Robot Monsters
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different heights.
Repeating Patterns
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Try continuing these patterns made from triangles. Can you create your own repeating pattern?
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?
Mixed-up Socks
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Start with three pairs of socks. Now mix them up so that no mismatched pair is the same as another mismatched pair. Is there more than one way to do it?
Chain of Changes
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Arrange the shapes in a line so that you change either colour or shape in the next piece along. Can you find several ways to start with a blue triangle and end with a red circle?
Eggs in Baskets
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
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
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
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?
If the World Were a Village
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
This activity is based on data in the book 'If the World Were a Village'. How will you represent your chosen data for maximum effect?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.