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Place value KS2

This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.

Number match
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Number match

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

Dicey Addition
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Dicey addition

Age
5 to 11
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Who said that adding couldn't be fun?
Which Scripts?
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Which scripts?

Age
7 to 11
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There are six numbers written in five different scripts. Can you sort out which is which?
The Deca Tree
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The deca tree

Age
7 to 11
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Find out what a Deca Tree is and then work out how many leaves there will be after the woodcutter has cut off a trunk, a branch, a twig and a leaf.
The Thousands Game
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The thousands game

Age
7 to 11
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Each child in Class 3 took four numbers out of the bag. Who had made the highest even number?
Number Differences
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Number differences

Age
7 to 11
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Place the numbers from 1 to 9 in the squares below so that the difference between joined squares is odd. How many different ways can you do this?
Magic Vs
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Magic Vs

Age
7 to 11
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Can you put the numbers 1-5 in the V shape so that both 'arms' have the same total?

Four-digit targets
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Four-digit targets

Age
7 to 11
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You have two sets of the digits 0-9. Can you arrange these in the five boxes to make four-digit numbers as close to the target numbers as possible?
Coded hundred square
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Coded hundred square

Age
7 to 11
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This 100 square jigsaw is written in code. It starts with 1 and ends with 100. Can you build it up?
Nice or Nasty
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Nice or nasty

Age
7 to 14
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There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...
Take three numbers
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Take three numbers

Age
7 to 11
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What happens when you add three numbers together? Will your answer be odd or even? How do you know?

Round the Four Dice
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Round the four dice

Age
7 to 11
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This activity involves rounding four-digit numbers to the nearest thousand.
Round the Three Dice
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Round the three dice

Age
7 to 11
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What happens when you round these three-digit numbers to the nearest 100?

Reasoned Rounding
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Reasoned rounding

Age
7 to 14
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Four strategy dice games to consolidate pupils' understanding of rounding.
Less is More
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Less is more

Age
7 to 11
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Use your knowledge of place value to try to win this game. How will you maximise your score?
Number Lines in Disguise
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Number lines in disguise

Age
7 to 14
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Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?


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