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Heads and Feet
On a farm there were some hens and sheep. Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet. How many hens were there?
Factors and Multiples Puzzle
Using your knowledge of the properties of numbers, can you fill all the squares on the board?
The Number Jumbler
The Number Jumbler can always work out your chosen symbol. Can you work out how?
First Connect Three
Add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners and try to complete a row of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
How Would We Count?
An activity centred around observations of dots and how we visualise number arrangement patterns.
Developing Number Through Tidying Up
This article describes how one nursery setting focused on tidying up time as a context in which to explicitly target the development of number and calculation skills.
Got It
A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.
Strike It Out
Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.