Year 1 Exploring and noticing

  • Seesaw Shenanigans
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    Seesaw Shenanigans

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    3 to 7
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    A group of animals has made a seesaw in the woods. How can you make the seesaw balance?

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    Biscuit Decorations

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    5 to 7
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    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?

  • Writing Digits
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    Writing Digits

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    5 to 7
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    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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

  • Sizing them Up
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    Sizing Them Up

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    5 to 7
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    Can you put these shapes in order of size? Start with the smallest.

  • Shut the box
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    Shut the Box

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    5 to 7
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    An old game with lots of arithmetic!

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

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    5 to 7
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    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

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    5 to 7
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    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?

  • All Change
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    All Change

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    5 to 7
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    There are three versions of this challenge. The idea is to change the colour of all the spots on the grid. Can you do it in fewer throws of the dice?

  • Bottles (1)
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    Bottles (1)

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    5 to 7
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    For this activity which explores capacity, you will need to collect some bottles and jars.

  • Bottles (2)
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    Bottles (2)

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    5 to 7
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    In this activity focusing on capacity, you will need a collection of different jars and bottles.

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

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    5 to 7
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    In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?

  • Five sticks of linked cubes of decreasing length, with the colours in rainbow order.
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    Making Sticks

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    5 to 7
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    Kimie and Sebastian were making sticks from interlocking cubes and lining them up. Can they make their lines the same length? Can they make any other lines?

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    Ladybirds in the Garden

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    5 to 7
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    In Sam and Jill's garden there are two sorts of ladybirds with 7 spots or 4 spots. What numbers of total spots can you make?

  • Wallpaper
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    Wallpaper

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    5 to 7
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    These pieces of wallpaper need to be ordered from smallest to largest. Can you find a way to do it?

  • Happy Halving
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    Happy Halving

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    5 to 7
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    Can you split each of the shapes below in half so that the two parts are exactly the same?

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    Grouping Goodies

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    5 to 7
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    Pat counts her sweets in different groups and both times she has some left over. How many sweets could she have had?

  • The Tall Tower
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    The Tall Tower

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    5 to 7
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    As you come down the ladders of the Tall Tower you collect useful spells. Which way should you go to collect the most spells?

  • Jig Shapes
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    Jig Shapes

    Age
    5 to 11
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    Can you each work out what shape you have part of on your card? What will the rest of it look like?

  • Dotty Six
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    Dotty Six

    Age
    5 to 11
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    Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.

  • How Tall?
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    How Tall?

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    5 to 11
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    A group of children are discussing the height of a tall tree. How would you go about finding out its height?

  • Three Squares
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    Three Squares

    Age
    5 to 11
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    What is the greatest number of squares you can make by overlapping three squares?