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Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
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Number puzzles worksheets
Free worksheets: Number puzzles, KS2
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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.
Shape sequences
Can you draw the next shape in each sequence?
Addition number puzzle
Mark has eight cards and he needs to arrange them in this grid so that there is a card in every square, except the middle one. They need to be arranged so that each column and each row of numbers adds up to 10. Can you work out how to do it?
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!).
Prime number puzzle
Noah has an unusual ark. He only takes animals grouped in prime numbers. Zoe has a zoo that takes animals that are not in prime numbers. Which of the animals below go in the ark and
which into the zoo?
which into the zoo?
Year 3 number pyramid challenge
All these multiplication number pyramids only have a number at the top. Can you work out what numbers the other circles could be filled with? There are various different ways of completing each one.
Year 2 number pyramids: 6
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 2 number pyramids: 5
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 2 number pyramids: 4
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 2 number pyramids: 3
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 2 number pyramids: 2
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 2 number pyramids: 1
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 6
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 5
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 4
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 3
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 1
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 2
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Time facts matching game
Cut out all the cards. Each pink card matches up with a blue card. See if you can find all the pairs. How fast can you do it?
Make a number game
Each of the two players must take it in turns to roll both dice to get two numbers. Now add or subtract with them anyway you want. Mark off the answer on the board with one of your counters. The winner is the person with the most counters on the board at the end of the game.
Debit and credit game
Play around the board game. When you land on a colour you must pick up that colour card and complete the calculation to work out your balance. If you calculate incorrectly, another player should tell you and you will be given an extra -£1 penalty. However, if they miscalculate they get the -£1 penalty. The aim of the game is to make it around the board with the most money at the end.
Factors puzzles
1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 are all factors of 12. Each of these numbers goes into 12 an exact number of times (with no remainders). Can you answer these questions about factors?
Common factors, common multiples and prime numbers puzzles
KS2 maths number puzzle worksheet created by a teacher to help children practise common factors, common multiples and prime numbers.
Proportion dominoes
Cut out these dominoes cards and see if you can match them up. Be careful, some proportions might be simplified (for example, 2/3 blue could mean 4 blue out of 6 altogether).
Carroll diagram puzzle
The labels for these Carroll diagrams have fallen off. Can you put them in the correct places?