The 'L' Number Puzzle
Here a number puzzle that can be made as easy or as difficult as you wish.
Key Stage 1
Year 2 maths activities
12 activities to try at home or in class.
Domino Sum Challenge
Add up the dots on each domino in a line, write the totals down, then rebuild the line from the sums alone.
Paper Aeroplane Challenge
This is a fun activity involving making and flying paper aeroplanes
Colouring Flags
This activity is designed to get children thinking permutations, how many different ways things can be arranged.
Fractions of Things
Share 12 everyday items into groups to find a half and a quarter, and see why some fractions will not work.
The Answer is 10…
The answer is 10, but what was the question? Children invent as many calculations as they can that make 10.
£1 Shopping Challenge
With £1 to spend, find one item, then two items, that cost less than a pound and work out the change.
Number Pick Up
A dice game based on Shut the Box: roll two dice and remove counters worth the total. First to empty their board wins.
Add to 12
A quick napkin activity for a café or waiting room: pick three numbers from 1 to 9 that add to 12, then find more ways.
Two Dominoes
A quick adding game for two: turn over two dominoes each, add up the dots and shout the total to score points.
Card Sorting
This simple card game can be used to help with ordering numbers.
No Guessing Allowed
Number riddles where every clue narrows down the mystery number, so no guessing is allowed.