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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 some of the main ideas about place value - being able to order numbers and knowing how important the position of a digit is in a number.

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?

Which Scripts? 
Age 7 to 11
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There are six numbers written in five different scripts. Can you sort out which is which?

Coded Hundred Square 
Age 7 to 11
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This 100 square jigsaw is written in code. It starts with 1 and ends with 100. Can you build it up?

Nice or Nasty 
Age 7 to 14
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There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...

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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.

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