Maths Ideas Create your own version of the TV show ‘Countdown’ to play with members of your family. Aim for a target number!
Play multiplication Bingo! One person can be the ‘caller’ the rest of the family can cross off the answers when they are shouted. E.g. ‘6 x 8’ – If someone has 48 then they can cross it off.
Create a giant board game outside on the patio, use people as the counters.
Play the ‘Yes / No’ game. Place items in a bag/box. Ask questions about sides, edges etc.
Multiplication hopscotch – Chalk out a hopscotch grid outside, place multiplication questions/ answers in each square and call them out as you play.
Telling the time (outside) – chalk out a giant clock, the children can then be the hands of the clock. Battleships – draw a grid with coordinates and guess where the ‘ships’ are.
Create a timetable of your ideal day at home, include a range of different activities.
Play a board game with someone in your house. Or create one of your own!
Get baking! Measure your ingredients accurately. Can you convert them from g – kg?
Measure the rooms in your house, for each room write the area and perimeter. Draw a ‘floor plan’ to go with your work.
Plan a holiday (including costs) for a family to a place of your choosing. Include, travel, accommodation, meals/food and entertainment.
Find out about all the jobs that use Maths. Pick one and explain why Maths is important.
Find a recipe. Scale up/down to make enough for 4, 8 or 12 people.
Plan a day trip to … for … people. Add up the cost of the day including, travel, food and activities. Create ‘Maths artwork’ using only regular polygons. Name and describe each polygon.
Record how long you walk for each day. Work out the average walk length for the week.
Using an online supermarket website, create a shopping list to feed a family of 4 for a week using a budget of £50.
In your house, find examples of the following types of angles: acute, right, obtuse, reflex.
Create worded problems for family members using the four rules: addition, subtraction, multiplication & division.
Be the banker in a game of Monopoly ensuring you calculate change accurately.
Record the outside temperature over a week. Create a line graph.
