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For Two

Here we have adapted a selection of our Primary tasks so that they can be tackled by just one child working with an adult.

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?

Matching Numbers for Two

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Matching Numbers game for an adult and child. Can you remember where the cards are so you can choose two which match?

Shut the Box for Two

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Shut the Box game for an adult and child. Can you turn over the cards which match the numbers on the dice?

Incey Wincey Spider for Two

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Incey Wincey Spider game for an adult and child. Will Incey get to the top of the drainpipe?

Board Block for Two

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow star

Board Block game for two. Can you stop your partner from being able to make a shape on the board?

Stop the Clock for Two

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow starYellow star

Stop the Clock game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you always win this game?

Dotty Six for Two

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Dotty Six game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have three sixes in a straight line?

Strike it Out for Two

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?

Seeing Squares for Two

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Seeing Squares game for an adult and child. Can you come up with a way of always winning this game?

Totality for Two

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Totality game for an adult and child. Be the first to reach your agreed total.

Nim-7 for Two

Age 5 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow star

Nim-7 game for an adult and child. Who will be the one to take the last counter?

Four Go for Two

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Four Go game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have four numbers in a row on the number line?

Dicey Operations in Line for Two

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Dicey Operations for an adult and child. Can you get close to 1000 than your partner?

First Connect Three for Two

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

First Connect Three game for an adult and child. Use the dice numbers and either addition or subtraction to get three numbers in a straight line.

Train Tactics for Two

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

Train game for an adult and child. Who will be the first to make the train?

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.

Board Block Challenge for Two

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow starYellow star

Board Block Challenge game for an adult and child. Can you prevent your partner from being able to make a shape?

Factors and Multiples Game for Two

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow star

Factors and Multiples game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you win this game?

Nice or Nasty for Two

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow star

Some Games That May Be Nice or Nasty for an adult and child. Use your knowledge of place value to beat your opponent.

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?

Got It for Two

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Got It game for an adult and child. How can you play so that you know you will always win?

Spiralling Decimals for Two

Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Spiralling Decimals game for an adult and child. Can you get three decimals next to each other on the spiral before your partner?

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Sumo

A number game requiring a strategy.

Line of Four

A game somewhat similar to 'noughts and crosses' on a much larger space.

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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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