This collection of tasks is part of the activities for 5-7 year olds section of the Maths At Home feature. The activities below all include an online interactivity where you can test your ideas and make discoveries. The stars represent the challenge level, with three stars indicating the most challenging activities.
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Seeing squares for two
Board block for two
Board Block game for two. Can you stop your partner from being able to make a shape on the board?
Same length trains
How many trains can you make which are the same length as Matt's and Katie's, using rods that are identical?
Sort the street
Sort the houses in my street into different groups. Can you do it in any other ways?
100 square jigsaw
Can you complete this jigsaw of the 100 square?
Poly plug rectangles
The computer has made a rectangle and will tell you the number of spots it uses in total. Can you find out where the rectangle is?
Matching numbers for two
Tables teaser
How will you work out which numbers have been used to create this multiplication square?
Stop the clock for two