Year 1 Being resilient

  • Seesaw Shenanigans
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    Seesaw shenanigans

    Age
    3 to 7
    Challenge level
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    A group of animals has made a seesaw in the woods. How can you make the seesaw balance?

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    Two dice

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Find all the numbers that can be made by adding the dots on two dice.

  • One Big Triangle
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    One big triangle

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Make one big triangle so the numbers that touch on the small triangles add to 10.

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    Robot monsters

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different heights.

  • Same Length Trains
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    Same length trains

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    How many trains can you make which are the same length as Matt's and Katie's, using rods that are identical?

  • Number Balance
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    Number balance

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you hang weights in the right place to make the the number balance balanced?

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    Pairs of numbers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    If you have ten counters numbered 1 to 10, how many can you put into pairs that add to 10? Which ones do you have to leave out? Why?

  • What Could \It Be?
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    What could it be?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?

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    Ladybirds in the garden

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    In Sam and Jill's garden there are two sorts of ladybirds with 7 spots or 4 spots. What numbers of total spots can you make?

  • Find the Difference
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    Find the difference

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.

  • 2, 4, 6, 8
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    2, 4, 6, 8

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Using the cards 2, 4, 6, 8, +, - and =, what number statements can you make?

  • The Tall Tower
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    The tall tower

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    As you come down the ladders of the Tall Tower you collect useful spells. Which way should you go to collect the most spells?

  • Square split into a triangle and trapezium
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    Tangram tangle

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    If you split the square into these two pieces, it is possible to fit the pieces together again to make a new shape. How many new shapes can you make?