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Five Steps to 50
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?
Two-digit Targets
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?
Find the Difference
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.
Heads and Feet
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
On a farm there were some hens and sheep. Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet. How many hens were there?
Eggs in Baskets
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?
4 Dom
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Use these four dominoes to make a square that has the same number of dots on each side.