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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 7
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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 7
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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 7
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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 Live
Age 5 to 11
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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 11
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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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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.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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