For Two

Here we have adapted a selection of our Primary tasks so that they can be tackled by just one child working with an adult.

You may also be interested in our Solving together resources, family-friendly homework activities for upper Primary and lower Secondary students. 

  • Guess the Houses for two
    problem

    Guess the Houses for Two

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level

    Guess the Houses game for an adult and child. Can you work out which house your partner has chosen by asking good questions?

  • Guess the Dominoes for Two
    problem

    Guess the Dominoes for Two

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level

    Guess the Dominoes for child and adult. Work out which domino your partner has chosen by asking good questions.

  • En-counters for Two
    problem

    En-Counters for Two

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level

    Arranging counters activity for adult and child. Can you create the pattern of counters that your partner has made, just by asking questions?

  • What Shape for Two
    problem

    What Shape for Two

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    'What Shape?' activity for adult and child. Can you ask good questions so you can work out which shape your partner has chosen?

  • Shut the Box for Two
    game

    Shut the Box for Two

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level

    Shut the Box game for an adult and child. Can you turn over the cards which match the numbers on the dice?

  • Strike it out
    game

    Strike It Out for Two

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level

    Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?

  • Dotty Six for Two
    game

    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?

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    Incey Wincey Spider for Two

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level

    Incey Wincey Spider game for an adult and child. Will Incey get to the top of the drainpipe?

  • Nim-7 for Two
    game

    Nim-7 for Two

    Age
    5 to 14
    Challenge level

    Nim-7 game for an adult and child. Who will be the one to take the last counter?

  • Board Block for Two
    game

    Board Block for Two

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level

    Board Block game for two. Can you stop your partner from being able to make a shape on the board?

  • Four Go for Two
    game

    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?

  • Train Tactics for Two
    game

    Train Tactics for Two

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level

    Train game for an adult and child. Who will be the first to make the train?

  • Nice or Nasty for Two
    game

    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.

  • Factors and Multiples Game for Two
    game

    Factors and Multiples Game for Two

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    Factors and Multiples game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you win this game?

  • Dicey Operations in Line for Two
    game

    Dicey Operations in Line for Two

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level

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

  • Got \It for Two
    game

    Got It for Two

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    Got It game for an adult and child. How can you play so that you know you will always win?

  • First Connect Three for Two
    game

    First Connect Three for Two

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level

    First Connect Three game for an adult and child. Use the dice numbers and either addition or subtraction to get three numbers in a straight line.

  • Matching Numbers for Two
    problem

    Matching Numbers for Two

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level

    Matching Numbers game for an adult and child. Can you remember where the cards are so you can choose two which match?

  • Stop the Clock for Two
    game

    Stop the Clock for Two

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level

    Stop the Clock game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you always win this game?

  • The Totality game board.
    problem

    Totality for Two

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level

    Totality game for an adult and child. Be the first to reach your agreed total.

  • Seeing Squares for Two
    game

    Seeing Squares for Two

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level

    Seeing Squares game for an adult and child. Can you come up with a way of always winning this game?

  • Board Block Challenge for Two
    problem

    Board Block Challenge for Two

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level

    Board Block Challenge game for an adult and child. Can you prevent your partner from being able to make a shape?

  • Spiralling Decimals for Two
    problem

    Spiralling Decimals for Two

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level

    Spiralling Decimals game for an adult and child. Can you get three decimals next to each other on the spiral before your partner?