Just Jottings (7-11)

These tasks for 7 to 11 year olds are part of our Maths at Home feature and you can see all the tasks for this age group here. You need nothing more than pencil and paper to work on them so dive straight in! (The stars give an indication of challenge level, from one star to three stars.) 

How Many?

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level

Have a look at these photos of different fruit. How many do you see? How did you count?

Dotty Six for Two

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level

Dotty Six game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have three sixes in a straight line?

Dicey Operations in Line for Two

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level

Dicey Operations for an adult and child. Can you get close to 1000 than your partner?

Four Go for Two

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level

Four Go game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have four numbers in a row on the number line?

Zios and Zepts

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level

On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?

Reach 100

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level

Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.

Nice or Nasty for Two

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level

Some Games That May Be Nice or Nasty for an adult and child. Use your knowledge of place value to beat your opponent.