This collection of tasks is part of the activities for 7-11 year olds section of the Maths At Home feature. All you need to get started is a pencil and paper! The stars represent the challenge level, with three stars indicating the most challenging activities.
You may also wish to explore Just Jottings for 5-7 year olds, and Just Jottings for 11-14 year olds.
Dotty Six for Two
1 out of 3
Dotty Six game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have three sixes in a straight line?
How Many?
1 out of 3
Have a look at these photos of different fruit. How many do you see? How did you count?
Dicey Operations in Line for Two
1 out of 3
Dicey Operations for an adult and child. Can you get close to 1000 than your partner?
Four Go for Two
1 out of 3
Four Go game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have four numbers in a row on the number line?
Zias and Zepts
1 out of 3
On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zias have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zias and how many Zepts were there?
Nice or Nasty for Two
1 out of 3
Some Games That May Be Nice or Nasty for an adult and child. Use your knowledge of place value to beat your opponent.
Reach 100
2 out of 3
Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.