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This book includes 12 core activities for children as they make the transition from foundation stage to year 1.  Each activity has an extension tasks, opportunities to encourage children to think mathematically without resorting to worksheets, simplifications and suggestions for developing ideas, resource lists and...

Each book in this series, suitable for Years 3 to 6, provides a bank of 30 photocopiable activities and games to help children develop strategies for using and applying their mathematical knowledge in a variety of contexts. The ideas can be used with any other maths resource.
This book investigates shape and...

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Shape Folding Videos

These videos are taken from the Maths Careers website and demonstrate how to create a series of recognisable shapes from an A4 piece of paper. Each video lasts approximately 90 seconds, the shapes made include:

• Isosceles triangle
• Equilateral triangle
• Square
• Kites
• ...

Shape Games for Students Aged 11-13

Published by BEAM, these games provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge of shape and space. The games, all taken from the Maths of the month series, and their mathematical content are: *Angle estimation game - estimating and measuring angles *Isosceles triangle game - playing against a partner to...

Shape Games for Students Aged 3-5

A selection of mathematics games for use with early years students, published by BEAM. They include problems and puzzles, cross-curricular activities and resources to develop spatial awareness and pattern recognition. The activities, with their mathematical content, are: *Butterflies - using counters to make...

Shape Games for Students Aged 5-7

Published by BEAM, these games provide opportunities for students to develop their knowledge and understanding of shape and space. The three games, all taken from the Maths of the Month series, are: *Play people - matching numbers to objects *Shapes - counting sides of shapes and recognising numerals *Three in a...

Shape Games for Students Aged 7-9

A selection of resources, published by BEAM, for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities and resources to practise and consolidate students' understanding of shape and space. *Fishy codes - decoding using co-ordinates *...

Shape Games for Students Aged 9-11

Published by BEAM, these games provide opportunities for students to practise and consolidate their knowledge and understanding of shape and space. The three games, with their mathematical content, are: *Angles - identifying right, acute and obtuse angles in shapes *Coordinates grid game - generating co-ordinates...

Shape Match

This game, aimed at primary level involves recognising and matching 2D shapes. The game consists of a track with a 'shopping list' of shapes for each player. Players start in the bottom left-hand corner and move a single counter around the board. The idea is that children take it in turns to roll a dice and move...