Maths games

Make learning fun with these games for secondary maths lessons including code breakers, puzzles and team building activities

Tes Resources Team

Maths symbols and shapes used for maths games KS3 and maths games KS4

Engaging games and puzzles for secondary maths

As gaming rises in popularity with young people, more teachers are incorporating them into their lessons. Make maths your students' favourite subject and engage even the most resistant mathematicians using this fun, dynamic collection of challenges and maths games KS3 and KS4 students can use with code breakers, puzzles and gaming resources.

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Percentage problems lock game
danwalker

Percentage problems lock game

FREE
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Worksheet where answers to questions are used to obtain a 3-digit code (which I set as the combination to a lockable money box containing a prize). Questions on a mixture of all the GCSE-standard percentage skills.
Fun with Probability - Horse Race game 2 - GCSE
Mandymaths22

Fun with Probability - Horse Race game 2 - GCSE

£3.00
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Horse Race Game animated interactive PowerPoint A dice game with full instructions on the PowerPoint Learners play the game then discuss the class results Fill in a sample space Find the Probabilities Worksheet pdf included GCSE L2 Aims Skills Developed Use and apply mathematics...
Pirate Game, 15 Different Pages
Patrick Andrews

Pirate Game, 15 Different Pages

FREE
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The famous pirate game. Perfect for end-of-term activity. This slight variation uses a random name generator alongside it to choose who gets hit by the uncontrollable bomb (the students love this aspect). Instructions for play are on the notes of the first slide. This slide has the grid on which I ...
BIDMAS number slap game
cronina

BIDMAS number slap game

FREE
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This is a nice little game that students play in pairs. It's best to print out or copy the number grids onto A3 paper. Students get one of these grids between each pair. You then go through the powerpoint questions giving students about 20 seconds to answer each question. The first student to sl...
maths puzzles - tricky!
erylands

maths puzzles - tricky!

FREE
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MATHS PUZZLES USING THE 4 OPERATIONS this is a fun way for children to practice the 4 operations whist trying to solve a puzzle systematically! this is a sample of my paid resource. please visit my shop to see my other resources! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/erylands
Powers and Roots Box Game
Martin Green

Powers and Roots Box Game

£1.00
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Engaging and differentiated game to really engage students with powers and roots. Difficulty 1: Squares and square roots Difficulty 2: Cubes, cube roots and higher powers. Instructions included on document.
Multiples Dice Game: Gozinto
MrBartonMaths

Multiples Dice Game: Gozinto

FREE
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This is a fun and engaging activity for KS3 and KS4 students to practice and revise multiples. This game is to be played in pairs. Each player takes it in turns to throw dice and add the two numbers together. They then cover a multiple of that number on the gozinto grid with counters. The first p...
Football Mental Maths Game
Elsie99

Football Mental Maths Game

£3.00
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Football Mental Maths Game **Penalty Shoot Out Maths Game** Football inspired maths fun. This is a Penalty Shootout game for the whole class. There are 5 game sheets included with a total of 105 questions. These are quick fire mental maths questions designed to get students thinking on their feet! ...
Fraction Bingo! Revision or introduction game.
Aly Long

Fraction Bingo! Revision or introduction game.

£2.00
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This resource comes with ten different fraction bingo cards and a set of rules and tips. This game can be used to revise/practice fraction reduction, fraction addition and subtraction, fraction multiplication or fraction devision. The fractions on the bingo card are visually represented and all in l...
Maths Revision Game for KS3 and GCSE
MathsByHeart

Maths Revision Game for KS3 and GCSE

£4.00
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Looking for a game-based way to reinforce key maths concepts in your high school classroom? This interactive board game provides an engaging way for your students to review a variety of topics, making maths practice fun and competitive! Perfect as an end of year activity or a back to school assessme...
Bletchley Park Code Breaking Activities
BletchleyParkLearning

Bletchley Park Code Breaking Activities

FREE
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Please find below pre and post visit activities designed to support your time with us at Bletchley Park. They are also suitable for standalone use. These resources are aimed at KS2 and KS3 students and were developed with the assistance of the Bletchley Park teacher forum. To find out more about B...
BIDMAS code breaker worksheets
MissEHoney

BIDMAS code breaker worksheets

£3.00
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Use the order of operations (BIDMAS) to reveal a secret maths joke. Make your students feel like a spy trying to crack a code in a fun and novel way for students to practice the order of operations. This product contains 3 different levels of difficulty: order of operations with multiplying, dividin...