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Magic Letters
What Numbers Can We Make?
Method in Multiplying Madness?
Always a Multiple?
Take Three from Five
Teaching to Reason with Numbers
Teaching to Reason with Numbers
Here are a variety of classroom numerical activities that will challenge students to explore, explain and reason mathematically.
Magic Letters Age 11 to 14Challenge Level 
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
While offering students a chance to practise addition in an engaging context, there will also be opportunities to appreciate the effect of combining odd and even numbers.
What Numbers Can We Make? Age 11 to 14Challenge Level
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
This problem offers students the opportunity to consider the underlying structure behind multiples and remainders.
Method in Multiplying Madness? Age 7 to 14Challenge Level
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?
Always a Multiple? Age 11 to 14Challenge Level
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Think of a two digit number, reverse the digits, and add the numbers together. Something special happens...
Take Three from Five Age 11 to 16Challenge Level
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level
This problem offers students the opportunity to explore properties of multiples and remainders.