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The Problem with Problem Solving at Stage 1

Button-Up
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Button-Up

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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My coat has three buttons. How many ways can you find to do up all the buttons?
Ip Dip
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Ip Dip

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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"Ip dip sky blue! Who's 'it'? It's you!" Where would you position yourself so that you are 'it' if there are two players? Three players ...?

Domino Patterns
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Domino Patterns

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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What patterns can you make with a set of dominoes?

Fraction Match
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Fraction Match

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.

Doing and undoing
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Doing and undoing

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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An investigation looking at doing and undoing mathematical operations focusing on doubling, halving, adding and subtracting.
Happy Halving
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Happy Halving

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you split each of the shapes below in half so that the two parts are exactly the same?

Break it up!
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Break it up!

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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In how many different ways can you break up a stick of seven interlocking cubes? Now try with a stick of eight cubes and a stick of six cubes. What do you notice?

I Like ...
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I Like ...

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Mr Gilderdale is playing a game with his class. What rule might he have chosen? How would you test your idea?