Caterpillars
These caterpillars have 16 parts. What different shapes do they make if each part lies in the small squares of a 4 by 4 square?
These caterpillars have 16 parts. What different shapes do they make if each part lies in the small squares of a 4 by 4 square?
Crosses can be drawn on number grids of various sizes. What do you notice when you add opposite ends?
Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?
Can you work out what simple structures have been dressed up in these advanced mathematical representations?
Shut the Box game for an adult and child. Can you turn over the cards which match the numbers on the dice?
What value of x makes the mean of the first three numbers in this list equal to the mean of the other four?
This story about some troublesome dogs encourages children to find and model doubles of different numbers.