Mental calculations

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    Two Dice

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    5 to 7
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    1 out of 3

    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

    Age
    5 to 7
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    1 out of 3

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

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    Butterfly Flowers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    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?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

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

  • Number Balance
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    Number Balance

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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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

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

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

  • Number Lines
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    Number Lines

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Leah and Tom each have a number line. Can you work out where their counters will land?

  • Sort them out (1)
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    Sort Them Out (1)

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you each work out the number on your card? What do you notice? How could you sort the cards?

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    Pairs of Numbers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If you have ten counters numbered 1 to 10, how many can you put into pairs that add to 10? Which ones do you have to leave out? Why?

  • What Could \It Be?
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    What Could It Be?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

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