Addition and subtraction

Arrange three 1s, three 2s and three 3s in this square so that every row, column and diagonal adds to the same total.

Can you put the numbers 1 to 8 into the circles so that the four calculations are correct?

Find out what a Deca Tree is and then work out how many leaves there will be after the woodcutter has cut off a trunk, a branch, a twig and a leaf.

There is a clock-face where the numbers have become all mixed up. Can you find out where all the numbers have got to from these ten statements?

These sixteen children are standing in four lines of four, one behind the other. They are each holding a card with a number on it. Can you work out the missing numbers?

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?

In this game, you can add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers on the dice. Which will you do so that you get to the end of the number line first?

What numbers would you put on this number line as it goes under the sea level?

Can you put the numbers 1-5 in the V shape so that both 'arms' have the same total?

There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...