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Tasks for an Adult and Child

Here we have adapted a selection of our tasks designed for developing group-working skills so that they can be tackled by just one child working with an adult. You can find all our 'For Two' activities here.

Guess the Houses for Two

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Guess the Houses game for an adult and child. Can you work out which house your partner has chosen by asking good questions?

En-counters for Two

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Arranging counters activity for adult and child. Can you create the pattern of counters that your partner has made, just by asking questions?

Guess the Dominoes for Two

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Guess the Dominoes for child and adult. Work out which domino your partner has chosen by asking good questions.

What Shape for Two

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow star

'What Shape?' activity for adult and child. Can you ask good questions so you can work out which shape your partner has chosen?

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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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