In this game for two players, the aim is to make a row of four coins which total one dollar.
Put operations signs between the numbers 3 4 5 6 to make the highest possible number and lowest possible number.
The picture shows a lighthouse and many underwater creatures. If
you know the markings on the lighthouse are 1m apart, can you work
out the distances between some of the different creatures?
Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the
difference between the two numbers just below it.
There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. Can you use the information given to find out how many eggs are in each basket?
Can you make a train the same length as Laura's but using three differently coloured rods? Is there only one way of doing it?
As you come down the ladders of the Tall Tower you collect useful spells. Which way should you go to collect the most spells?
Arrange the numbers 1 to 6 in each set of circles below. The sum of each side of the triangle should equal the number in its centre.
This problem is based on a code using two different prime numbers
less than 10. You'll need to multiply them together and shift the
alphabet forwards by the result. Can you decipher the code?
Lolla bought a balloon at the circus. She gave the clown six coins
to pay for it. What could Lolla have paid for the balloon?
On Planet Plex, there are only 6 hours in the day. Can you answer
these questions about how Arog the Alien spends his day?
Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.
Ben has five coins in his pocket. How much money might he have?
Jack's mum bought some candles to use on his birthday cakes and when his sister was born, she used them on her cakes too. Can you use the information to find out when Kate was born?
Here are the prices for 1st and 2nd class mail within the UK. You have an unlimited number of each of these stamps. Which stamps would you need to post a parcel weighing 825g?
Can you put the numbers 1 to 8 into the circles so that the four
calculations are correct?
Twizzle, a female giraffe, needs transporting to another zoo. Which
route will give the fastest journey?
Place this "worm" on the 100 square and find the total of the four
squares it covers. Keeping its head in the same place, what other
totals can you make?
Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which
are different heights.
There were chews for 2p, mini eggs for 3p, Chocko bars for 5p and
lollypops for 7p in the sweet shop. What could each of the children
buy with their money?
Place the numbers 1 to 10 in the circles so that each number is the
difference between the two numbers just below it.
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?
Ram divided 15 pennies among four small bags. He could then pay any sum of money from 1p to 15p without opening any bag. How many pennies did Ram put in each bag?
In your bank, you have three types of coins. The number of spots shows how much they are worth. Can you choose coins to exchange with the groups given to make the same total?
Place six toy ladybirds into the box so that there are two ladybirds in every column and every row.
Can you find 2 butterflies to go on each flower so that the numbers
on each pair of butterflies adds to the same number as the one on
Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?
A game for 2 people. Use your skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to blast the asteroids.
If you hang two weights on one side of this balance, in how many different ways can you hang three weights on the other side for it to be balanced?
Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the Ark. How many creatures did he see?
Can you draw a continuous line through 16 numbers on this grid so
that the total of the numbers you pass through is as high as
Use your logical-thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's crisps and ice-cream cost altogether.
This is an adding game for two players.
Fill in the numbers to make the sum of each row, column and
diagonal equal to 15.
Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?
Sam got into an elevator. He went down five floors, up six floors, down seven floors, then got out on the second floor. On what floor did he get on?
Vera is shopping at a market with these coins in her purse. Which
things could she give exactly the right amount for?
Woof is a big dog. Yap is a little dog.
Emma has 16 dog biscuits to give to the two dogs.
She gave Woof 4 more biscuits than Yap.
How many biscuits did each dog get?
A game for 2 players. Practises subtraction or other maths
Move from the START to the FINISH by moving across or down to the
next square. Can you find a route to make these totals?
A game for 2 or more players. Practise your addition and subtraction with the aid of a game board and some dried peas!
Use the number weights to find different ways of balancing the equaliser.
This big box adds something to any number that goes into it. If you know the numbers that come out, what addition might be going on in the box?
In this game for two players, the idea is to take it in turns to choose 1, 3, 5 or 7. The winner is the first to make the total 37.
Can you hang weights in the right place to make the equaliser
There were 22 legs creeping across the web. How many flies? How many spiders?
Claire thinks she has the most sports cards in her album. "I have
12 pages with 2 cards on each page", says Claire. Ross counts his
cards. "No! I have 3 cards on each of my pages and there are. . . .
Investigate what happens when you add house numbers along a street
in different ways.
These two group activities use mathematical reasoning - one is
numerical, one geometric.
Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.