Addition and subtraction

  • Sweetie Box
    problem

    Sweetie Box

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Max and Bryony both have a box of sweets. What do you know about the number of sweets they each have?

  • Month Mania
    problem

    Month Mania

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you design a new shape for the twenty-eight squares and arrange the numbers in a logical way? What patterns do you notice?

  • A blue train carriage against a blue sky.
    problem

    Train Carriages

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Suppose there is a train with 24 carriages which are going to be put together to make up some new trains. Can you find all the ways that this can be done?

  • problem

    Ladybird Box

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Place six toy ladybirds into the box so that there are two ladybirds in every column and every row.

  • problem

    Plants

    Age
    5 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?

  • Making Pathways
    problem

    Making Pathways

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find different ways of creating paths using these paving slabs?

  • The three of hearts playing card on a green background.
    game

    Odds and Threes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A game for 2 people using a pack of cards. Turn over 2 cards and try to make an odd number or a multiple of 3.

  • Criss Cross Quiz
    game

    Criss Cross Quiz

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A game for 2 players. Practises subtraction or other maths operations knowledge.

  • Wild Jack
    game

    Wild Jack

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A game for 2 or more players with a pack of cards. Practise your skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to hit the target score.

  • Prompt Cards
    problem

    Prompt Cards

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    These two group activities use mathematical reasoning - one is numerical, one geometric.