Having tackled the activities which are designed to improve group-working skills, why not encourage children to put their skills to good use in other mathematical contexts? Although almost any NRICH activity could be tackled in a group, these lower primary activities have been created specifically with group work in mind.
problem
Favourite
Thirsty?
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Can you lay out the pictures of the drinks in the way described by the clue cards?
problem
Favourite
Sort them out (1)
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Can you each work out the number on your card? What do you notice? How could you sort the cards?
problem
Favourite
Jig Shapes
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Can you each work out what shape you have part of on your card? What will the rest of it look like?
problem
Favourite
Even and odd
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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?
problem
It's a Fence!
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
In this challenge, you will work in a group to investigate circular
fences enclosing trees that are planted in square or triangular
arrangements.
problem
Sorting the Numbers
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Complete these two jigsaws then put one on top of the other. What
happens when you add the 'touching' numbers? What happens when you
change the position of the jigsaws?