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Place Value KS1

This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.

Snail One Hundred

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

In this game, you throw a dice and move counters along the snail's body and in a spiral around the snail's shell. It is about understanding tens and ones.

Round the Two Dice

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

This activity focuses on rounding to the nearest 10.

Two-digit Targets

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

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?

I Like ...

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Mr Gilderdale is playing a game with his class. What rule might he have chosen? How would you test your idea?

6 Beads

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

If you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you can make the numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six beads?

Light the Lights

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Investigate which numbers make these lights come on. What is the smallest number you can find that lights up all the lights?

Digit Addition

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Try out this number trick. What happens with different starting numbers? What do you notice?

Largest EvenLive

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

How would you create the largest possible two-digit even number from the digit I've given you and one of your choice?



 
You may also be interested in this collection of activities from the STEM Learning website, that complement the NRICH activities above.
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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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