꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Surprise your friends and family with this mathematical Christmas card! Instructions Students select 6 colours for their diagram. A suggested key is below but students can feel free to use their own colours. Cut out a key for each student to colour in (see Key Cards) Students colour in the key, so they know which colour represents which number solution. Students then complete each calculation in the image and colour it with the correct colour. All calculations use basic arithmetic of + - × ÷ with a few calculations using two operations. They can then add their own decorations to the card and write a festive message inside. Send it to a friend or family member for Christmas wishing them a very Merry Christma(th)s! ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳

꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳ Help Santa herd his reindeer in time for Christmas by using Pythagoras’ Theorem to determine the distance they are from Santa’s sleigh. Suitable for KS3 who are already familiar with Pythagoras’ theorem. All solutions are provided (in surd form and to 3 decimal places) Merry Christma(th)s!!! ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳

꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Draw the reflection of the 10 different Christmas shapes on a pair of + axes. The line of reflection is always the y-axis (vertical). The Christmas shapes vary in difficulty: Present (Easy) Tree Bauble (Medium) Pudding NEW! Snowman Santa (Hard) Reindeer Angel Cracker NEW! Snowflake (Expert) Once students have completed the reflection, make sure they decorate it! One example of each are provided which can be useful to help students finish them. **Merry Christma(th)s! ** ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳

꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Solve maths problems to help Santa get ready for Christmas Eve! These puzzles could be grouped together or used individually. As always, answers are provided. Merry Christma(th)s!! Puzzle Descriptions: ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳ Where’s Rudolph?! Help Santa find all of his reindeer! The reindeer are placed around a + set of axes so students will have to use their knowledge of coordinates to write the location of each of them. Look out for Rudolph! Bonus activity: Working in pairs, students can plot the location of presents around the axes e.g. a present is located at (4, -5). Students can then draw different presents in these locations. ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳ Sleigh Ride Help Santa deliver the presents to the house at the centre of the maze. Students can complete the maze and then write a set of directions so that he can find the house next Christmas. Bonus activity: After completing the maze, students can write a Christmas story describing his journey. ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳

꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Crack the code to reveal the Christmas Secret! The festive message is written using a Pigpen cipher This is provided along with a hint on how to decipher the code. As always, a full solution is provided. Challenge yours-elf this Christmas! Merry Christma(th)s!! ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳

꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Create your own Present (easy), Christmas tree (medium), or Angel (hard) using the nets provided. This is a fun, creative, mathematical activity that is a real joy for students during the run up to Christmas. A full set of instructions is provided as well as a list of what you need. Get creative by using other craft supplies to make these baubles really sparkle! **Merry Christma(th)s! ** ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳

This chess board can be used to facilitate learning both in class and at home. Chess is an accessible game that practices many areas of the curriculum from translation, alpha-numeric coordinates, using key terminology around number, and shape. It also helps to develop learning skills such as following instructions and memorising rules. Suggested uses: Print and laminate to use as a gameboard between pairs Crop the image into a slideshow presentation Crop the image into an interactive slide Print, laminate and pin to a display board This resource is part of the Head Start Ultimate Free Printables Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934415

This negative number line can be used to facilitate learning both in class and at home. Many areas of the curriculum require knowledge of negative numbers including the four operations, real life problems with negative numbers, order of operations and ordering numbers. From my experience, vertical negative number lines can encourage a deeper understanding of the concepts of operations with negative numbers, as well as their application to more real life problems such as temperature, where the scale is usually vertical. Suggested uses: Print out each A4 page and cut out each diagram. Stick each diagram together using the tab to create a large vertical display of negative numbers. Note: Each diagram is around 20cm tall so printing full size will extend over 2m. If this is too large, print 2 pages per page. This resource is part of the Head Start Ultimate Free Printables Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934415

These blank 2- and 3-set Venn diagrams can be used to facilitate learning both in class and at home. Venn diagrams are introduced and used throughout the curriculum for sorting, interpreting data, and cardinality. Suggested uses: Print individual copies to cut out / stick into exercise books and write on Print and laminate the large Venn diagrams to use as a mini whiteboard (with a pen) Crop the diagrams into a slideshow presentation Crop the image into an interactive slide Print, enlarge, laminate and pin to a display board This resource is part of the Head Start Ultimate Free Printables Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934415

