Giving learners the chance to reflect on their problem solving in this way will help them become more resilient problem solvers and to value the problem-solving journey, not just the answer.

Butterfly flowers
Can you find two butterflies to go on each flower so that the numbers on each pair of butterflies adds to the number on their flower?

Gathering gems
Using compass points, can you describe up to ten paths on this map so that you bring as many gems back home as possible?

Three block towers
Take three differently coloured blocks - maybe red, yellow and blue. Make a tower using one of each colour. How many different towers can you make?

The tall tower

Fruity totals
In this interactivity each fruit has a hidden value. Can you deduce what each one is worth?

In the money
One quarter of these coins are heads but when I turn over two coins, one third are heads. How many coins are there?

Two primes make one square
Can you make square numbers by adding two prime numbers together?

Different deductions
There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?
