Addition and subtraction

  • Pass the Peas, Please
    game

    Pass the Peas, Please

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    A game for 2 or more players. Practise your addition and subtraction with the aid of a game board and some dried peas!

  • Here to There 1 2 3
    problem

    Here to There 1 2 3

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Move from the START to the FINISH by moving across or down to the next square. Can you find a route to make these totals?
  • Twizzle's Journey
    problem

    Twizzle's Journey

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Twizzle, a female giraffe, needs transporting to another zoo. Which route will give the fastest journey?
  • Number Squares
    problem

    Number Squares

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Start with four numbers at the corners of a square and put the total of two corners in the middle of that side. Keep going... Can you estimate what the size of the last four numbers will be?
  • Alphabet Blocks
    problem

    Alphabet Blocks

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    These alphabet bricks are painted in a special way. A is on one brick, B on two bricks, and so on. How many bricks will be painted by the time they have got to other letters of the alphabet?
  • Street Sequences
    problem

    Street Sequences

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Investigate what happens when you add house numbers along a street in different ways.

  • Today's date - 01/06/2009
    problem

    Today's Date - 01/06/2009

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What do you notice about the date 03.06.09? Or 08.01.09? This challenge invites you to investigate some interesting dates yourself.
  • Sorting the Numbers
    problem

    Sorting the Numbers

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Complete these two jigsaws then put one on top of the other. What happens when you add the 'touching' numbers? What happens when you change the position of the jigsaws?
  • Strike it out
    game

    Strike It Out for Two

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?

  • Dotty Six for Two
    game

    Dotty Six for Two

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Dotty Six game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have three sixes in a straight line?