Counting

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.

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

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?

Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.

In this investigation we are going to count the number of 1s, 2s, 3s etc in numbers. Can you predict what will happen?

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?

Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.

This problem challenges you to find out how many odd numbers there are between pairs of numbers. Can you find a pair of numbers that has four odds between them?

"Ip dip sky blue! Who's 'it'? It's you!" Where would you position yourself so that you are 'it' if there are two players? Three players ...?

Weekly Problem 21 - 2011
How many ways can you paint this wall with four different colours?