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Why's ten important?

Snail One Hundred
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Snail one hundred

Age
5 to 7
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In this game, you throw a dice and move counters along the snail's body and in a spiral around the snail's shell. It is about understanding tens and ones.

Two-digit targets
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Two-digit targets

Age
5 to 7
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You have a set of the digits from 0 to 9. Can you arrange these in the five boxes to make two-digit numbers as close to the targets as possible?

That number square
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That number square

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Exploring the structure of a number square: how quickly can you put the number tiles in the right place on the grid?

6 Beads
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6 beads

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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If you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you can make the numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six beads?

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Grouping goodies

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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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?