Multiplication and Division Facts

  • Clapping Times
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    Clapping Times

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If you count from 1 to 20 and clap more loudly on the numbers in the two times table, as well as saying those numbers loudly, which numbers will be loud?

  • An arrow target with three arrows sticking out of the centre section.
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    Two-Digit Targets

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    You have a set of the digits from 0 to 9. Can you arrange these in the five boxes to make two-digit numbers as close to the targets as possible?

  • Even and odd
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    Even and Odd

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This activity is best done with a whole class or in a large group. Can you match the cards? What happens when you add pairs of the numbers together?

  • I Like ...
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    I Like ...

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Mr Gilderdale is playing a game with his class. What rule might he have chosen? How would you test your idea?

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    Two Numbers Under the Microscope

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This investigates one particular property of number by looking closely at an example of adding two odd numbers together.

  • Double or Halve?
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    Double or Halve?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Throw the dice and decide whether to double or halve the number. Will you be the first to reach the target?

  • Tables Teaser
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    Tables Teaser

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How will you work out which numbers have been used to create this multiplication square?

  • Ring a Ring of Numbers
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    Ring a Ring of Numbers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Choose four of the numbers from 1 to 9 to put in the squares so that the differences between joined squares are odd.

  • Light the Lights
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    Light the Lights

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Investigate which numbers make these lights come on. What is the smallest number you can find that lights up all the lights?

  • Pairs of legs
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    Pairs of Legs

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    How many legs do each of these creatures have? How many pairs is that?