Would You Rather
This is a different way to play the 'Would You Rather…' game
Topic
🧮 Calculation
Mental methods and written strategies. 10 activities.
Order of Operations
This is a very useful way to explore how calculations are affected by the order of operations.
A Handful of Facts
Give your child one number fact and they hand you four related facts back, counting them off on their fingers.
The Answer is 10…
The answer is 10, but what was the question? Children invent as many calculations as they can that make 10.
Pocket Money Budget
Plan a pocket-money budget across a few categories and work out how long it would take to save up for something.
Are We There Yet
A road-sign game for long car journeys: use the miles left to your destination and the milometer to work out where you will be.
Mission down to 1
Start with 999 on a calculator and use the digits 1 to 9 once each to bring the total down as close to 1 as you can.
Going Shopping
In the shop, find something under £5 and work out the cost of three of them in your head, then check.
Mission to 999
Roll a dice six times to make two 3-digit numbers, then try to get their total as close to 999 as possible.
Just Two Pages
Pick two facing pages in any book and add the page numbers. Can your child work out which pages you chose?