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Being a Good Thinker - Primary Students

Good thinkers are curious, resourceful, collaborative and resilient.

Here are some collections of tasks which will help you develop these important characteristics.
Age 5 to 7

Being Collaborative - Lower Primary Students

These lower primary problems are ideal for you to work on with friends - two heads can be better than one!

Age 7 to 11

Being Collaborative - Upper Primary Students

These upper primary problems are ideal for you to work on with friends - two heads can be better than one!

Age 5 to 7

Being Curious - Lower Primary Students

Are you a curious mathematician? Would you like to get better at asking mathematical questions? If so, these lower primary tasks are for you!

Age 7 to 11

Being Curious - Upper Primary Students

Are you a curious mathematician? Would you like to get better at asking mathematical questions? If so, these upper primary tasks are for you!

Age 5 to 7

Being Resilient - Lower Primary Students

These lower primary problems will need you to be resilient but remember you'll get a greater sense of achievement if you've had to struggle.

Age 7 to 11

Being Resilient - Upper Primary Students

These upper primary problems will need you to be resilient but remember you'll get a greater sense of achievement if you've had to struggle.

Age 5 to 7

Being Resourceful - Lower Primary Students

Give yourself lots of time to work on these lower primary problems. They are designed to help you become more resourceful.

Age 7 to 11

Being Resourceful - Upper Primary Students

Give yourself lots of time to work on these upper primary problems. They are designed to help you become more resourceful.

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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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