New year, new month, new edition of my newsletter and podcast ready for you to enjoy: www.transum.org/Newsletter/?... ⌛ New Year and Time ⌛ Twelfths Puzzle ⌛ New Resources ⌛ Rotational Symmetry ⌛ Magic Square and Binary ⌛ 20:20 Vision #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

Nothing like a unique snowflake that you designed yourself to put the rotational symmetry into Christmas! www.transum.org/Intro/Xmas.a... Enjoy the last few days before the holiday. #Christmaths #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

Arrange the coloured lights on the tree to create a balanced pattern where the total of each colour matches the target numbers shown. www.transum.org/Intro/Xmas.a... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

How many minutes would it take each elf to fill the toy sack given the information about their present packing performance? It's still not too late to unleash this 'Puzzle of the Month' on your students: www.transum.org/Newsletter/?... #Christmaths #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday

It's Christmas week on Transum, which means ChristMaths time. 🎄 I’ve put all the festive maths activities in one place, with ideas for different ages and confidence levels. If you fancy leaning into the season in your lessons, have a browse: www.transum.org/ChristMaths/ #MathsToday

A new activity has been added to the festive collection. It is called Jack Frost Fractions and requires you to find fractions of frosty fractions. All of the ChristMaths collection can be seen here: www.transum.org/ChristMaths/ #mathsresources #Xmas

A Christmas song, a tune to hum, Of gifts delivered, find the sum. Pentatonix' soundtrack plays, Sing and tally all Twelve Days. www.transum.org/Intro/Starte... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

ChristMaths idea:::: Decorate this tree with graphs! www.transum.org/Maths/Activi... There are many more interactive activities in the ChristMaths collection: www.transum.org/ChristMaths/ #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

Do you have a spare screen to display Pascal's Christmas Tree, showing a pattern of coloured light flashes designed by one of your students? www.transum.org/Intro/Xmas.a... #Mathschat #Mathchat #Christmaths #Chrismaths More festive mathematical activities at www.transum.org/ChristMaths/

From tomorrow (8 Dec) until Boxing Day the Maths Starters of the Day will all have a Christmas theme. Ho ho ho. www.transum.org/Software/SW/... Make the most of the positivity. Channel the enthusiasm! #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

The first five doors (windows) of the Maths Advent Calendar are now unlocked - take a peek! www.transum.org/Intro/Xmas.a... I hope you enjoy the activities and jokes!!! #Christmaths #Chrismaths#Christmas #Xmas #Xmaths

Another ChristMaths idea - Snow Angles (not Angels)! www.transum.org/Software/SW/... Suitable for a wide range of abilities and self-marking. Generous tolerance levels 😉

ChristMaths idea: "Systematic Snowflakes", Drag the flakes into the cells. There should be no more than one copy of each flake in a line. www.transum.org/Intro/Xmas.a... There are plenty more free festive mathematical activities (plus Advent Calendar) at www.transum.org/ChristMaths/

The first door of the 2025 Maths Advent Calendar has been unlocked ready for you to open. Behind each door lies a festive maths challenge. www.transum.org/Intro/Xmas.a... Start your countdown to Christmas mathematically!

The ChristMaths edition of the Transum Newsletter and Podcast can be found here: www.transum.org/Newsletter/?... 🎄 ChristMaths Resources 🎄 Elf Packing Puzzle 🎄 Modulo Maths 🎄 Treasure Hunt 🎄 Snow Angles 🎄 Festive Joke Let me know if you can solve the puzzle. #Xmaths #mathschat #mathstoday

Today's Maths lesson Starter of the Day is quite an easy question about the game of noughts and crosses. However I hope you don't stop there; please scroll down the page for the link to Ultimate Noughts and Crosses. it's wonderful. www.transum.org/Intro/Starte... #mathstoday #lessonstarter

Who came second in the rock, paper, scissors competition? Clues are in the Nov '25 Transum Mathematics Newsletter and Podcast: 💥 Puzzle of the Month 💥 Digimoji 💥 Flash Cards 💥 Satisfaction 💥 Metric/Imperial 💥 Domain and Range www.transum.org/Newsletter/?... #mathsresources #mathstoday

Not only is it Halloween but it is also World Magic Day. The day has a connection to the most famous magician, Harry Houdini, who died on October 31st, 1926. So do you have a good repertoire of Maths teacher tricks? Here are some: www.transum.org/Software/Fun... #mathsresources #mathstoday

Double Double quiz and puzzle; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Spooky sums that have no fear; Halloween Maths is waiting here: www.transum.org/Software/SW/... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

There are a number of ways of expressing the domain of a function and hopefully they're all covered here in this new multiple-choice exercise. Choose the level consistent with your syllabus. buff.ly/DYOELZU #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

Hello @davidkbutler.bsky.social - I had the urge to create (yet another) one-player online game/puzzle based on your Digit Disguises game. I have yet to try it out with students though. www.transum.org/Maths/Puzzle... Thanks so much for all the sharing you do. Have a great weekend!

