Exploring and noticing

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?

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?

On a farm there were some hens and sheep. Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet. How many hens were there?

How many balls of modelling clay and how many straws does it take to make these skeleton shapes?

In Sam and Jill's garden there are two sorts of ladybirds with 7 spots or 4 spots. What numbers of total spots can you make?

There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?

The Man is much smaller than us. Can you use the picture of him next to a mug to estimate his height and how much tea he drinks?

These pieces of wallpaper need to be ordered from smallest to largest. Can you find a way to do it?

Ahmed is making rods using different numbers of cubes. Which rod is twice the length of his first rod?

Annie and Ben are playing a game with a calculator. What was Annie's secret number?