Memor Sea

A Maths Starter of The Day

Without writing anything down, memorise
the numbers in the picture above.

[Note for Teacher: Click the button in the bottom right corner of the picture for five questions to test your students' memories. You can enlarge the picture to full screen size by clicking here then pressing the F11 key to hide toolbars.]

 

 

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  • *Trish Bailey, Kingstone School
  • Thursday, September 21, 2006
  • "Thsi is a great memory aid which could be used for formulae or key facts etc - in any subject area. The PICTURE is such an aid to remembering where each number or group of numbers is - my pupils love it!
    Thanks"
  • A kennedy Louisiana(Teacher),
  • Wednesday, August 27, 2008
  • "Wow!!
    I found this quite enjoyable with my students in a R.E lesson"
  • Y6 Teacher, Altrincham
  • Wednesday, September 16, 2009
  • "My Y6 class loved this and after pointing out the links between the groups of numbers their performance 2nd time round signifantly improved."

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This activity is particularly useful when students are working in pairs. The discussion generated usually includes interesting mathematical concepts.

Click here for the the official site of the World Memory Sports Council, you can link from here to Memory Sports Clubs and Associations worldwide, follow the results of competitions and championships, plus discover ways of developing your own memory and mental abilities.