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Visualising and Explaining at KS1

Young children are often good at imagining - in these tasks we ask them to use their imaginations in a mathematical way.

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

How Many Pieces?

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

How many loops of string have been used to make these patterns?

Holes

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

I've made some cubes and some cubes with holes in. This challenge invites you to explore the difference in the number of small cubes I've used. Can you see any patterns?

Poly Plug Pattern

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Create a pattern on the small grid. How could you extend your pattern on the larger grid?

Teddy Town

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

There are nine teddies in Teddy Town - three red, three blue and three yellow. There are also nine houses, three of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?

Two on Five

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Take 5 cubes of one colour and 2 of another colour. How many different ways can you join them if the 5 must touch the table and the 2 must not touch the table?

So It's 28

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Here is your chance to investigate the number 28 using shapes, cubes ... in fact anything at all.

Caterpillars

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

These caterpillars have 16 parts. What different shapes do they make if each part lies in the small squares of a 4 by 4 square?

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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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