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Incey Wincey
In this game, children roll the dice and count how many steps to move the spider up or down the drainpipe.
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Dice
This dice activity encourages children to relate the number on the dice to the number of teddies they need to choose.
problem
Biscuit decorations
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit and different decorations on other biscuits. How many biscuits weren't decorated?
problem
Writing digits
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Lee was writing all the counting numbers from 1 to 20. She stopped for a rest after writing seventeen digits. What was the last number she wrote?
problem
One big triangle
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Make one big triangle so the numbers that touch on the small triangles add to 10.
problem
Share bears
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Yasmin and Zach have some bears to share. Which numbers of bears can they share so that there are none left over?
problem
Robot monsters
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different heights.
problem
Number balance
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Can you hang weights in the right place to make the the number balance balanced?
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Number lines
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
A resource to try once children are familiar with number lines, and they have begun to use them for addition. It could be a good way to talk about subtraction. Leah and Tom each have a number line. Can you work out where their counters will land?
problem
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
Pairs of numbers
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
If you have ten counters numbered 1 to 10, how many can you put into pairs that add to 10? Which ones do you have to leave out? Why?
problem
Dotty six
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.
problem
All change
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
There are three versions of this challenge. The idea is to change the colour of all the spots on the grid. Can you do it in fewer throws of the dice?
problem
How would we count?
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
An activity centred around observations of dots and how we visualise number arrangement patterns.
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Matching numbers
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Can you find different ways of showing the same number? Try this matching game and see!
problem
Domino patterns
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
What patterns can you make with a set of dominoes?
problem
Two spinners
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
What two-digit numbers can you make with these two dice? What can't you make?
problem
What could it be?
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?
project
How many?
This project challenges you to work out the number of cubes hidden under a cloth. What questions would you like to ask?
problem
Noah
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the Ark. How many creatures did he see?
problem
Birthday cakes
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Jack's mum bought some candles to use on his birthday cakes and when his sister was born, she used them on her cakes too. Can you use the information to find out when Kate was born?
problem
Making longer, making shorter
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Ahmed is making rods using different numbers of cubes. Which rod is twice the length of his first rod?
problem
Find the difference
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.
problem
Pairs of legs
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
How many legs do each of these creatures have? How many pairs is that?
problem
Number round up
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Arrange the numbers 1 to 6 in each set of circles below. The sum of each side of the triangle should equal the number in its centre.