For Two

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

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

Totality for Two

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level

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

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?

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?

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?

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.

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?

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.

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?

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?

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.

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?

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?

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?