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Cambridge Primary Maths Mapping Stage 1

Incey Wincey
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Incey wincey

Age
3 to 5
In this game, children roll the dice and count how many steps to move the spider up or down the drainpipe.
Dice
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Dice

Age
3 to 5
This dice activity encourages children to relate the number on the dice to the number of teddies they need to choose.
Biscuit Decorations
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Biscuit decorations

Age
5 to 7
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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?
Writing Digits
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Writing digits

Age
5 to 7
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Lee was writing all the counting numbers from 1 to 20. She stopped for a rest after writing seventeen digits. What was the last number she wrote?
Next Domino
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Next domino

Age
5 to 7
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Which comes next in each pattern of dominoes?
One Big Triangle
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One big triangle

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Make one big triangle so the numbers that touch on the small triangles add to 10.

Share Bears
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Share bears

Age
5 to 7
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Yasmin and Zach have some bears to share. Which numbers of bears can they share so that there are none left over?
Robot Monsters
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Robot monsters

Age
5 to 7
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Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different heights.
Number Balance
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Number balance

Age
5 to 7
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Can you hang weights in the right place to make the the number balance balanced?

Number Lines
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Number lines

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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A resource to try once children are familiar with number lines, and they have begun to use them for addition. It could be a good way to talk about subtraction. Leah and Tom each have a number line. Can you work out where their counters will land?
Shut the box
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Shut the box

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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An old game with lots of arithmetic!

Sort them out (1)
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Sort them out (1)

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you each work out the number on your card? What do you notice? How could you sort the cards?
Pairs of Numbers
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Pairs of numbers

Age
5 to 7
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If you have ten counters numbered 1 to 10, how many can you put into pairs that add to 10? Which ones do you have to leave out? Why?
Dotty Six
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Dotty six

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

All Change
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All change

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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There are three versions of this challenge. The idea is to change the colour of all the spots on the grid. Can you do it in fewer throws of the dice?

How would we count?
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How would we count?

Age
5 to 11
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An activity centred around observations of dots and how we visualise number arrangement patterns.

Matching numbers
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Matching numbers

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you find different ways of showing the same number? Try this matching game and see!
Domino Patterns
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Domino patterns

Age
5 to 7
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What patterns can you make with a set of dominoes?

Two Spinners
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Two spinners

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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What two-digit numbers can you make with these two dice? What can't you make?
What Could \It Be?
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What could it be?

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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How many?

This project challenges you to work out the number of cubes hidden under a cloth. What questions would you like to ask?

Noah
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Noah

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

Age
5 to 7
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Jack's mum bought some candles to use on his birthday cakes and when his sister was born, she used them on her cakes too. Can you use the information to find out when Kate was born?
Making Longer, Making Shorter
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Making longer, making shorter

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Ahmed is making rods using different numbers of cubes. Which rod is twice the length of his first rod?

Find the Difference
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Find the difference

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.
Pairs of legs
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Pairs of legs

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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How many legs do each of these creatures have? How many pairs is that?
Number Round Up
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Number round up

Age
5 to 7
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Arrange the numbers 1 to 6 in each set of circles below. The sum of each side of the triangle should equal the number in its centre.
Building with Solid Shapes
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Building with solid shapes

Age
5 to 7
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We have a box of cubes, triangular prisms, cones, cuboids, cylinders and tetrahedrons. Which of the buildings would fall down if we tried to make them?

Chain of Changes
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Chain of changes

Age
5 to 7
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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?

Making Caterpillars
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Making caterpillars

Age
3 to 5
By making 'caterpillars' in this activity, children will have an opportunity to practise using language of length and width, as well as using non-standard measures to compare lengths.
Packing
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Packing

Age
3 to 5
This activity involves sorting toys into categories by using comparing and classifying skills.
Presents
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Presents

Age
3 to 5
Comparing the wrapped presents in this activity will give children the chance to explore and discuss weight, including the idea that large objects aren't necessarily the heaviest.
Timing
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Timing

Age
3 to 5
In this task, children will practise using a variety of timers to work out how many items they can put into a jar before the time finishes.
Tubes and Tunnels
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Tubes and tunnels

Age
3 to 5
When investigating these tubes, children will have the opportunity to practise using everyday language to talk about length, size and position.
Hand Span
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Hand span

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Use your hand span to measure the distance around a tree trunk. If you ask a friend to try the same thing, how do the answers compare?
Sizing them Up
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Sizing them up

Age
5 to 7
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Can you put these shapes in order of size? Start with the smallest.

Sort the Street
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Sort the street

Age
5 to 7
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Sort the houses in my street into different groups. Can you do it in any other ways?

Snap
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Snap

Age
5 to 7
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Try this version of Snap with a friend - do you know the order of the days of the week?
Times of Day
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Times of day

Age
5 to 7
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These pictures show some different activities that you may get up to during a day. What order would you do them in?

The animals' sports day
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The animals' sports day

Age
5 to 7
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One day five small animals in my garden were going to have a sports day. They decided to have a swimming race, a running race, a high jump and a long jump.

Can you do \it too?
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Can you do it too?

Age
5 to 7
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Try some throwing activities and see whether you can throw something as far as the Olympic hammer or discus throwers.

Bottles (1)
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Bottles (1)

Age
5 to 7
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For this activity which explores capacity, you will need to collect some bottles and jars.

Are You Thirsty?
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Are you thirsty?

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you lay out the pictures of the drinks in the way described by the clue cards?
Coins (1)
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Coins (1)

Age
5 to 7
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This activity will help you get used to the coins you have in your country.
Compare the Cups
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Compare the cups

Age
5 to 7
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You'll need a collection of cups for this activity.

Stop the Clock
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Stop the clock

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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This is a game for two players. Can you find out how to be the first to get to 12 o'clock?

Buying a Balloon
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Buying a balloon

Age
7 to 11
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Lolla bought a balloon at the circus. She gave the clown six coins to pay for it. What could Lolla have paid for the balloon?
Ladybird Count
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Ladybird count

Age
5 to 7
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Some children were playing a game. Make a graph or picture to show how many ladybirds each child had.

Sorting Logic Blocks
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Sorting logic blocks

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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This activity focuses on similarities and differences between shapes.