Being resourceful

  • Five Steps to 50
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    Five Steps to 50

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?

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    The Amazing Splitting Plant

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you work out how many flowers there will be on the Amazing Splitting Plant after it has been growing for six weeks?

  • 2, 4, 6, 8
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    2, 4, 6, 8

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Using the cards 2, 4, 6, 8, +, - and =, what number statements can you make?

  • Number Round Up
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    Number Round Up

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    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.

  • Happy Halving
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    Happy Halving

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you split each of the shapes below in half so that the two parts are exactly the same?

  • The tomato and the bean
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    The Tomato and the Bean

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    At the beginning of May, Tom put his tomato plant outside. On the same day he sowed a bean in another pot. When will the two be the same height?

  • The Tall Tower
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    The Tall Tower

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    As you come down the ladders of the Tall Tower you collect useful spells. Which way should you go to collect the most spells?

  • Complete the Square
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    Complete the Square

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Complete the squares - but be warned some are trickier than they look!

  • Stop the Clock
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    Stop the Clock

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    This is a game for two players. Can you find out how to be the first to get to 12 o'clock?

  • Circles, Circles
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    Circles, Circles

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Here are some arrangements of circles. How many circles would I need to make the next size up for each? Can you create your own arrangement and investigate the number of circles it needs?