Year 2 Being resourceful

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    Poly Plug Rectangles

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    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?

  • Take three numbers
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    Take Three Numbers

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    What happens when you add three numbers together? Will your answer be odd or even? How do you know?

  • How would we count?
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    How Would We Count?

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    An activity centred around observations of dots and how we visualise number arrangement patterns.

  • Doing and undoing
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    Doing and Undoing

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    5 to 11
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    An investigation looking at doing and undoing mathematical operations focusing on doubling, halving, adding and subtracting.

  • Circles, Circles
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    Circles, Circles

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    Here are some arrangements of circles. How many circles would I need to make the next size up for each? Can you create your own arrangement and investigate the number of circles it needs?

  • Dicey Addition
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    Dicey Addition

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    5 to 11
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    In these addition games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • Always, Sometimes or Never?
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    Always, Sometimes or Never?

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    5 to 11
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    Are these statements relating to odd and even numbers always true, sometimes true or never true?

  • Carroll Diagrams
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    Carroll Diagrams

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    5 to 11
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    Use the interactivities to fill in these Carroll diagrams. How do you know where to place the numbers?

  • Five Coins
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    Five Coins

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    5 to 11
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    Ben has five coins in his pocket. How much money might he have?

  • Make 37 Poster
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    Make 37

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    5 to 11
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    Four bags contain a large number of 1s, 3s, 5s and 7s. Can you pick ten numbers from the bags so that their total is 37?