This collection of tasks is part of the activities for 7-11 year olds section of the Maths At Home feature. All you need to get started is a pencil and paper! The stars represent the challenge level, with three stars indicating the most challenging activities.
You may also wish to explore Just Jottings for 5-7 year olds, and Just Jottings for 11-14 year olds.
Dotty six for two
Dotty Six game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have three sixes in a straight line?
How many?
Have a look at these photos of different fruit. How many do you see? How did you count?
Nice or nasty for two
Dicey operations in line for two
Dicey Operations for an adult and child. Can you get close to 1000 than your partner?
Four go for two
Zios and Zepts
On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?
Reach 100
Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.