To think strategically you need to have some sort of idea of where you're going and what you're trying to do. Helping children to reflect back on their work can support their forward planning next time.
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
Escape from the castle
Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
Skippy and Anna are locked in a room in a large castle. The key to that room, and all the other rooms, is a number. The numbers are locked away in a problem. Can you help them to get out?
problem
Favourite
Amy's dominoes
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. Which of her domino pieces are missing?
problem
Favourite
This Pied Piper of Hamelin
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
problem
Tea cups
Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
Place the 16 different combinations of cup/saucer in this 4 by 4 arrangement so that no row or column contains more than one cup or saucer of the same colour.
problem
Favourite
Sticky triangles
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Can you continue this pattern of triangles and begin to predict how many sticks are used for each new "layer"?
problem
Some secret codes
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Can you follow the rule to decode the messages?
