Exploring and noticing

  • Domino Join Up
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    Domino join up

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Can you arrange fifteen dominoes so that all the touching domino pieces add to 6 and the ends join up? Can you make all the joins add to 7?
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    Birthday cakes

    Age
    5 to 7
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    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?

  • Heads and Feet
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    Heads and feet

    Age
    5 to 7
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    On a farm there were some hens and sheep. Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet. How many hens were there?

  • Find a Path
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    Find a path

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Can you find a path from a number at the top of this network to the bottom which goes through each number from 1 to 9 once and once only?
  • Skeleton Shapes
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    Skeleton shapes

    Age
    5 to 7
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    How many balls of modelling clay and how many straws does it take to make these skeleton shapes?

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    Ladybirds in the garden

    Age
    5 to 7
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    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?

  • Eggs in Baskets
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    Eggs in baskets

    Age
    5 to 7
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    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?

  • Little Man
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    Little man

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    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?

  • Wallpaper
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    Wallpaper

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    These pieces of wallpaper need to be ordered from smallest to largest. Can you find a way to do it?

  • Making Longer, Making Shorter
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    Making longer, making shorter

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Ahmed is making rods using different numbers of cubes. Which rod is twice the length of his first rod?