Addition and subtraction

  • Cunning Card Trick
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    Cunning Card Trick

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    11 to 14
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    Delight your friends with this cunning trick! Can you explain how it works?
  • Always, Sometimes or Never? KS1
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    Always, Sometimes or Never? KS1

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    5 to 7
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    Are these statements relating to calculation and properties of shapes always true, sometimes true or never true?

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    Two Dice

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Find all the numbers that can be made by adding the dots on two dice.

  • One Big Triangle
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    One Big Triangle

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    5 to 7
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    Make one big triangle so the numbers that touch on the small triangles add to 10.

  • Two flowers with the numbers 15 and 16 on them
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    Butterfly Flowers

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    5 to 7
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    Can you find two butterflies to go on each flower so that the numbers on each pair of butterflies adds to the number on their flower?

  • What's in a Name?
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    What's in a Name?

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    5 to 7
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    What do you notice about these squares of numbers? What is the same? What is different?

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    Robot Monsters

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different heights.

  • Cuisenaire Counting
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    Cuisenaire Counting

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Here are some rods that are different colours. How could I make a yellow rod using white and red rods?

  • Number Balance
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    Number Balance

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Can you hang weights in the right place to make the the number balance balanced?

  • Domino Sorting
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    Domino Sorting

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    5 to 7
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    Try grouping the dominoes in the ways described. Are there any left over each time? Can you explain why?