Maths Workshops
With Problem Solving and Reasoning essential parts of the Maths Curriculum for both Primary and Secondary schools, our variety of fun workshops create a buzz around maths, a topic that often receives negative press. Our workshops showcase a bespoke range of large hands on challenges that excite the students into wanting more. The different activities may look easy at first sight, but it is not until the solving begins that the challenge can be truly evaluated.
As the leading provider of Maths Problem Solving and Reasoning Workshops to Primary & Secondary Schools, The Problem Solving Company have a worked with thousands of schools throughout the UK. We offer a large range of different options that can be adapted to fit the different needs and requirements of schools.
Types of Primary Maths Workshops on offer.
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Maths Problem Solving Day
Suitable For: EYFS, KS1 and KS2 – Variations available for KS3
Structure / Numbers: Each class will take part in their own workshop. One instructor can work with all classes at a one form entry school in a day.
We want your pupils to be enthused by maths. With a range of exciting hands on activities, combined with our passion for maths, your pupils will be talking about our visit and maths, for weeks to come.
Our large equipment allows full participation in these Maths Workshops. When students are immersed in an activity it is a great platform for talking to each other. This allows pupils to reason with each other enabling them to achieve the next step in the activity.
Our workshops normally last for approx 35 mins for reception and Year 1 and 45-50 mins for the other year groups. We can however offer longer sessions lasting a full day depending on the different aims and objectives of the school.
As we visit many schools year on year we provide different activities for each group eliminating any repetition when we return the next year.
Find out more about our Primary School Maths Problem Solving Days
Year 5 girls had a fantastic morning @KEVIHandsworth . The workshop was led by @problemsolveit and involved a range of mathematical problems and challenges for the girls to solve. An interactive session with lots of opportunities for collaboration. Well done girls! @thePA_CT pic.twitter.com/yLMWeySkwg— Heathfield School (@heathfld) April 4, 2019
Maths Puzzle Days
Suitable For: EYFS, KS1 and KS2
Structure / Numbers: Workshops can cater for up to 60 pupils in each workshop. It is possible for one instructor to work with a two form entry school during one day
These workshops use a different style of puzzle based challenges. Using supersized puzzles, suited to the different ages and abilities, we intice the groups of children to solve a range of 2D and 3D challenges.
Our puzzles help facilitate the perfect environment for the pupils to work on their thinking skills and logical reasoning. With practice the pupils will demonstrate their puzzle prowess whilst demonstrating a new found mathematical understanding. Each of our puzzles has different stages of challenge allowing groups to move up to that next level of thinking.
As we visit many schools year on year we provide different activities for each group eliminating any repetition when we return the next year.
Find out more about our Primary School Maths Puzzle Days
Finding a puzzle within a puzzle. Children have to make circle and a hexagon using these pieces. #talkformaths @problemsolveit #puzzles #maths pic.twitter.com/QfZhV94ZL3
— WGPS (@wgprep) June 10, 2019
School Escape Rooms
Suitable For: KS2 – Variation available for KS3 upwards
Structure / Numbers: A typical day runs 4 workshops with 30 pupils in each.
For this incredibly popular activity we have condensed an Escape Room style event into one of our bespoke escape Boxes.
They are a great way to take part in collaborative, immersive maths activities.
The box’s are setup with between 6 -13 activities depending on the age group. When completed students will access a key that will open the timer box. They can then turn this off to register their time.
Every activity provides the team with a 3 – 5 digit code or letter code that will open a relevant padlock.
The activities differ in the content looking at many different concepts. As we visit many school each year we currently have four different maths Escapes
Our Classroom Escapes have tremendous feedback allowing an engaging, exciting way to meaningfully participate and learning in different subjects.
As we visit many schools year on year we provide different activities for each group eliminating any repetition when we return the next year.
Find out more about our Primary School Escape Room Day
The class have had a fun filled morning with @problemsolveit The class worked really well together to solved a variety of problems to crack the codes for padlocks. Lots of team work and problem solving skills being used #VPSmathsweekscotland2019 #MathsWeekScotland pic.twitter.com/JNVJkxfIZ2
— Miss Hedges (@MissHedgesVPS) October 3, 2019
Mobile Escape Rooms
Suitable For: Upper KS2 – Variation available for KS3 upwards
Structure / Numbers: groups of 6 with a maximum of 60 during one day.
Due to the popularity of our Classroom Escape Boxes we have created a Mobile Escape Room. This totally themed space gives an immersion which is a fantastic experience for your budding super sleuths. Ranging between 30-60 min sessions pupils from Year 5/6 tackle a range of maths related challenges with some unexpected outcomes.
If you are looking for a WOW factor for your Maths Week then look no further
Rocking the convict jumpsuit look......even has HMS Supernova branded on the back ?? @ElginAcademyHT @nesta_uk @TataCompanies @TheMorayCouncil @VCrossHoSCD @FionaFionacru @MathsScot pic.twitter.com/ZaFiLRG4Jc
— EA Maths Dept. (@ElginAcMaths)
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