These tasks for 5 to 7 year olds are part of our Maths at Home feature and you can see all the tasks for this age group here. You need nothing more than pencil and paper to work on them so dive straight in! (The stars give an indication of challenge level, from one star to three stars.)
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Shut the Box for Two
Shut the Box game for an adult and child. Can you turn over the cards which match the numbers on the dice?
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Strike it Out for Two
Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?
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Dotty Six for Two
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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Favourite
Noah
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the Ark. How many creatures did he see?
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Starfish Spotting
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
How many starfish could there be on the beach, and how many children, if I can see 28 arms?
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Favourite
Lots of Lollies
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Frances and Rishi were given a bag of lollies. They shared them out evenly and had one left over. How many lollies could there have been in the bag?