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More Number Fluency Tasks Lower Primary

These tasks will help children become more fluent in the context of number and calculation.  They supplement the activities in our Fluency Feature.  The first three are games so could be revisited many times, whereas the other three are one-off challenges.

Incey Wincey

Age 3 to 5

In this game, children roll the dice and count how many steps to move the spider up or down the drainpipe.

Shut the Box

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

An old game but lots of arithmetic!

Secret Number

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Annie and Ben are playing a game with a calculator. What was Annie's secret number?

Lots of Lollies

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow starYellow star

Frances and Rishi were given a bag of lollies. They shared them out evenly and had one left over. How many lollies could there have been in the bag?

I'm Eight

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Find a great variety of ways of asking questions which make 8.

Number Match

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.

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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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