Being resourceful

  • problem

    Grouping goodies

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Pat counts her sweets in different groups and both times she has some left over. How many sweets could she have had?

  • Two flowers with the numbers 15 and 16 on them
    problem

    Butterfly flowers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you find two butterflies to go on each flower so that the numbers on each pair of butterflies adds to the number on their flower?

  • Chain of Changes
    problem

    Chain of changes

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    In this activity, shapes can be arranged by changing either the colour or the shape each time. Can you find a way to do it?

  • Happy Halving
    problem

    Happy halving

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you split each of the shapes below in half so that the two parts are exactly the same?

  • Catrina's Cards
    problem

    Catrina's cards

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    How would you find out how many football cards Catrina has collected?

  • Number Round Up
    problem

    Number round up

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Arrange the numbers 1 to 6 in each set of circles below. The sum of each side of the triangle should equal the number in its centre.

  • Buying a Balloon
    problem

    Buying a balloon

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    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?

  • 2, 4, 6, 8
    problem

    2, 4, 6, 8

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Using the cards 2, 4, 6, 8, +, - and =, what number statements can you make?

  • Colouring Triangles
    problem

    Colouring triangles

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Explore ways of colouring this set of triangles. Can you make symmetrical patterns?

  • Writing Digits
    problem

    Writing digits

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Lee was writing all the counting numbers from 1 to 20. She stopped for a rest after writing seventeen digits. What was the last number she wrote?