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Two-digit Targets
Five Steps to 50
6 Beads
Largest Even Live
That Number Square
Number Sense and Place Value
Number Sense and Place Value
Have a go at these activities which will help you get to grips with one of the main ideas about place value - that is knowing how important the position of a digit is in a number.
Two-digit Targets Age 5 to 7Challenge Level 
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
You have a set of the digits from 0 to 9. Can you arrange these in the five boxes to make two-digit numbers as close to the targets as possible?
Five Steps to 50 Age 5 to 7Challenge Level
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?
6 Beads Age 5 to 7Challenge Level
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
If you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you can make the numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six beads?
Largest Even LiveAge 5 to 11Challenge Level
Age 5 to 11
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?
That Number Square Age 5 to 11Challenge Level
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Exploring the structure of a number square: how quickly can you put the number tiles in the right place on the grid?
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