraging engagement across the TY student dimensions — fostering personal growth, developing as learners, exploring career links in mathematics, and working collaboratively.

Ideas for the Level 2 Learning Programme (L2LP)

jct2 — 2025-09-19 20:55:53 UTC

Check out the following ideas for celebrating Maths Week. They link directly to elements of the L2LP Numeracy PLU and promote hands-on learning.

Escape Room With 3 Different Levels (On Paper)

jct2 — 2025-09-22 08:57:37 UTC

A fun escape room designed by the Scottish Mathematics Council, which promotes problem solving skills and collaboration. It has three levels so students can choose which level of difficulty they wish to pursue. Solutions are attached also.

Destination STEM

jct2 — 2025-09-22 09:04:21 UTC

Destination STEM is a UK based website that provides support, advice, and opportunities to help students explore pathways into careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, develop their skills, and connect them with employers

Transum Digital Puzzles

jct2 — 2025-09-22 09:20:31 UTC

Lots of digital puzzles catering to various levels of ability

MathIsFun Digital Puzzles

jct2 — 2025-09-22 09:22:15 UTC

Lots of fun digital puzzles catering to different abilities.

Career-linked Maths Activities

jct2 — 2025-09-22 09:53:36 UTC

The UK-based Advanced Mathematics Support Programme 'showcases maths in different careers. Each video is also linked to one or more activities, so students can get a real taste of what the career may entail and where maths is used daily in these careers.'

The Daily Challenge - Maths Week Edition

jct2 — 2025-09-22 15:54:33 UTC

This PowerPoint offers a set of fun maths puzzles ideal for daily starters, group challenges, or Maths Week activities - designed to spark curiosity, discussion, and problem-solving. Notes are included with the slides with suggested target groups, sample solutions and ideas for scaffolding the activity.

Maths Treasure Hunt

jct2 — 2025-09-23 09:12:08 UTC

This treasure hunt, brings students around the school, it is easily adaptable to suit any size school. It could also be used as a quiz or relay race.