Have a go at these activities and record your thinking in whatever way you like!
problem
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A City of Towers
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
In this town, houses are built with one room for each person. There are some families of seven people living in the town. In how many different ways can they build their houses?
problem
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Lots of Biscuits!
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Help share out the biscuits the children have made.
problem
Favourite
Beads and bags
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
How could you put these three beads into bags? How many different ways can you do it? How could you record what you've done?
problem
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6 Beads
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
If you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you can make the numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six beads?
problem
Favourite
Eggs in Baskets
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?
problem
Favourite
Lots of Lollies
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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?