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    JoJo Gnome and the Shape Map

    If you are looking for some early years fun with shapes then Jo Hall has a new story for you. In 'JoJo Gnome and The Shape Map’, the little Scottish gnome goes for a walk finding shapes outdoors, perfect for this year’s ‘Maths In Motion’ theme.

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    Maths Week Scotland 2023 - What's On for Schools?

    We've rounded up this year's Maths Week Scotland events for schools in a handy, day-by-day overview. The programme is a mix of mix of both online and in-person events.

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    Maths Week Scotland 2023: What's On for Families?

    We are delighted to be offering a big programme of family activities again this year! Find out what's on in your area.

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    The Maths Behind Fire Fighting

    Discover some of the ways firefighters use maths in their work, as part of our annual #ShowYourWorking campaign.

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    Maths Inside 2023 Photography Competition

    It’s World Photography Day today, which is a perfect excuse to tell you about this year’s Maths inside photography competition!

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    Stained Glass Window

    The big circular windows that take pride of place in many churches and cathedrals, particularly in Gothic architecture, are usually divided into symmetrical sections, with intricate designs made up of shapes. Today, we'll show you how to create your own mini stained glass window, with a symmetrical design.

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    Shut the Box

    Shut the Box is a fun dice game for two or more players, though can also be played by one player as a solitaire game. It's a great game for encouraging number recognition and practicing addition and number bonds.

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    How to Play Trash

    We have another fun card game to share with you today, that is great for number recognition and for practicing number sequences. It is know as 'Trash' or "Garbage'.

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    Maths in Motion Poster Competition Winners

    Earlier this year, we ran a competition inviting children from Pre-School through to S3 to design a poster for this year's Maths Week Scotland theme, Maths in Motion. Check out the winners' gallery!

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    DIY Bead & String Puzzle

    We love a good brain teaser here at Maths Week Scotland, and in today's craft activity you can get hands on with your very own DIY bead & string puzzle.

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    DIY Tessellation Template

    In this fun tessellation art activity, we'll show you how to create your own tessellation template and make a pattern with it.

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    How to play Sevens

    Sevens is a dice game for two or more players, that you can play anywhere, any time. A perfect game to take out and about with you.

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    How to play Dots & Boxes

    Whether you’re travelling over the summer holidays and need something to keep the kids busy on the road, or looking for a boredom buster back at home, you can’t go wrong with a quick and easy pen and paper game.

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    Create Your Own Lego Pentomino Puzzle

    A pentomino puzzle is a tiling puzzle with lots of different solutions, that helps build problem solving skills and strategic thinking. Dig out your Lego to create your own puzzle!

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    Create a Geometric Cityscape

    Create your own geometric cityscape, inspired by the artworks of Paul Klee.

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    How to Play Dara

    Learn how to play Dara - a row building game from Northwest Africa, that encourages number sense, logical thinking and spacial perception.

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    Maths Games & Activities for the Beach

    Keep up your maths over the summer holidays, with our fun games and activities to do at the beach.

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    #ShowYourWorking Campaign 2023

    Find out how to get involved with our annual campaign, that aims to highlight how maths is relevant across all job sectors!

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    Looking Forward: Glasgow Science Festival

    Glasgow Science Festival kicks off tomorrow (1 - 11 June 2023), with the theme "Glasgow's Looking Forward". We've had a browse through the programme, and picked out some of our favourite events.

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    Maths Outdoors: 30 Days Wild

    For the UK Wildlife Trusts annual 30 Days Wild challenge, which encourages people to spend more time outside and engage with nature, we've come up with 30 fun ideas to get you active in nature and incorporate some maths along the way.

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    Bookbug's Big Shoogle!

    Get ready for some Maths in Motion - Bookbug Week 2023 kicks off today, and what better way to getting things moving than with a big shoogle to our favourite Bookbug counting songs!

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    Maths in Motion Poster Competition

    To help us promote this year’s Maths Week Scotland, we are delighted to launch our competition to design a poster in response to our theme MATHS IN MOTION. The winning entries will be digitised and used in our online promotion on our website and social media channels.

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    Science Ceilidh

    How can we use music and dance to explore mathematical concepts? We teamed up with Science Ceilidh to find out.

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    How to Write a Pi-ku

    In honour of Haiku Poetry Day, find out how to write your own haiku with a special mathematical twist!

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