Starting from the end sounds rather strange, but in fact can be a very useful problem-solving skill. These activities lend themselves to being tackled in this way.
This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.
What was in the box?
This box does something to the numbers that go into it. If you know the numbers that come out, what might be going on inside the box?
Doing and undoing
Tables teaser
Nim-7
Growing garlic
Ben and his mum are planting garlic. Can you find out how many cloves of garlic they might have had?
Number lines
Leah and Tom each have a number line. Can you work out where their counters will land?
Junior frogs
Starfish spotting
Secret number
Annie and Ben are playing a game with a calculator. What was Annie's secret number?
The tall tower
Stop the clock
This is a game for two players. Can you find out how to be the first to get to 12 o'clock?