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Roman numerals puzzle

Roman numerals puzzle

Can you complete this puzzle with the correct Roman numerals?
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Regular and irregular shapes puzzle

Regular and irregular shapes puzzle

Can you help the frog to hop on the stones safely to the other side of the pond? He can only step on regular shapes. Is there more than one route option?
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Triangular numbers puzzle

Triangular numbers puzzle

Sam works in a supermarket stacking cans of beans. The beans are delivered in boxes of 49 and Sam has to arrange them in triangular stacks. One day, he finds that he can arrange 49 cans into 3 triangular stacks. Can you work out how Sam did this? Is there a second way of doing it?
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Triangular numbers: handshake investigation

Triangular numbers: handshake investigation

If everyone in a group of people shakes hands with everyone else, the total number of handshakes will always be a triangular number. Is this true or false? Investigate!
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Triangular numbers explained

Triangular numbers explained

A triangular number can be represented by a triangle of dots. Work out the first 20 triangular numbers (you won’t be able to draw them all!).
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Triangular numbers challenge

Triangular numbers challenge

Can you work out the rule for calculating triangular numbers?
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WordMaths: synonyms puzzle

WordMaths: synonyms

The words in this puzzle all correspond to a number. Take the letters in the grid and do the maths to decipher the new word. The two words will be synonyms (they have the same meaning). If the letter in the new word is the same as the letter in the first word, there will be no maths to do.
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Times tables puzzle

Times tables trail

Can you solve the times tables trail? Starting with the bottom numbers, draw lines to the multiples of that number to reach the gifts.
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Shape sequences puzzle

Shape sequences

Can you draw the next shape in each sequence?
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Prime time puzzle

Prime time puzzle

Pinky the alien will only tell the time when all the numbers are prime numbers. Can you work out what time he will wait for before he tells the following times?
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Number hopscotch

Number hopscotch

Using the numbers in the hopscotch, choose ones that add up to make the big number given. You need to use three, four and five numbers.
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Number doubles puzzle

Number doubles

Starting with the numbers in the coloured squares at the bottom of each grid, work your way upwards, finding the double of each number and shading it in the same colour.
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Number crossword: days and time

Number crossword: days and time

Fill this like an ordinary crossword, except the answers are numbers not words.
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Mirror line colouring

Mirror line colouring

Can you colour the squares so that each side of the picture is an exact mirror image?
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Grid coordinates treasure hunt

Grid coordinates treasure hunt

There is a treasure chest buried on an island, and a sailor has come to find it. Read the story clues and follow the sailor’s route to help him find the treasure.
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Fish / cakes: matching decimals and fractions puzzle

Fish / cakes: matching decimals and fractions

Can you draw a line connecting the fish and cakes whose decimals and fractions match?
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Balloon number maths puzzle

Balloon number maths

Start with the number on the balloon, and work your way down doing the maths to find the final answer. If the balloon is bursting, the answer is a negative number. How quickly can you complete each calculation string?
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Number Bond Snap

Number Bond Snap

Make number bond recall fun for Y1, Y2 and above with a game of Number Bond Snap. All you need is an ordinary pack of cards and a competitive streak!
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Maths card games for KS1 and KS2

Maths card games for KS1 and KS2

Playing with cards might seem old-fashioned in our screen-loving age, but maths card games will help your child become fluent and confident with numbers – without them even realising they're exercising their maths thinking brain. From number bonds to fractions and probability, try some of our traditional or adapted card games to practise basic maths concepts.
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KS2 Maths Puzzle Pack, TheSchoolRun

KS2 maths puzzles: Secret Agent maths

Are you ready to uncover dastardly deeds and confront super-evil villains, armed just with your mathematical skills and lots of courage? Join Oscar Octo and Penelope Penta, agents for the Geometric World Spy Agency, to track down a mysterious nemesis. There'll be a few (ok, a load!) of number puzzles to solve along the way, all designed to challenge KS2 mathematicians to the limit. Will you accept your mission?
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