Visualising and representing

A group of animals has made a seesaw in the woods. How can you make the seesaw balance?

Are these statements relating to calculation and properties of shapes always true, sometimes true or never true?

What do you see as you watch this video? Can you create a similar video for the number 12?

Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit and different decorations on other biscuits. How many biscuits weren't decorated?

Lee was writing all the counting numbers from 1 to 20. She stopped for a rest after writing seventeen digits. What was the last number she wrote?

How would you find out how many football cards Catrina has collected?

How many trains can you make which are the same length as Matt's and Katie's, using rods that are identical?

Can you hang weights in the right place to make the the number balance balanced?

This activity is best done with a whole class or in a large group. Can you match the cards? What happens when you add pairs of the numbers together?

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