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And if numbers are still completely doing your head in, then how about a break away from them completely with this little collection.

And of course, if you have any good maths distractions, then please let me know here

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 instincts how quickly can you shoot the five sheep?
(when downloaded, click on 'view slide show' to start)
       
excel deal or no deal a nice simple version of the popular tv show
       
excel tetris the classic game that can keep you hooked for a worryingly long length of time
       
excel mini golf warning: this is very addictive
       
excel lyric quiz an interactive song lyric quiz
       
excel football quiz can you guess the football team names using the cryptic clues?
       
various   thought i would chuck the google pack in here because it is completely free and quite fun. As well as Google Earth and the fancy photo editing software, perhaps the coolest thing is the new version of Real Player which allows you to download videos from YouTube and watch them offline or on your iPod (click here for more details)
       
excel paper aeroplane this is both addictive and frustrating. you have to throw the paper aeroplane as far as you can. after about 4 hours of trying, Mr Barton achieved 58m. his friend is claiming 80m. Mr Barton is very skeptical.
       
website airforce test move the red square around for as long as you can avoiding the blue blocks and the sides. 18 seconds is good, 2 minutes is expected of fighter pilots, 12 seconds is the average of this particular maths teacher. thanks to Chris Holden of Preston for this one.
       
excel friends quiz a tricky trivia quiz about the popular tv show
       
flash player snake the game that used to be the only fun thing on mobile phones in the dark ages when mr barton was growing up
       
excel name that sweet what about an interactive puzzle where you have got to figure out the names of chocolates and sweets from cryptic clues? yes please!
       
excel tennis can you keep the tennis ball up in there air? mr barton managed 21 before throwing his computer out of the window
       
website quiz zone the ultimate free website for any kind of quiz you could ever possibly want. test out those brain cells on everything from films of 2006 to celebrity haircuts, all free to download and print out.
       
website stick cricket is this the best game on the internet? many of mr barton's hours have disappeared playing this.
       
website mini clip a website full of free online games. my pupils always beg to go onto this site at the end of my computer lessons, so i thought i have better put it on. finish your maths first though!
       
website crazy monkey games another website full of free online games that is definitely worth a look.
       
excel minipops quiz can you name the famous minipops characters? there are 95 to get. mr barton got 60 before he started to cry
 

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