This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.
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Largest Even
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
How would you create the largest possible two-digit even number from the digit I've given you and one of your choice?
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Round the Two Dice
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
This activity focuses on rounding to the nearest 10.
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Snail One Hundred
In this game, you throw a dice and move counters along the snail's body and in a spiral around the snail's shell. It is about understanding tens and ones.
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Two-digit targets
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
You have a set of the digits from 0 to 9. Can you arrange these in the five boxes to make two-digit numbers as close to the targets as possible?
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Digit Addition
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Try out this number trick. What happens with different starting numbers? What do you notice?
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I Like ...
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Mr Gilderdale is playing a game with his class. What rule might he have chosen? How would you test your idea?
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Light the Lights
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Investigate which numbers make these lights come on. What is the smallest number you can find that lights up all the lights?
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6 Beads
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
If you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you can make the numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six beads?
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You may also be interested in this collection of activities from the STEM Learning website, that complement the NRICH activities above.