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  • Skeleton Shapes
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    Skeleton Shapes

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    5 to 7
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    How many balls of modelling clay and how many straws does it take to make these skeleton shapes?

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    Ladybirds in the Garden

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    5 to 7
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    In Sam and Jill's garden there are two sorts of ladybirds with 7 spots or 4 spots. What numbers of total spots can you make?

  • Eggs in Baskets
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    Eggs in Baskets

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    5 to 7
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    There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?

  • Little Man
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    Little Man

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    5 to 7
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    The Man is much smaller than us. Can you use the picture of him next to a mug to estimate his height and how much tea he drinks?

  • Wallpaper
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    Wallpaper

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    5 to 7
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    These pieces of wallpaper need to be ordered from smallest to largest. Can you find a way to do it?

  • Making Longer, Making Shorter
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    Making Longer, Making Shorter

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    5 to 7
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    Ahmed is making rods using different numbers of cubes. Which rod is twice the length of his first rod?

  • Secret Number
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    Secret Number

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    5 to 7
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    Annie and Ben are playing a game with a calculator. What was Annie's secret number?

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    Caterpillars

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    5 to 7
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    These caterpillars have 16 parts. What different shapes do they make if each part lies in the small squares of a 4 by 4 square?

  • Number Round Up
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    Number Round Up

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    5 to 7
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    Arrange the numbers 1 to 6 in each set of circles below. The sum of each side of the triangle should equal the number in its centre.

  • Happy Halving
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    Happy Halving

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    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?