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).