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30Maths

Starters

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'ntro"uction

This is a collection o" $ules "or aths lessons. 3o$e"ull oull "ind these area bit more interesting than the 5ets count u$ in 0.2s6 t$e o" lesson starter

that teachers in 7ngland are encouraged to use. +t is also ho$ed that some o"these $ules can be used as a tal'ing $oint to introduce new mathematicalideas.

There are $lent o" old chestnuts here* along with some new $ules. Thereare also a "ew generic starters "or when oure "eeling la...

1uggested uses%

8rint onto trans$arencies "or lesson starters

8rint and laminate "or e9tension or small grou$ wor's

Du$licate two to a $age "or homewor'

The star rating is a rough guide to di""icult%

ittle teacher in$ut is re:uired. These $ules dont re:uire muchmathematics beond basic arithmetic.

These ma re:uire e9$lanations o" 'e words b a teacher. Thema re:uire more wor' than one star $ules* or a $articularinsight to sole them.

These $ules can be di""icult* and ma need a lot o" teacher in$ut.

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;ind The 8ath

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Number Lines 1 13

Can ou $ut the numbers < to in each circle so that the total o"eer line is



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Number Lines 6 1+

Can ou $ut the digits < to



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or"s Numbers 1/

4he number + in...

Nor$e#ian* !ire

@utch* &ier

an" Bn#lish !our

but not in

8rench uatre

ha&e somethin# incommon. 4he% all ha&e the

same number o! letters astheir name (+).

Can %ou !in" more numberslike this2



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8our 4$os Make 4en 1

4here are lots o! $a%s o!

makin# $ith !our 6susin# stan"ar"

mathematical notation. 8ore=amle;

6565656* or

e&en 6656 6.

Can %ou !in" another $a%2

Can %ou !in" a $a% o!makin# ,$ith !our 6s2

hat is the bi##estnumber %ou canmake $ith

!our 6s2

#hat is the smallestnumber ou

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9etrol 9rices 1

Some etrol stations

"isla% rices b% stickin#se#mentsto#ether to make

numbers.

hat is the lar#estnumber%ou can make $ith 10

se#ments2

#hat is the largestou can ma'ewith

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@.2

0


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A 8ish% 4ale 1

'! %ou $rite the $or" CD@

in a #ri" like this there aret$o $a%s o! sellin# the

$or".

o$ man% $a%s can %oumake AKB2

hat about CDLBorSALMDN2

Can %ou re"ictho$ man%$a%s there are to make

EA::ACU@A2


C ,

, D

C ,

, D

C ,

, D

3 -

- K

K

7

C ,

, 7

7 !

1 -

-

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o$ Man% Suares2 1,

o$ man% suarescan %ou

see in this attern2

o$ man% rectan#lesarethere2



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4he KFni#sber# Eri"#es 60

4he cit% o! KFni#sber# ha"se&en bri"#es that crosse"

the ri&er 9re#el.

Can %ou !in" a $a% o!crossin# allthe bri"#es

e=actl%once2

ou can>t #o o&er a bri"#emore than once.


+sland (D)

ier ban' (F)

+sland (C)

ier ban' (-)


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Crooke" Calculator G 61

Bric has #ot all the sums $ron#.

Bach time he resse" e=actl% one$ron# ke%.

G2=HAI 900

G=HH2I317

GHH2I 3

Ga


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@rinkers 66

'n the to$n o! Ketterb%

0Jdrin' cola0Jdrin' co""ee

=0Jdrin' tea

's it certain there issomeone $ho "rinks cola*

co!!eean" tea2



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Coin o! the :ealm 63

4hese are the coins

commonl% use" in Eritainto"a%

hat is the !e$estnumbero! coins %ou nee" to make

(a) 3 (b) H1.3+ (c)H/.62

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