We have chosen some tasks which you may not have come across before, perhaps because they are not so closely linked to the curriculum, perhaps because they have not been featured recently on the website or perhaps because they are relatively new. However, all of them are rich mathematical activities which will intrigue your learners and encourage them to think mathematically. To find out more about the reasons for selecting each one, take a look at the article below.
We hope you enjoy exploring.
Hidden gems: tasks to celebrate our 20th birthday
That number square
Exploring the structure of a number square: how quickly can you put the number tiles in the right place on the grid?
Always, sometimes or never? KS1
Are these statements relating to calculation and properties of shapes always true, sometimes true or never true?
Animated triangles
Up and down staircases
One block is needed to make an up-and-down staircase, with one step up and one step down. How many blocks would be needed to build an up-and-down staircase with 5 steps up and 5 steps down?
Always, sometimes or never? Shape
Are these statements always true, sometimes true or never true?
Method in multiplying madness?
Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?
Ice cream
You cannot choose a selection of ice cream flavours that includes totally what someone has already chosen. Have a go and find all the different ways in which seven children can have ice cream.