And today's Starter of the Day has had even more comments (69) than yesterday's. Though it's not as mathematical, it certainly has numerical interest. www.transum.org/Intro/Starte... Numbers containing "A" #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

A huge thank you for the 61 comments on today's Maths Starter of the Day! It's great to see so many enjoying the All For 100 puzzle. I'm fascinated by the different solution methods you're all using. www.transum.org/Intro/Starte... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

Not many people have solved the Puzzle of the Month in the newsletter. Why not give it a try and let me know if you think you've found a solution. I guess it's a little bit harder than previous months but I'm sure you're up to it! www.transum.org/Newsletter/?... #puzzle #mathschat #mathstoday

If you live near or in the UK, Today is National Poetry Day. The Maths teacher's thinking what to do I have some ideas to share with you: www.transum.org/Maths/Poems/ #NationalPoetryDay #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter #maths #poems

Have you heard about the trees at St Bees? Find out more in the October Transum Mathematics Newsletter and podcast. ⚽ Puzzle of the Month ⚽ Mystery Numbers ⚽ Cube Root Trick ⚽ Halloween ⚽ Poetry Day ⚽ Pythagoras or Not www.transum.org/Newsletter/?... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday

A speedy drag-and-drop task for anyone tempted to “solve” an identity. It often reveals other misconceptions too. www.transum.org/Intro/?ID=716 #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

There are over 1500 distinct activities on the Transum Mathematics web site. However you'll be pleased to know that there is a search page. It's not AI so works best when you use just one or two words. www.transum.org/Search_Form.... Hope you find what you need. #maths #mathschat #mathstoday

Last maths Lesson of the week. Shake things up a bit with a different beginning or ending. Try the Groups of Four puzzle. Six levels, how many can you complete? www.transum.org/Intro/?ID=899 #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

A discussion prompt image has just been added to the Pythagoras topic page. www.transum.org/Software/SW/... I haven't used it with real students yet though. #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

As well as the common-or-garden starters of the day there are also advanced maths lesson starters designed for A-level and IB students. Have a browse: www.transum.org/Starters/Adv... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

I realise that when I give an activity a strange title, it's harder to come across when searching for a particular topic. So I'd forgotten "If Then What" was a good way to extend place value understanding. Luckily I found it just in time for my needs. www.transum.org/Maths/Activi... #mathstoday

It's the weekend and to help you relax I highly recommend Ultimate Noughts and Crosses. A game that is far more than the sum of its parts. Excellent for family time or 'me time'. www.transum.org/Software/Gam... #NoughtsAndCrosses #TicTacToe #StrategyGames

It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day today. I bet you didn’t have that on your calendar! Today’s Starter, under the guise of pirate fun, actually practises the ability to say larger and larger numbers correctly. www.transum.org/Software/SW/... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #lessonstarter

Statistics Supplied is a great exercise for deepening students' understanding of mean, median, mode and range. It's the reverse of the traditional exercise. Have a go at the first few questions yourself! www.transum.org/Intro/?ID=1114 #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

No end of great ideas in Chris' Newsletter (x.com/aap03102). The latest edition prompted me to share a method for finding the cube roots of large numbers. Thanks Chris and a Chelsea FC striker. www.transum.org/Maths/Activi... #Mathemagic #MentalMaths #Mathsresources

I wish I knew about the Uniqueness Game when I first started teaching in 1982. My lessons would have been so much more effective if I had the resources available today. Could the "Good Old Days" have been even better? www.transum.org/Intro/?ID=1078 #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

I suggest that the easiest homework to assign (either online or on paper) is a Transum self-marking exercise. Name a Maths topic and there’s an exercise for it. What’s not to like? No log-in needed. Start here: www.transum.org/Software/Mat... Or search: www.transum.org/Search_Form.... #mathstoday

It's "week 1" for my Maths Foundation/Core students. I have issued Weekly Workout 1 as a homework. The first six questions are to be done online and are instantly marked. The 7th question is to be done on paper. Sorted! www.transum.org/Maths/Exam/W... #GCSEMaths #mathsresources #mathstoday

Though it doesn't appear on many syllabi these days, Matrix Multiplication does have a place on the Transum website - just in case! www.transum.org/Intro/?ID=1134 #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

Here's a video I made a few years ago about how teachers can easily see the trophies that their students have earned by completing Transum exercises. www.transum.org/Software/SW/... Just think of all that marking you don't have to do! More time for lesson preparation.

Start your lesson like this: ask students to visualise the first three primes, square them, and write the results in the top right corner of their exercise book page. Date done. Now let’s get on with the lesson! www.transum.org/go/Pick.asp?... #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

Don't forget there's a Starter of the Day for every Maths lesson this year. Try BTS(Back To School) with your Year 9 group tomorrow. Quick, easy and very revealing! www.transum.org/Software/SW/... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter

New month, new newsletter and new podcast. The puzzle is waiting to be solved! ⛳ Cost of Cows Puzzle ⛳ Transformation Golf ⛳ Arguable Area ⛳ Primes and Squares ⛳ Treasure Hunt ⛳ Back to School www.transum.org/Newsletter/?... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

Today, Sunday 31 August 2025 at 08:00am, we are exactly two-thirds of the way through the year. If you are fractionally interested see: www.transum.org/Software/SW/... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

Just for you to keep in case of a teaching emergency, these adaptable lesson plans might just save you some stress one day. Hope you won't need them! www.transum.org/Software/Eme... #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

I’ve used this indices activity with lots of pupils and not one has asked about the ‘identically equal to’ sign ≡ even though I’m ready to explain it. Is that quiet confidence or a missed teachable moment? www.transum.org/Intro/?ID=719 #maths #mathschat #mathsresources"

It will take a secondary school student about 10 minutes. It will take you (a Maths teacher) only 3 minutes to do this fun, quick maths crossword while you drink that coffee. www.transum.org/Intro/?ID=48 Excuse my cryptic clues! #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat

Today I can see from my dashboard that the most popular trophy being claimed at 9:44am is for a really basic set of exercises on square numbers. Maybe the Level 3 speed test is attracting the crowds? www.transum.org/Intro/?ID=1107 Sometimes less is more!!!

In response to the questions I've received about yesterday's Starter, the answer is yes, the 5th Riddle does not have a valid mathematical solution however, in the spirit of riddles, it does have an absurd answer based on James Bond's address! www.transum.org/Intro/Starte... #mathstoday #riddle