This is part of our collection of favourite rich tasks arranged by topic.
If you are a teacher, you can find the whole collection on our Primary Curriculum teacher page.
Alternatively, if you are a student, you'll find the same problems on our Primary Curriculum student page.
Leah and Tom each have a number line. Can you work out where their counters will land?
On a farm there were some hens and sheep. Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet. How many hens were there?
Annie and Ben are playing a game with a calculator. What was Annie's secret number?
Use the information about Sally and her brother to find out how many children there are in the Brown family.
In how many different ways can you break up a stick of seven interlocking cubes? Now try with a stick of eight cubes and a stick of six cubes. What do you notice?
