In this simulation of a balance, you can drag numbers and parts of number sentences on to the trays. Have a play!
Ben has five coins in his pocket. How much money might he have?
There were cola bottles for 2p, mini eggs for 3p, marshmallow twists for 5p and lollipops for 7p in the sweet shop. What could each of the children buy with their money?
Four bags contain a large number of 1s, 3s, 5s and 7s. Can you pick ten numbers from the bags so that their total is 37?
Use these four dominoes to make a square that has the same number of dots on each side.
Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?
Can you find all the ways to get 15 at the top of this triangle of numbers? Many opportunities to work in different ways.
In these addition, subtraction, multiplication and division games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.
We can arrange dots in a similar way to the 5 on a dice and they usually sit quite well into a rectangular shape. How many altogether in this 3 by 5? What happens for other sizes?
Lolla bought a balloon at the circus. She gave the clown six coins to pay for it. What could Lolla have paid for the balloon?
