NZ Maths Activities

Term 2 Week 1-2


Level 1 Activities

  • Emma exchanged the $5 note for 4 coins. What could they be?

  • Emma exchanged the $5 note for 5 coins. What could they be?

Extension work

  • Which coin has the largest value?

  • What could you buy with this coin?

  • Can you tell me what is on the other side of this coin?

Extension work:

  • The next three numbers are 3, 1, and 2 in that order. What are the next three numbers? What is the tenth number he'll sing?

  • The next three numbers are 2, 3, and 1 in that order. What are the next three numbers? What is the tenth number he'll sing?

Try other ways to represent patterns:

  • Colours - pink, blue, orange, pink, ..., ..., ...

  • Beat - slap, slap, stomp, bang, slap, ..., ..., ...

Extension work:

  • If Sam and Sylvia have a different number of lollies each, but have 10 lollies altogether to share, how many might they each have?

  • To begin, Sam and Sylvia have a different number of lollies each, but when they share them fairly they each get 6. How many might each person have started with?

Try other combinations of numbers to 10:

  • 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7, 4 and 6, 5 and 5 (Sam has the first number and Sylvia the second number).

Try other combinations of numbers to 12:

  • 1 and 11, 2 and 10, 3 and 9, 4 and 8, 5 and 7, 6 and 6, 7 and 5, 8 and 4, 9 and 3, 11 and 1 (Sam has the first number and Sylvia the second number).

Thursday 26 March