Addition and subtraction

  • Eggs in Baskets
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    Eggs in Baskets

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?

  • 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.

  • Domino Pick
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    Domino Pick

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Are these domino games fair? Can you explain why or why not?

  • Making Longer, Making Shorter
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    Making Longer, Making Shorter

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Ahmed is making rods using different numbers of cubes. Which rod is twice the length of his first rod?

  • Secret Number
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    Secret Number

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Annie and Ben are playing a game with a calculator. What was Annie's secret number?

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    Caterpillars

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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?

  • Find the Difference
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    Find the Difference

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.

  • Five Steps to 50
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    Five Steps to 50

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?

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    The Amazing Splitting Plant

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you work out how many flowers there will be on the Amazing Splitting Plant after it has been growing for six weeks?

  • 2, 4, 6, 8
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    2, 4, 6, 8

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Using the cards 2, 4, 6, 8, +, - and =, what number statements can you make?