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Primary poster problems for summer 2020

We have a challenge a day for you throughout the summer break...

Each weekday from 20 July to 28 August, a new poster problem will appear on this page.

After you've had a go at the day's problem you can compare your approach to the solutions we have published, which are based on students' work. If you particularly enjoy one of the challenges and would like to explore further, you can follow the link to the original problem on which the poster is based.

You can find the Secondary Poster Problems here.

Shape Times Shape Poster
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Shape times shape poster

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These eleven shapes each stand for a different number. Can you use the number sentences to work out what they are?

Clock Face Poster
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Clock face poster

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Where can you draw a line on a clock face so that the numbers on both sides have the same total?

Stone Age Counting Poster
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Stone age counting poster

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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What could these drawings, found in a cave in Spain, represent?

Make 37 Poster
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Make 37 poster

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Poster based on Make 37 task.
Eggs in Baskets Poster
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Eggs in baskets poster

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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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?

You Never Get A Six Poster
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You never get a six poster

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Charlie thinks that a six comes up less often than the other numbers on the dice. Have a look at the results of the test his class did to see if he was right.

Online Poster
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Online poster

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Poster based on Online task.
One Of Thirty-Six Poster
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One of thirty-six poster

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you find the chosen number from the grid using the clues?

Dicey Operations in Line Poster
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Dicey operations in line poster

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In this addition game, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target!

Noah Poster
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Noah poster

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the Ark. How many creatures did he see?

Clocks Poster
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Clocks poster

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These clocks have been reflected in a mirror. What times do they say?

Hundred Square Poster
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Hundred square poster

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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A hundred square has been printed on both sides of a piece of paper. What is on the back of 100? 58? 23? 19?

Two and Two Poster
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Two and two poster

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Poster based on Two and Two task.
3 Block Towers Poster
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Three block towers poster

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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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?

Three Way Mix Up Poster
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Three way mix up poster

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Jack has nine tiles. He put them together to make a square so that two tiles of the same colour were not beside each other. Can you find another way to do it?

Magic Vs Poster
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Magic Vs poster

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Poster based on Magic Vs task.

Mixed Up Socks Poster
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Mixed-up socks poster

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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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?

Got It Poster
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Got it poster

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Poster based on Got It game.
A Bowl Of Fruit Poster
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A bowl of fruit poster

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you work out how many apples there are in this fruit bowl if you know what fraction there are?

Dotty Six Poster
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Dotty six poster

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.