The inaugural Mathematics World Cup 2021
Overview
- Why: To bring glory to your school, winners earn educational resources and The Mathematics World Cup.
- Who: Every class of 7–11 year olds around the world.
- When: June 14–18th 2021.
- Where: Your classroom.


Benefits
- Physically active learning and mindfulness for children’s wellbeing.
- A connected learning experience shared with other classes.
- Improved engagement with mathematics from your class.
- A chance for your class to win active and engaging educational resources.
What's included?
- The competition video where your class competes with pre-recorded classes in physically active games and mindfulness, all explained by the Numberfit presenter.
- A scoring interface to track your progress through the competition.
- Individual resources for each child at attainment levels of your choosing.
- The international leader board comprised of scores from your class alongside all the other schools around the world.

1. Watch our introduction to the Numberleague Free Trial
The video will provide you with an overview of the preparation needed to get started and will explain how the session works.
- Once you subscribe you participate in our CPD training.
2. Look at the checklist and tick off as you go
Download the checklist so you’ve got it to hand as you prepare to take part in the free trial.
Please remember to follow your school’s social distancing policy when setting up your classroom for the Numberleague session and leave at least one meter between each player. Allow enough space for players to stand, move on the spot and see the smartboard. To see Numberfit’s Covid-19 policy, click here >
- Once you subscribe we run all the sessions so you can focus on observation and assessing your learning objectives.
3. Download questions and answers for each of your three teams
Divide your class into three teams that are approximately the same size. Our question sheets cater for three different ability levels so to save on preparation time, we suggest having one team at, one team below and one team above the National Curriculum level. If you’d prefer to have mixed teams, please ensure that each child receives the relevant set of questions for their ability. Each team will need to create an imaginative team name that stands out on the scoreboard!
- Once you subscribe, we deliver all tailored resources to your school and give you our patent-pending instant marking tool to allow you to track all the evidence whilst also giving you time back.
4. Set up each player’s table with a pen or pencil and a questionsheet
Players must have at least one meter between them and be using their individual questionsheet and stationery.
If you subscribe to Numberleague, all the resources you need for each child can be customised to their ability and will be delivered directly to you which reduces the preparation time. In addition to this, you will also receive Answermats that enable you to visually mark instantly. In line with government advice on Covid-19, everything delivered will be brand new and unused.
- Once you subscribe we provide advice and guidance on how sessions can be delivered in classrooms of all sizes and layouts.
5. To begin, press the START button when the session becomes live
Before you get going with your Numberleague session, remember to check the sound and video is working. You will see a countdown on the screen opposite until the next live session at which point you will be able to press the START button to begin.
During the session, teacher instructions will appear on the screen to explain what you need to be doing and a bell noise will sound when this prompt changes.You will also be instructed to add their score into the scoreboard as the class plays
- Once you’ve taken part we’ll let you know how you’ve gotten on in the national leaderboard. Then once you subscribe you’ll be able to compete live against classes around the country and even the world.
