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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
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
transum.bsky.social
Arrange the coloured lights on the tree to create a balanced pattern where the total of each colour matches the target numbers shown.

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#mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat
December 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
December 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
transum.bsky.social
A Christmas song, a tune to hum,
Of gifts delivered, find the sum.
Pentatonix' soundtrack plays,
Sing and tally all Twelve Days.

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#mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter
December 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
ChristMaths idea:::: Decorate this tree with graphs!

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There are many more interactive activities in the ChristMaths collection: www.transum.org/ChristMaths/

#mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat #lessonstarter
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
transum.bsky.social
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/
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
Introduction
Maths Advent Calendar
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December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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 😉
Snow Angles
Estimate the size of the given angles to within five degrees of their actual value.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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/
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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!
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
transum.bsky.social
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.

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#mathstoday #lessonstarter
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
November 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
October 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
transum.bsky.social
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!
Digimoji
Crack the emoji code by testing equations and spotting patterns.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
October 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
transum.bsky.social
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.

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#mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat
October 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
October 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
transum.bsky.social
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
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM