problem Play to 37 Age 7 to 11 Challenge level In this game for two players, the idea is to take it in turns to choose 1, 3, 5 or 7. The winner is the first to make the total 37.
problem How Much Did it Cost? Age 7 to 11 Challenge level Use your logical-thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's crisps and ice-cream cost altogether.
problem Ring of Numbers Age 5 to 7 Challenge level Choose four of the numbers from 1 to 9 to put in the squares so that the differences between joined squares are odd.
article Making sense of positives and negatives This article suggests some ways of making sense of calculations involving positive and negative numbers.
problem Strange Bank Account Age 11 to 14 Challenge level Imagine a very strange bank account where you are only allowed to do two things...
problem Dice in a Corner Age 7 to 11 Challenge level How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?
list Current playing with number upper primary pupil Age 7 to 11 All these activities have something to do with multiplying and dividing. Can you spot the connections?
list More Playing with Number Lower Primary Age 5 to 7 Some additional activities to develop children's understanding of addition and subtraction of number through playing with number.
list Playing with numbers Age 5 to 7 All these activities use adding and taking away. Can you spot the connections?
problem Doing and undoing Age 5 to 11 Challenge level An investigation looking at doing and undoing mathematical operations focusing on doubling, halving, adding and subtracting.