13/06/2026
Having fun with the Young Explorers. We created tesselations (made by Kallosphere ), 3D polyhedra (thankyou Polydron and Educational Advantage for the great resources) and this enormous Polydron rhombicosidodecahedron!
A light-hearted and humorous look at all things mathematical - including shapes, numbers and puzzles THE SHOWS:
• Astoundingly fun and educational maths shows.
After graduating in maths from Oxford, being anointed the Jester of Bournemouth, and winning on Countdown, I started “Barney’s House Of Maths” as a way to combine my two passions: maths and entertainment. The first House Of Maths show was for Years 3&4 at Bethany School (Bournemouth) in 2012, and today I split my time between tutoring maths to A-level, and presenting maths shows and workshops to P
13/06/2026
Having fun with the Young Explorers. We created tesselations (made by Kallosphere ), 3D polyhedra (thankyou Polydron and Educational Advantage for the great resources) and this enormous Polydron rhombicosidodecahedron!
12/05/2026
Selection of photos from Sunday's Oxford Maths Festival.
The giant tesselation is a 3-4-6-4 (several hundred Polydron Frameworks tiles). About 45 minutes' work for six young mathematicians.
Smaller tesselations: the children have to completely cover the white disc with the tiles - no gaps!
House Of Maths also presented a brand new 60 minute show "Maths Secrets: How to Look Like a Genius!"
20/03/2026
It's puzzle time - enjoy! I'll post the answer in a few days' time so leave a comment if you want to know!
18/01/2026
Here are some of my favourite shapes to tesselate with!
TESSELATIONS WORKSHOP FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS - House of Maths School Workshops Primary & Secondary in Dorset & South Some fabulous tesselations that Primary School (and older!) children love to create e.g. Pentominoes, Hexiamonds, Hat and Krinkle tiles!
12/01/2026
New shapes ready to tesselate! Can't wait to take them out to schools!! Thankyou as ever to Kallosphere for the expert laser cutting
21/11/2025
Getting the numbers in a muddle ..
20/11/2025
Happy Maths Week England everyone!
I'm super excited to be presenting Friday's Video Puzzle (tomorrow!): check it out at https://mathsweekengland.co.uk/?page_id=10686
It's still not too late to register (for free) to access all the puzzles, video puzzles, solutions and resources: head to the mathsweekengland homepage.
2025 Daily Video Puzzles - Maths Week England 2025’s Daily Video Puzzles MONDAY It’s a rap! Join mathematician and Rapper Jon Chase to think about the hands on a clock. It’s not as easy as it first appears! […]
05/11/2025
It seems that the UK is about to have an enormous Mobius Strip for us all to go and admire!
Work to start on Warwickshire Eternal Wall prayer monument Project leaders say the 51m (167ft) monument, containing one million bricks, will be open in 2028.
18/07/2025
Fun times building this giant rhombicosidodecahedron with students (and headteacher - pictured trapped in the middle!) from Marchwood Junior School, Hampshire. Made with Polydron