Being resilient

Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.

The computer has made a rectangle and will tell you the number of spots it uses in total. Can you find out where the rectangle is?

Ben has five coins in his pocket. How much money might he have?

There were cola bottles for 2p, mini eggs for 3p, marshmallow twists for 5p and lollipops for 7p in the sweet shop. What could each of the children buy with their money?

Four bags contain a large number of 1s, 3s, 5s and 7s. Can you pick ten numbers from the bags so that their total is 37?

How many possible symmetrical necklaces can you find? How do you know you've found them all?

Here are four cubes joined together. How many other arrangements of four cubes can you find? Can you draw them on dotty paper?

Can you find all the ways to get 15 at the top of this triangle of numbers? Many opportunities to work in different ways.

Lola bought a balloon at the circus. She gave the clown six coins to pay for it. What could Lola have paid for the balloon?

There are six numbers written in five different scripts. Can you sort out which is which?