Being resourceful

  • Birthday Sharing
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    Birthday sharing

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    It's Sahila's birthday and she is having a party. How could you answer these questions using a picture, with things, with numbers or symbols?

  • Subtraction Slip
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    Subtraction slip

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you spot the mistake in this video? How would you work out the answer to this calculation?

  • Equivalent Pairs
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    Equivalent pairs

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you match pairs of cards which show the same amount?

  • problem

    Noah

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the Ark. How many creatures did he see?

  • Colouring Triangles
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    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?

  • Chain of Changes
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    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?

  • Heads and Feet
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    Heads and feet

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    On a farm there were some hens and sheep. Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet. How many hens were there?

  • Skeleton Shapes
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    Skeleton shapes

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    How many balls of modelling clay and how many straws does it take to make these skeleton shapes?

  • Halving
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    Halving

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    These pictures show squares split into halves. Can you find other ways?