Once you've taken a look at the activities in the Counters Feature, why not have a go at these activities, which also all use counters?
problem
Favourite
En-counters
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
This task requires learners to explain and help others, asking and answering questions.
problem
Favourite
Counters in the middle
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
This task depends on groups working collaboratively, discussing and reasoning to agree a final product.
problem
Counting Counters
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Take a counter and surround it by a ring of other counters that
MUST touch two others. How many are needed?
problem
Beads
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Three beads are threaded on a circular wire and are coloured either red or blue. Can you find all four different combinations?
problem
Make Pairs
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Put 10 counters in a row. Find a way to arrange the counters into
five pairs, evenly spaced in a row, in just 5 moves, using the
rules.