Counting

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    Cube Bricks and Daisy Chains

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    5 to 7
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    Daisy and Akram have made some number patterns. Can you find out which pattern is longer?

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    Pairs of Numbers

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    5 to 7
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    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?

  • Incey Wincey Spider
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    Incey Wincey Spider

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    5 to 7
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    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?

  • All Change
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    All Change

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    5 to 7
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    There are three versions of this challenge. The idea is to change the colour of all the spots on the grid. Can you do it in fewer throws of the dice?

  • Snail One Hundred
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    Snail One Hundred

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    5 to 7
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    In this game, you throw a dice and move counters along the snail's body and in a spiral around the snail's shell. It is about understanding tens and ones.

  • Five Steps to 50
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    Five Steps to 50

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    5 to 7
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    Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?

  • Count the Crayons
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    Count the Crayons

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    5 to 7
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    How could you estimate the number of pencils/pens in these pictures?

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    Noah

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

  • A Bowl of Fruit
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    A Bowl of Fruit

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Can you work out how many apples there are in this fruit bowl if you know what fraction there are?

  • Five sticks of linked cubes of decreasing length, with the colours in rainbow order.
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    Making Sticks

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    5 to 7
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    Kimie and Sebastian were making sticks from interlocking cubes and lining them up. Can they make their lines the same length? Can they make any other lines?