Young children are often good at imagining - in these tasks we ask them to use their imaginations in a mathematical way.
This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.
problem
How many pieces?
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
How many loops of string have been used to make these patterns?
problem
Favourite
Holes
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
I've made some cubes and some cubes with holes in. This challenge invites you to explore the difference in the number of small cubes I've used. Can you see any patterns?
problem
Favourite
Poly plug pattern
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Create a pattern on the small grid. How could you extend your pattern on the larger grid?
problem
Teddy town
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
There are nine teddies in Teddy Town - three red, three blue and three yellow. There are also nine houses, three of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?
problem
Two on five
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Take 5 cubes of one colour and 2 of another colour. How many
different ways can you join them if the 5 must touch the table and
the 2 must not touch the table?
problem
So it's 28
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Here is your chance to investigate the number 28 using shapes,
cubes ... in fact anything at all.
problem
Favourite
Caterpillars
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
These caterpillars have 16 parts. What different shapes do they make if each part lies in the small squares of a 4 by 4 square?