Exploring and noticing

  • Happy Halving
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    Happy Halving

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Can you split each of the shapes below in half so that the two parts are exactly the same?

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    Grouping Goodies

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Pat counts her sweets in different groups and both times she has some left over. How many sweets could she have had?

  • The tomato and the bean
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    The Tomato and the Bean

    Age
    5 to 7
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    At the beginning of May, Tom put his tomato plant outside. On the same day he sowed a bean in another pot. When will the two be the same height?

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    The Brown Family

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Use the information about Sally and her brother to find out how many children there are in the Brown family.

  • The Tall Tower
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    The Tall Tower

    Age
    5 to 7
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    As you come down the ladders of the Tall Tower you collect useful spells. Which way should you go to collect the most spells?

  • Complete the Square
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    Complete the Square

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Complete the squares - but be warned some are trickier than they look!

  • Stop the Clock
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    Stop the Clock

    Age
    5 to 7
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    This is a game for two players. Can you find out how to be the first to get to 12 o'clock?

  • I'm Eight
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    I'm Eight

    Age
    5 to 11
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    Find a great variety of ways of asking questions which make 8.

  • Growing Garlic
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    Growing Garlic

    Age
    5 to 11
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    Ben and his mum are planting garlic. Can you find out how many cloves of garlic they might have had?

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    Venn Diagrams

    Age
    5 to 11
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    How will you complete these interactive Venn diagrams?