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Practical Activity. Addition & subtraction. Visualising. Investigations. Multiplication & division. Counters. Combinations. Generalising. Working systematically. Factors and multiples.There are 16 results
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Three by Three
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Arrange 3 red, 3 blue and 3 yellow counters into a three-by-three square grid, so that there is only one of each colour in every row and every column
Three Way Mix Up
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Jack has nine tiles. He put them together to make a square so that two tiles of the same colour were not beside each other. Can you find another way to do it?
Make Pairs
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Put 10 counters in a row. Find a way to arrange the counters into five pairs, evenly spaced in a row, in just 5 moves, using the rules.
Eight Queens
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Place eight queens on an chessboard (an 8 by 8 grid) so that none can capture any of the others.
Two Dots
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Place eight dots on this diagram, so that there are only two dots on each straight line and only two dots on each circle.
Chocs, Mints, Jellies
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
In a bowl there are 4 Chocolates, 3 Jellies and 5 Mints. Find a way to share the sweets between the three children so they each get the kind they like. Is there more than one way to do it?
Rocco's Race
Age 7 to 11 Short Challenge Level:
Rocco ran in a 200 m race for his class. Use the information to find out how many runners there were in the race and what Rocco's finishing position was.
Counting Counters
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Take a counter and surround it by a ring of other counters that MUST touch two others. How many are needed?
Bracelets
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Investigate the different shaped bracelets you could make from 18 different spherical beads. How do they compare if you use 24 beads?
Square Corners
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
What is the greatest number of counters you can place on the grid below without four of them lying at the corners of a square?
Counter Ideas
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Here are some ideas to try in the classroom for using counters to investigate number patterns.
Building Patterns
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you deduce the pattern that has been used to lay out these bottle tops?
Traffic Lights
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
The game uses a 3x3 square board. 2 players take turns to play, either placing a red on an empty square, or changing a red to orange, or orange to green. The player who forms 3 of 1 colour in a line. . . .
Nutty Mixture
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Use the ratio of cashew nuts to peanuts to find out how many peanuts Rachel has. What would the ratio be if Rachel and Marianne mixed their bags?
Place Your Counters...
Age 5 to 11
An article for teachers which first appeared in the MA's Equals journal, featuring activities which use counters.
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.