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Generalising. Investigations. Addition & subtraction. Combinations. Interactivities. Working systematically. Visualising. Factors and multiples. Place value. Recording mathematics.There are 28 results
Broad Topics > Using, Applying and Reasoning about Mathematics > Recording mathematics
Two Spinners
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
What two-digit numbers can you make with these two dice? What can't you make?
Beads and Bags
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
How could you put these three beads into bags? How many different ways can you do it? How could you record what you've done?
Multiply Multiples 3
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Have a go at balancing this equation. Can you find different ways of doing it?
What Could it Be?
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?
Round the Three Dice
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
What happens when you round these three-digit numbers to the nearest 100?
Multiply Multiples 2
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you work out some different ways to balance this equation?
Multiply Multiples 1
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you complete this calculation by filling in the missing numbers? In how many different ways can you do it?
Knight's Swap
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Swap the stars with the moons, using only knights' moves (as on a chess board). What is the smallest number of moves possible?
Round the Dice Decimals 1
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Use two dice to generate two numbers with one decimal place. What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
Round the Dice Decimals 2
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
Junior Frogs
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Have a go at this well-known challenge. Can you swap the frogs and toads in as few slides and jumps as possible?
Plants
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?
Dice in a Corner
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?
Round the Four Dice
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
This activity involves rounding four-digit numbers to the nearest thousand.
How Do You See It?
Age 5 to 11 Challenge Level:
Here are some short problems for you to try. Talk to your friends about how you work them out.
Primary Children's Mathematical Recording
Age 3 to 11
This article for teachers outlines different types of recording, depending on the purpose and audience.
Exploring Number Patterns You Make
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Explore Alex's number plumber. What questions would you like to ask? What do you think is happening to the numbers?
Children's Mathematical Graphics: Understanding the Key Concept
Age 5 to 7
In this article for teachers, Elizabeth Carruthers and Maulfry Worthington explore the differences between 'recording mathematics' and 'representing mathematical thinking'.
The Tall Tower
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
As you come down the ladders of the Tall Tower you collect useful spells. Which way should you go to collect the most spells?
A City of Towers
Age 5 to 7 Challenge Level:
In this town, houses are built with one room for each person. There are some families of seven people living in the town. In how many different ways can they build their houses?
Children's Mathematical Writing
Age 5 to 11
Bernard Bagnall discusses the importance of valuing young children's mathematical representations in this article for teachers.
Young Children's Mathematical Recording
Age 3 to 7
In this article, Janine Davenall reflects on children’s personalised mathematical recordings as part of a small research project based in her Reception class.
More Plant Spaces
Age 7 to 14 Challenge Level:
This challenging activity involves finding different ways to distribute fifteen items among four sets, when the sets must include three, four, five and six items.
More Children and Plants
Age 7 to 14 Challenge Level:
This challenge extends the Plants investigation so now four or more children are involved.
Pupils' Recording or Pupils Recording
Age 5 to 14
This article, written for teachers, looks at the different kinds of recordings encountered in Primary Mathematics lessons and the importance of not jumping to conclusions!
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.