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Primary Children's Mathematical Recording
This article for teachers outlines different types of recording, depending on the purpose and audience.
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What was in the Box?
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
This big box adds something to any number that goes into it. If you know the numbers that come out, what addition might be going on in the box?
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6 Beads
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
If you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you can make the numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six beads?
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Money Bags
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Ram divided 15 pennies among four small bags. He could then pay any sum of money from 1p to 15p without opening any bag. How many pennies did Ram put in each bag?
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Eggs in Baskets
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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?
problem
School fair necklaces
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
How many possible symmetrical necklaces can you find? How do you know you've found them all?
problem
The Amazing Splitting Plant
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Can you work out how many flowers there will be on the Amazing Splitting Plant after it has been growing for six weeks?
problem
What's in the Box?
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
This big box multiplies anything that goes inside it by the same number. If you know the numbers that come out, what multiplication might be going on in the box?
problem
Domino Square
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Use the 'double-3 down' dominoes to make a square so that each side has eight dots.
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Dice in a Corner
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?