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Maths for Fun 2020
Properly structured games offer teachers rich opportunities to develop a pupil’s reasoning, problem solving and communicating skills. The dice and domino games suggested below also reinforce number recognition, promote cooperative play and give older pupils an opportunity to design their own board games (Mathematics Curriculum Guidelines, 1999, p. 25).
These games can be completed in school, at home, and as part of a blended-learning or distance-learning programme.
We would also like to share with you some useful weblinks to some of our favourite Maths games.
- 24 - https://www.mathsweek.ie/2020/daily-24-puzzle/
- Countdown - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=countdowntimerv3 (Flash player needed) or https://nrich.maths.org/6499
- Strike It Out - https://nrich.maths.org/6589
*See Maths Week Ireland for lots more useful resources! https://www.mathsweek.ie/2020/
If you would like to engage in more activities like these the PDST Primary STEM issue STEM Smaointe and regular updates regarding upcoming CPD events via email, to subscribe please click here. This information will be used solely for the purpose of issuing STEM Smaointe and updates from PDST Primary STEM. Access will be limited to PDST personnel and the PDST Primary STEM administrative staff, who are employed by education centres.
In addition to this we are delighted to offer you bespoke school support, where a skilled advisor will provide contextualised school support during and after school hours. If you wish to apply for school support please visit https://dms.pdst.ie/support/login using your school roll number and the password: school support2020. Finally, there are a variety of resources on our website https://www.pdst.ie/Mathematics to support schools in mathematics.
Have fun and please feel free to share photos with us on Twitter tagging @PDSTPrimarySTEM & @ScoilnetPrimary. We’d love to see how your pupils are enjoying Maths for Fun.
PDST Primary STEM Team
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