Discuss and choose
This activity challenges you to decide on the 'best' number to use in each statement. You may need to do some estimating, some calculating and some research.
Seeing squares
Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.
Venn diagrams
How will you complete these interactive Venn diagrams?
Nice or nasty
Bryony's triangle
Watch the video to see how to fold a square of paper to create a flower. What fraction of the piece of paper is the small triangle?
Round the dice decimals 1
Use two dice to generate two numbers with one decimal place. What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
Reasoned rounding
Count me in
How do you know whether you will reach these numbers when you count in steps of six from zero?
Seeing parallelograms
Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a parallelogram.
Dicey operations in line
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?
Let us reflect
Where can you put the mirror across the square so that you can still "see" the whole square? How many different positions are possible?
Fractional triangles
Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.
How big are classes 5, 6 and 7?
Use the two sets of data to find out how many children there are in Classes 5, 6 and 7.
Multiplication square jigsaw
Four-digit targets
Table patterns go wild!
Chocolate
There are three tables in a room with blocks of chocolate on each. Where would be the best place for each child in the class to sit if they came in one at a time?
Fractions in a box
The discs for this game are kept in a flat square box with a square hole for each. Use the information to find out how many discs of each colour there are in the box.
Take your dog for a walk
Use the interactivity to move Pat. Can you reproduce the graphs and tell their story?
Multiples grid
What do the numbers shaded in blue on this hundred square have in common? What do you notice about the pink numbers? How about the shaded numbers in the other squares?
ReflectoR ! RotcelfeR
Can you place the blocks so that you see the reflection in the picture?
Cut it out
Can you dissect an equilateral triangle into 6 smaller ones? What number of smaller equilateral triangles is it NOT possible to dissect a larger equilateral triangle into?