Reasoning and convincing at KS1 - primary teachers

It's quite hard to pin down what 'reasoning' looks like. At KS1 we're looking for good 'because' statements. And if there are two or more which make a chain, that's progress.

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

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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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Poly plug rectangles

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

The computer has made a rectangle and will tell you the number of spots it uses in total. Can you find out where the rectangle is?

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If the world were a village

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

This activity is based on data in the book 'If the World Were a Village'. How will you represent your chosen data for maximum effect?

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Two numbers under the microscope

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

This investigates one particular property of number by looking closely at an example of adding two odd numbers together.

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How odd

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

This problem challenges you to find out how many odd numbers there are between pairs of numbers. Can you find a pair of numbers that has four odds between them?