More Number Patterns Lower Primary

These activities for lower primary children provide opportunities to create, recognise and extend number patterns, as well as beginning to explain why patterns occur.  They supplement the tasks in our Number Patterns feature.

Largest Even

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level

How would you create the largest possible two-digit even number from the digit I've given you and one of your choice?

I Like ...

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level

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

Biscuit Decorations

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level

Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit and different decorations on other biscuits. How many biscuits weren't decorated?

Even and Odd

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level

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?

How Would We Count?

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level

An activity centred around observations of dots and how we visualise number arrangement patterns.

Hundred Square

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level

A hundred square has been printed on both sides of a piece of paper. What is on the back of 100? 58? 23? 19?

The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.
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NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.