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Bracelets
Square Corners
First Connect Three
Counters
Counters
Counters are a great resource that we can use in mathematics in a number of ways, for example to show patterns, to model our thinking or to keep track of moves. We have put together a number of activities that all use counters - can you work out the different ways in which the counters are used? Can you find some ways which aren't mentioned? Are there examples where stones or pebbles or … would
be just as good? Are there examples where the roundness of the counter matters? Are there examples where lots of the same thing is important?
Bracelets Age 7 to 11Challenge Level 
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Investigate the different shaped bracelets you could make from 18 different spherical beads. How do they compare if you use 24 beads?
Square Corners Age 7 to 11Challenge Level
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
What is the greatest number of counters you can place on the grid below without four of them lying at the corners of a square?
First Connect Three Age 7 to 11Challenge Level
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners and try to complete a row of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
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