This Prime Numbers List from 1-100 can be used to facilitate learning both in class and at home. Prime numbers appear regularly in the maths curriculum. Mainly students need to be able to recognise them but they can also be useful when thinking about divisibility, factors and multiples and prime factors. Suggested uses: Print individual copies to stick into exercise books Print and laminate to use as a mini whiteboard (with a pen) Crop the image into a slideshow presentation Crop the image into an interactive slide Print, laminate and pin to a display board BONUS ACTIVITY: Create a piece of artwork that represents the prime numbers up to 20 or 100. Explain how this helps you remember the prime numbers to your partner / the class. This resource is part of the Head Start Ultimate Free Printables Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934415

These dice can be used to facilitate learning both in class and at home. Add the element of chance into games and other activities that practice many skills across the curriculum including number and calculation, plotting coordinates and translating objects. Each dice comes with a minimum of three options: Blank Dots Numbers Other dice include: Shapes Roman numerals (coming soon) 0-9 and 1-10 numbered dice This resource is part of the Head Start Ultimate Free Printables Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934415

These two multiplication tables can be used to facilitate learning both in class and at home. Multiplication of two numbers (repeated addition) is a fundamental skill that is demonstrated through many other parts of the curriculum such as finding the area of a shape, calculations with fractions, working out percentages of an amount, and money problems. Suggested uses: Print individual copies to stick into exercise books Print and laminate to use as a mini whiteboard (with a pen) Crop the images into a slideshow presentation Crop the image into an interactive slide Print, laminate and pin to a display board This resource is part of the Head Start Ultimate Free Printables Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934415

These 0-9 digit cards can be used to facilitate learning both in class and at home. Practice aspects of the four operations, number bonds, types of number (squares, primes etc) and place value with these versatile cards. Print / Laminate / Cut out / Use / Keep! This resource is part of the Head Start Ultimate Free Printables Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934415

This 1-100 number grid can be used to facilitate learning both in class and at home. Lots of aspects of the curriculum require knowledge of numbers from 1-100 including the four operations, number bonds, types of number (squares, primes etc) and place value. Suggested uses: Print individual copies to stick into exercise books Print and laminate to use as a mini whiteboard (with a pen) Crop the image into a slideshow presentation Crop the image into an interactive slide Print, laminate and pin to a display board This resource is part of the Head Start Ultimate Free Printables Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934415

A wide range of around 45 of the most useful (and free) printables including: Coordinate axes (L and +) Digit Cards Multiplication Grids (10x10 and 12x12) Dice (6- and 10-sided) Venn Diagrams (2 and 3 set) Game Boards (Chess and Snakes and Ladders) Clock Faces (12 and XII) Blank Grids (8x8 to 24x24) Now including statistical graphs and charts: Bar Charts Pie Charts Scatter Graphs Tally Charts Watch out for even more free printables coming soon! Got a request?! Send me a message @HeadStartMaths on X (Twitter).

This end of topic test is designed to test student knowledge of 3N4: Identify, represent, and estimate numbers using different representations. This test has two parts: Part 1: Key Skills (10 marks), Part 2: Problem Solving (7 marks). The time allowed for this test is 20 minutes. This is a non-calculator test. Total: 17 marks. All solutions provided.

This end of topic test is designed to test student knowledge of 5N3b: Read Roman numerals to 1,000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals. This test has two parts: Part 1: Key Skills (10 marks), Part 2: Problem Solving (8 marks). The time allowed for this test is 20 minutes. This is a non-calculator test. Total: 18 marks. All solutions provided.

This end of topic test is designed to test student knowledge of 4N3b: Read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C). This test has two parts: Part 1: Key Skills (10 marks), Part 2: Problem Solving (9 marks). The time allowed for this test is 20 minutes. This is a non-calculator test. Total: 19 marks. All solutions provided.

This end of topic test is designed to test student knowledge of 6N3: Determine the value of each digit in numbers up to 10,000,000. This test has two parts: Part 1: Key Skills (10 marks), Part 2: Problem Solving (9 marks). The time allowed for this test is 20 minutes. This is a non-calculator test. Total: 19 marks. All solutions provided.

This end of topic test is designed to test student knowledge of 5N3a: Determine the value of each digit in numbers up to 1,000,000. This test has two parts: Part 1: Key Skills (10 marks), Part 2: Problem Solving (8 marks). The time allowed for this test is 20 minutes. This is a non-calculator test. Total: 18 marks. All solutions provided.