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Encouraging primary children to work systematically
This article for primary teachers suggests ways in which to help children become better at working systematically.
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Sort the street
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Sort the houses in my street into different groups. Can you do it in any other ways?
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Two dice
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Find all the numbers that can be made by adding the dots on two dice.
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Three ball line up
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Use the interactivity to help get a feel for this problem and to find out all the possible ways the balls could land.
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Growing garlic
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Ben and his mum are planting garlic. Can you find out how many cloves of garlic they might have had?
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A mixed-up clock
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
There is a clock-face where the numbers have become all mixed up. Can you find out where all the numbers have got to from these ten statements?
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Factor lines
Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.
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Sealed solution
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Ten cards are put into five envelopes so that there are two cards in each envelope. The sum of the numbers inside it is written on each envelope. What numbers could be inside the envelopes?