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More lower primary number pattern tasks

Once you've had a go at the tasks in our Number Patterns feature, try these activities which will give you more chances to create, recognise and extend number patterns, as well as begin to explain why patterns occur. 
Largest Even
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Largest even

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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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?

I Like ...
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I like ...

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Mr Gilderdale is playing a game with his class. What rule might he have chosen? How would you test your idea?

Even and odd
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Even and odd

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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This activity is best done with a whole class or in a large group. Can you match the cards? What happens when you add pairs of the numbers together?

Hundred Square Poster
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Hundred square

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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A hundred square has been printed on both sides of a piece of paper. What is on the back of 100? 58? 23? 19?

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Biscuit decorations

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit and different decorations on other biscuits. How many biscuits weren't decorated?

How would we count?
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How would we count?

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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An activity centred around observations of dots and how we visualise number arrangement patterns.