Here we have adapted a selection of our Primary tasks so that they can be tackled by just one child working with an adult.
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Seeing Squares for Two
Seeing Squares game for an adult and child. Can you come up with a way of always winning this game?
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Board Block for Two
Board Block game for two. Can you stop your partner from being able to make a shape on the board?
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Incey Wincey Spider for Two
Incey Wincey Spider game for an adult and child. Will Incey get to the top of the drainpipe?
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Shut the Box for Two
Shut the Box game for an adult and child. Can you turn over the cards which match the numbers on the dice?
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Strike it Out for Two
Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?
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Dotty Six for Two
Dotty Six game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have three sixes in a straight line?
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Guess the Houses for two
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Guess the Houses game for an adult and child. Can you work out which house your partner has chosen by asking good questions?
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En-counters for Two
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Arranging counters activity for adult and child. Can you create the pattern of counters that your partner has made, just by asking questions?
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Totality for Two
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Totality game for an adult and child. Be the first to reach your agreed total.
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Matching Numbers for Two
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Matching Numbers game for an adult and child. Can you remember where the cards are so you can choose two which match?
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Stop the Clock for Two
Stop the Clock game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you always win this game?
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Nice or Nasty for Two
Some Games That May Be Nice or Nasty for an adult and child. Use your knowledge of place value to beat your opponent.
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Factors and Multiples Game for Two
Factors and Multiples game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you win this game?
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Train Tactics for Two
Train game for an adult and child. Who will be the first to make the train?
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Dicey Operations in Line for Two
Dicey Operations for an adult and child. Can you get close to 1000 than your partner?
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Four Go for Two
Four Go game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have four numbers in a row on the number line?
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First Connect Three for Two
First Connect Three game for an adult and child. Use the dice numbers and either addition or subtraction to get three numbers in a straight line.
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What Shape for Two
Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
'What Shape?' activity for adult and child. Can you ask good questions so you can work out which shape your partner has chosen?
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Guess the Dominoes for Two
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Guess the Dominoes for child and adult. Work out which domino your partner has chosen by asking good questions.
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Got It for Two
Got It game for an adult and child. How can you play so that you know you will always win?
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Spiralling Decimals for Two
Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
Spiralling Decimals game for an adult and child. Can you get three decimals next to each other on the spiral before your partner?
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Board Block Challenge for Two
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Board Block Challenge game for an adult and child. Can you prevent your partner from being able to make a shape?