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Maths Club and Roadshow Resources

These hands-on problem solving activities have been used in our Maths Roadshow, and may be of interest to teachers wanting to run similar maths events, maths clubs, open evenings or family-friendly maths events.

Most of the resources include a link to a printable sheet (either at the top or bottom of the page), along with teachers' resources, which offer some guidance on how the activity can be used with students. Many of the activites require some sort of equipment, mostly dice, counters or multilink, so you might find this equipment list helpful.

Resources by Key Stage

Age 5 to 7

KS1 Roadshow

These hands-on activities are ideally suited to Key Stage 1 children.

Age 7 to 11

KS2 Roadshow

These hands-on activities are ideally suited to Key Stage 2 children.

Age 11 to 14

KS3 Roadshow

These hands-on activities are ideally suited to Key Stage 3 students.

Age 14 to 16

KS4 Roadshow

These hands-on activities are ideally suited to Key Stage 4 students.



If you have access to computers or tablets, you may find these interactive tasks useful:

Primary
Secondary

You may also find suitable resources which focus on developing key mathematical skills in the following collections:

Be a Mathematician (Primary)
Thinking Mathematically (Secondary)

You may also find suitable resources which focus on developing mathematical habits of mind in the following collections:

Primary
Secondary

If you've enjoyed working on these problems, you may like to take a look at Wild Maths, where you'll be encouraged to be a creative mathematician.

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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