Year 2 Being resourceful

  • Number Round Up
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    Number Round Up

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Arrange the numbers 1 to 6 in each set of circles below. The sum of each side of the triangle should equal the number in its centre.

  • The tomato and the bean
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    The Tomato and the Bean

    Age
    5 to 7
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    At the beginning of May, Tom put his tomato plant outside. On the same day he sowed a bean in another pot. When will the two be the same height?

  • Lots of Lollies
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    Lots of Lollies

    Age
    5 to 7
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    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?

  • Complete the Square
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    Complete the Square

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Complete the squares - but be warned some are trickier than they look!

  • Stop the Clock
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    Stop the Clock

    Age
    5 to 7
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    This is a game for two players. Can you find out how to be the first to get to 12 o'clock?

  • Growing Garlic
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    Growing Garlic

    Age
    5 to 11
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    Ben and his mum are planting garlic. Can you find out how many cloves of garlic they might have had?

  • Strike it out
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    Strike It Out

    Age
    5 to 11
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    Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.

  • Ip Dip
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    Ip Dip

    Age
    5 to 11
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    "Ip dip sky blue! Who's 'it'? It's you!" Where would you position yourself so that you are 'it' if there are two players? Three players ...?

  • Order, Order!
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    Order, Order!

    Age
    5 to 11
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    Can you place these quantities in order from smallest to largest?

  • Largest Even
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    Largest Even

    Age
    5 to 11
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    How would you create the largest possible two-digit even number from the digit I've given you and one of your choice?