Take Maths Outside Activity Kit from Hope Education

The Take Maths Outside Activity Kit from Hope Education is designed to help teachers deliver engaging, curriculum-linked maths activities outdoors, supporting both mathematical understanding and physical development. Ideal for primary settings, this kit encourages active learning and caters to a range of learning styles, making maths lessons memorable and enjoyable.

• Suitable for outdoor use, promoting movement and kinaesthetic learning

• Resources support fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving in line with the mathematics curriculum

• Kit components are designed for group activities and whole-class participation

• Encourages cross-curricular links with PE and wellbeing

What’s Inside the Take Maths Outside Activity Kit from Hope Education?

• 2 x 1–20 Number Beanbags
• 2 x 0–20 Number Line
• 1 x Number Cones
• 1 x Jumbo Dominoes (Pack of 28)
• 1 x Outdoor Place Value (PV) Mats (Pack of 80
• 10 x A6 Recordable Cards
• 10 x Stopwatches
• 1 x Target Mat
• 1 x Wind-up Tape Measure (30m)

Contents may vary

Each resource has been chosen to support active maths games that develop fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving.

Suggested Outdoor Maths Games:

1. Number Beanbag Relay

Resources: 1–20 Number Beanbags, Number Cones Skills: Number recognition, ordering, addition

How to Play:

• Lay number cones in a scattered area.
• Pupils run to collect beanbags in order, or race to match beanbags to the correct cone.
• Extend by asking pupils to collect two beanbags and calculate the total.

2. Jump the Number Line Challenge

Resources: 0–20 Number Line, Stopwatch Skills: Counting forwards/backwards, simple number operations

How to Play:

• Lay the number line along the ground.
• Pupils jump to the number that answers a question (“What is 7 + 5?”).
• Use the stopwatch for timed challenges or quick-fire rounds.

3. Domino Dash

Resources: Jumbo Dominoes Skills: Number bonds, doubling, matching

How to Play:

• Hide dominoes around the outdoor area.
• Pupils hunt for a domino and run back to a base to match or solve a prompted task (“Find a domino that makes 10!”).

4. Outdoor Audio Quiz Hunt

Resources: A6 Recordable Cards Skills: Mental recall, problem-solving

How to Play:

• Record questions on the cards and place them around the outdoor area.
• Pupils move around, listen, and write or shout the answers.
• Great for independent or group challenges.