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Number Facts

Number Facts

Are you keen to get better at knowing number facts and being able to use these facts to work out related facts? If the answer to this question is yes, then these activities are for you. (By the way, adults may call this being 'fluent' in number.)

Totality 
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

This is an adding game for two players. Can you be the first to reach the target?

Strike it Out 
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.

Shape Times Shape 
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

These eleven shapes each stand for a different number. Can you use the number sentences to work out what they are?

Mystery Matrix 
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2 -12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.

Four Go 
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

This challenge is a game for two players. Choose two of the numbers to multiply or divide, then mark your answer on the number line. Can you get four in a row?

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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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