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EYFS thinking about: Sunflower numbers
Here are some examples of children's thinking prompted by drawings of numbered sunflowers on an outside wall.
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Square areas
11 to 14
Can you work out the area of the inner square and give an
explanation of how you did it?
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Threes and fours
14 to 16
What is the smallest integer where every digit is a 3 or a 4 and it is divisible by both 3 and 4?
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Radioactive triangle
11 to 14
Weekly Problem 41 - 2014
Three straight lines divide an equilateral triangle into seven regions. What is the side length of the original triangle?
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Favourite
Ladybirds in the garden
5 to 7
In Sam and Jill's garden there are two sorts of ladybirds with 7 spots or 4 spots. What numbers of total spots can you make?
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Favourite
Method in multiplying madness?
7 to 14
Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?
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Magic crosses
7 to 14
Can you find examples of magic crosses? Can you find all the possibilities?
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Really Mr. Bond
14 to 16
115^2 = (110 x 120) + 25, that is 13225 895^2 = (890 x 900) + 25, that is 801025 Can you explain what is happening and generalise?