The house on the hill : a numeracy adventure for upper KS2 children and an INSET activity for staff

Pupils explore a haunted house encountering a series of eight problems on the way.

They will have to be resourceful and clever, but every time they solve a problem they will be able to find the true name of one of the eight children who used to live in the House on the Hill.

The problem-solving theme is highly motivating, and typically children will be genuinely excited as they progress through the adventure and eventually complete the final problem.

Completing the adventure itself takes a total of perhaps three hours, but many additional ideas are included for follow-up work.

Suggestions are included for using the adventure as a staff development exercise for teachers and assistants.