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Challenge Activities
Intriguing problems for pairs working together
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 Challenge Activities
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£12.00 | £9.00 |
 Challenge Activities - PDF
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£10.00 | £7.50 |
 First Challenge Activities
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 First Challenge Activities - PDF
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£10.00 | £7.50 |
 More Challenge Activities
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 More Challenge Activities - PDF
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Challenge Activities
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There are three publications in this series: First Challenge Activities, Challenge Activities and More Challenge Activities.
First Challenge Activities
A set of 10 photocopiable activities that are intended to be used by pairs of learners working together to encourage mathematical discussion. The pack is designed for years 3 and 4 but can also be used by older groups.
The activities have extra pieces which can be cut from the equipments sheets and offers the user the opportunity to try out possible solutions. Activities include Making Shapes, Eight pairs of numbers, Tile the square plus many others.
Challenge Activities
A set of 10 photocopiable Challenge Activities originally designed for Years 6 and 7 to bridge the gap between primary and secondary approaches.
The activities are intended to be used by pairs of learners working together to encourage mathematical discussion. Most have extra pieces which can be cut out from equipment sheets provided. Positioning the extra pieces helps to foster thinking and enables learners to try out possible solutions without affecting the final result.
The activities have wide potential as starter activities or break-the-ice puzzles, and can be used by older students including adult numeracy groups.
More Challenge Activities
A set of 10 photocopiable activities that are intended to be used by pairs of learners working together to encourage mathematical discussion. The pack is designed for years 5 and 6 but can also be used by older and younger groups according to ability.
The activities have extra pieces which can be cut from the equipments sheets and offers the user the opportunity to try out possible solutions. Activities includes Build and Tower, Triangle allsorts, Ordering numbered cards plus many more.
I taught in several primary schools. Maths was ‘arithmetic’ — pages of putrid little sums. No wonder children hated it! After going into teacher education I moved from general education into maths, joined the ATM, did an OU maths degree and spent a year on exchange in Australia.
One day I put on a Maths Afternoon for a Year 4 class and parents. I worked out a programme of interesting activities. Alas, some were too engaging! It was difficult to move on to the next one. The next time, I devised Challenge Cards. These had equipment such as counters with them.
I took them into schools. Both the children and the teachers seem to like them. Ideal!
