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problemFavouriteHow could you put these three beads into bags? How many different ways can you do it? How could you record what you've done? -
problemFavouriteSeeing Squares
Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.
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problemFavouriteHalf Time
What could the half time scores have been in these Olympic hockey matches?
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problemPossible Pieces
Can you create jigsaw pieces which are based on a square shape, with at least one peg and one hole?
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problemFavouriteRolling That Cube
My dice has inky marks on each face. Can you find the route it has taken? What does each face look like?
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problemTrain Carriages
Suppose there is a train with 24 carriages which are going to be put together to make up some new trains. Can you find all the ways that this can be done? -
problemFavouriteTeddy Town
There are nine teddies in Teddy Town - three red, three blue and three yellow. There are also nine houses, three of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?
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problemLadybird Box
Place six toy ladybirds into the box so that there are two ladybirds in every column and every row.
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problemThree by Three
Arrange 3 red, 3 blue and 3 yellow counters into a three-by-three square grid, so that there is only one of each colour in every row and every column