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Place Your Counters...

5 to 11

An article for teachers which first appeared in the MA's Equals journal, featuring activities which use counters.

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Child's Play

7 to 11

A toy has a regular tetrahedron, a cube and a base with triangular and square hollows. If you fit a shape into the correct hollow a bell rings. How many times does the bell ring in a complete game?

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From a Random World to a Rational Universe

7 to 16

In the time before the mathematical idea of randomness was discovered, people thought that everything that happened was part of the will of supernatural beings. So have things changed?

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Constructing Triangles

11 to 14

Generate three random numbers to determine the side lengths of a triangle. What triangles can you draw?

A Connect Four game with red and yellow counters placed.

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Connect Three

11 to 16

In this game the winner is the first to complete a row of three. Are some squares easier to land on than others?

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Take Some ... Counters

5 to 11

This article for primary teachers outlines how using counters can support mathematical teaching and learning.

Four dominoes arranged with four threes in the centre.

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Domino Magic Rectangle

7 to 16

An ordinary set of dominoes can be laid out as a 7 by 4 magic rectangle in which all the spots in all the columns add to 24, while those in the rows add to 42. Try it! Now try the magic square...