Counting

If you have ten counters numbered 1 to 10, how many can you put into pairs that add to 10? Which ones do you have to leave out? Why?

You'll need two dice to play this game against a partner. Will Incey Wincey make it to the top of the drain pipe or the bottom of the drain pipe first?

How could you estimate the number of pencils/pens in these pictures?

Have a look at these photos of different fruit. How many do you see? How did you count?

Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the Ark. How many creatures did he see?

Can you work out how many apples there are in this fruit bowl if you know what fraction there are?

Jack's mum bought some candles to use on his birthday cakes and when his sister was born, she used them on her cakes too. Can you use the information to find out when Kate was born?

How many legs do each of these creatures have? How many pairs is that?

In this problem it is not the squares that jump, you do the jumping! The idea is to go round the track in as few jumps as possible.