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More Lower Primary Number Pattern Tasks

Once you've had a go at the tasks in our Number Patterns feature, try these activities which will give you more chances to create, recognise and extend number patterns, as well as begin to explain why patterns occur. 

Biscuit Decorations

Age 5 to 7
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Andrew decorated 20 biscuits to take to a party. He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit and different decorations on other biscuits. How many biscuits weren't decorated?

Hundred Square

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

A hundred square has been printed on both sides of a piece of paper. What is on the back of 100? 58? 23? 19?

Even and Odd

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

This activity is best done with a whole class or in a large group. Can you match the cards? What happens when you add pairs of the numbers together?

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?

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?

How Would We Count?

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

An activity centred around observations of dots and how we visualise number arrangement patterns.

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Month Mania

Can you design a new shape for the twenty-eight squares and arrange the numbers in a logical way? What patterns do you notice?

Taking a Die for a Walk

Investigate the numbers that come up on a die as you roll it in the direction of north, south, east and west, without going over the path it's already made.

Lawn Border

If I use 12 green tiles to represent my lawn, how many different ways could I arrange them? How many border tiles would I need each time?

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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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