Exploring and noticing

  • Round the Two Dice
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    Round the two dice

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    5 to 7
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    This activity focuses on rounding to the nearest 10.

  • What Could \It Be?
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    What could it be?

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    5 to 7
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    In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?

  • 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?

  • Subtraction Slip
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    Subtraction slip

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    5 to 7
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    Can you spot the mistake in this video? How would you work out the answer to this calculation?

  • Starfish Spotting
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    Starfish spotting

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    5 to 7
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    How many starfish could there be on the beach, and how many children, if I can see 28 arms?

  • Amazing Alphabet Maze
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    Amazing alphabet maze

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    5 to 7
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    Can you go from A to Z right through the alphabet in the hexagonal maze?
  • Chain of Changes
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    Chain of changes

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    5 to 7
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    In this activity, shapes can be arranged by changing either the colour or the shape each time. Can you find a way to do it?

  • Missing Middles
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    Missing middles

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    5 to 7
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    Can you work out the domino pieces which would go in the middle in each case to complete the pattern of these eight sets of three dominoes?

  • Making Sticks
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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?