There are 29 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Recording, you may find related items under Thinking mathematically.
Broad Topics > Thinking mathematically > Recording
In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?
Have a go at balancing this equation. Can you find different ways of doing it?
Use two dice to generate two numbers with one decimal place. What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
What happens when you round these three-digit numbers to the nearest 100?
What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
This activity involves rounding four-digit numbers to the nearest thousand.
Can you work out some different ways to balance this equation?
Can you complete this calculation by filling in the missing numbers? In how many different ways can you do it?
What two-digit numbers can you make with these two dice? What can't you make?
How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?
Here are some short problems for you to try. Talk to your friends about how you work them out.
How could you put these three beads into bags? How many different ways can you do it? How could you record what you've done?
As you come down the ladders of the Tall Tower you collect useful spells. Which way should you go to collect the most spells?
In this town, houses are built with one room for each person. There are some families of seven people living in the town. In how many different ways can they build their houses?
Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?
Dr Sue Gifford outlines different ways in which you might capture young children's mathematical thinking and how to send samples to NRICH.
In this article, Janine Davenall reflects on children's personalised mathematical recordings as part of a small research project based in her Reception class.
This article for teachers outlines different types of recording, depending on the purpose and audience.
This challenging activity involves finding different ways to distribute fifteen items among four sets, when the sets must include three, four, five and six items.
This challenge extends the Plants investigation so now four or more children are involved.
In this article for teachers, Elizabeth Carruthers and Maulfry Worthington explore the differences between 'recording mathematics' and 'representing mathematical thinking'.
Bernard Bagnall discusses the importance of valuing young children's mathematical representations in this article for teachers.
Have a go at this well-known challenge. Can you swap the frogs and toads in as few slides and jumps as possible?
Can you swap the black knights with the white knights in the minimum number of moves?
This article, written for teachers, looks at the different kinds of recordings encountered in Primary Mathematics lessons and the importance of not jumping to conclusions!
Swap the stars with the moons, using only knights' moves (as on a chess board). What is the smallest number of moves possible?
