Being Collaborative - Primary All Resources
En-counters
This task requires learners to explain and help others, asking and answering questions.
Sticky Data
You'll need to work in a group on this problem. Use your sticky notes to show the answer to questions such as 'how many girls are there in your group?'.
Guess the Houses
This task depends on learners sharing reasoning, listening to opinions, reflecting and pulling ideas together.
Thirsty?
Can you lay out the pictures of the drinks in the way described by the clue cards?
Number Match
A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.
Fraction Match
A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.
Jig Shapes
Can you each work out what shape you have part of on your card? What will the rest of it look like?
Shape Draw
Use the information on these cards to draw the shape that is being described.
Guess the Dominoes
This task depends on learners sharing reasoning, listening to opinions, reflecting and pulling ideas together.
Counters in the Middle
This task depends on groups working collaboratively, discussing and reasoning to agree a final product.
First Connect Three
Add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners and try to complete a row of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
Arranging Counters
A task which depends on members of the group working collaboratively to reach a single goal.
Quad Match
A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.
Stringy Quads
This practical problem challenges you to make quadrilaterals with a loop of string. You'll need some friends to help!
Arranging Cubes
A task which depends on members of the group working collaboratively to reach a single goal.
Dice in a Corner
How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?
The Dice Train
This dice train has been made using specific rules. How many different trains can you make?
Stick Images
This task requires learners to explain and help others, asking and answering questions.
What Shape?
This task develops spatial reasoning skills. By framing and asking questions a member of the team has to find out what mathematical object they have chosen.
Making Rectangles
A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.
Got It
A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.
Doughnut Percents
A task involving the equivalence between fractions, percentages and decimals which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.
Castles in the Middle
This task depends on groups working collaboratively, discussing and reasoning to agree a final product.
Which Solid?
This task develops spatial reasoning skills. By framing and asking questions a member of the team has to find out what mathematical object they have chosen.
Factors and Multiples Game
A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?
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