problem
Biscuit decorations
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit and different decorations on other biscuits. How many biscuits weren't decorated?
problem
Dotty six
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.
problem
Five steps to 50
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?
problem
Heads and feet
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
On a farm there were some hens and sheep. Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet. How many hens were there?
problem
Ring a ring of numbers
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Choose four of the numbers from 1 to 9 to put in the squares so that the differences between joined squares are odd.
problem
The tall tower
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
As you come down the ladders of the Tall Tower you collect useful spells. Which way should you go to collect the most spells?
problem
More numbers in the ring
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
If there are 3 squares in the ring, can you place three different numbers in them so that their differences are odd? Try with different numbers of squares around the ring. What do you notice?