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Investigations. Comparing and Ordering numbers. Factors and multiples. Addition & subtraction. Generalising. Multiplication & division. Trial and improvement. Combinations. Working systematically. Games.There are 143 results
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Money Line-up
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
In this game for two players, the aim is to make a row of four coins which total one dollar.
Dot Card Games
Age 3 to 7
These games devised by Jenni Way use dot cards which will help children see the structure of numbers 1-6 and give them confidence as they begin to add and subtract these numbers.
Pass the Peas, Please
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 or more players. Practise your addition and subtraction with the aid of a game board and some dried peas!
Asteroid Blast
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 people. Use your skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to blast the asteroids.
Double or Halve?
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Throw the dice and decide whether to double or halve the number. Will you be the first to reach the target?
Matching Time
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Try this matching game which will help you recognise different ways of saying the same time interval.
Strike it Out for Two
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?
First Connect Three for Two
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
First Connect Three game for an adult and child. Use the dice numbers and either addition or subtraction to get three numbers in a straight line.
100 Percent
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
An interactive game for 1 person. You are given a rectangle with 50 squares on it. Roll the dice to get a percentage between 2 and 100. How many squares is this? Keep going until you get 100. . . .
Train Tactics for Two
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Train game for an adult and child. Who will be the first to make the train?
Four Go for Two
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Four Go game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have four numbers in a row on the number line?
Strike it Out
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.
How Long Does it Take?
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
How long does it take to brush your teeth? Can you find the matching length of time?
Tug of War
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Can you use the numbers on the dice to reach your end of the number line before your partner beats you?
Counters
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Hover your mouse over the counters to see which ones will be removed. Click to remove them. The winner is the last one to remove a counter. How you can make sure you win?
Odds and Threes
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 people using a pack of cards Turn over 2 cards and try to make an odd number or a multiple of 3.
Train Tactics
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A train building game for two players. Can you be the one to complete the train?
Sliding Game
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A shunting puzzle for 1 person. Swop the positions of the counters at the top and bottom of the board.
Flip Flop - Matching Cards
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Practise your number bonds whilst improving your memory in this matching pairs game.
Fractions and Coins Game
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Calculate the fractional amounts of money to match pairs of cards with the same value.
Calculator Bingo
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A game to be played against the computer, or in groups. Pick a 7-digit number. A random digit is generated. What must you subract to remove the digit from your number? the first to zero wins.
Down to Nothing
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 or more people. Starting with 100, subratct a number from 1 to 9 from the total. You score for making an odd number, a number ending in 0 or a multiple of 6.
Multiplication Tables - Matching Cards
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Practise your tables skills and try to beat your previous best score in this interactive game.
Scissors, Paper, Rock
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Play this well-known game against the computer where each player is equally likely to choose scissors, paper or rock. Why not try the variations too?
Criss Cross Quiz
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players. Practises subtraction or other maths operations knowledge.
Chocolate Bars
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
An interactive game to be played on your own or with friends. Imagine you are having a party. Each person takes it in turns to stand behind the chair where they will get the most chocolate.
Incey Wincey Spider
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
You'll need two dice to play this game against a partner. Will Incey Wincey make it to the top of the drain pipe or the bottom of the drain pipe first?
Online
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players that can be played online. Players take it in turns to select a word from the 9 words given. The aim is to select all the occurrences of the same letter.
Tug Harder!
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
In this game, you can add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers on the dice. Which will you do so that you get to the end of the number line first?
Building Stars
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
An interactive activity for one to experiment with a tricky tessellation
The Twelve Pointed Star Game
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Have a go at this game which involves throwing two dice and adding their totals. Where should you place your counters to be more likely to win?
Play to 37
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
In this game for two players, the idea is to take it in turns to choose 1, 3, 5 or 7. The winner is the first to make the total 37.
Making Maths: Happy Families
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Here is a version of the game 'Happy Families' for you to make and play.
Nice or Nasty
Age 7 to 14 Challenge Level:
There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...
Countdown
Age 7 to 14 Challenge Level:
Here is a chance to play a version of the classic Countdown Game.
Wild Jack
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 or more players with a pack of cards. Practise your skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to hit the target score.
Subtraction Squares
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players. Using 2 dice, some counters and a games board, can you form a line of counters from one side of the board to the other?
Part the Piles
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Try to stop your opponent from being able to split the piles of counters into unequal numbers. Can you find a strategy?
Shut the Box for Two
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Shut the Box game for an adult and child. Can you turn over the cards which match the numbers on the dice?
Incey Wincey Spider for Two
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
Incey Wincey Spider game for an adult and child. Will Incey get to the top of the drainpipe?
Dicey Perimeter, Dicey Area
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
In this game for two players, you throw two dice and find the product. How many shapes can you draw on the grid which have that area or perimeter?
Noughts and Crosses
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 people that everybody knows. You can play with a friend or online. If you play correctly you never lose!
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.