These tasks for 7 to 11 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.)
problem
Favourite
How Many?
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Have a look at these photos of different fruit. How many do you see? How did you count?
game
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?
game
Four Go for Two
Four Go game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have four numbers in a row on the number line?
problem
Favourite
Zios and Zepts
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?
game
Nice or Nasty for Two
Some Games That May Be Nice or Nasty for an adult and child. Use your knowledge of place value to beat your opponent.
game
Dicey Operations in Line for Two
Dicey Operations for an adult and child. Can you get close to 1000 than your partner?
problem
Favourite
Reach 100
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.