Our 100 Winter Maths Problems is FREE to download. Ideal for Years 4, 5 and 6, it’s the perfect way to keep your child focused on learning whilst still enjoying all the fun of the festive season.
Number, measures, shape and handling data are all covered over 29 pages. You can print it out (we recommend grayscale for environmental reasons), or simply work from the computer screen. Some teachers put a page a day on their interactive whiteboard as a starter activity. Others divide the class into groups and give a different page or two to each group. The groups can work together to come up with solutions, then explain their calculations to the rest of the class. This workbook is perfect for home use too: try to build it into your festive routine and do a few problems each day.
Here are some examples of the type of maths problems included:
How many hours are in Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day?
If reindeer can run at 52 km per hour, how many km can they run in 15 minutes?
Allie builds three snowpeople. The snowman is 120 cm tall; the snowwoman is 10 cm smaller. The snowbaby is half the height of the snowwoman. How tall is the snowbaby?
What we love about this resource is that children feel like it’s a treat because there is mention of tinsel, snow, mince pies and so on. It goes without saying that full answers are included.
We have also created Words About Winter – a fantastic creative writing resource for all ages These resources are both FREE. If you like them, you could review them on Facebook or on Google. Teachers should feel free to photocopy and use with their classes. We hope you enjoy using our resources and that you will visit our page again.