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Category Archives: Maths challenge

Can you find any numbers between 1 and 20 at home. Take a picture and send it in. I wonder if we can find all the numbers between us.


This week’s challenge is to throw two balls or push two cars and say which has gone the furthest. Send us a picture of the two objects and say which has gone furthest, you can even tell us how many hands/feet away they are!


This week we are looking at 3d shapes. Can you find these shapes around your house and send in pictures:

1. Cube
2. Cuboid
3. Sphere
4. Cylinder


half a pizza

We are learning to half objects and shapes next week. Can you cut something into half? Can you half a group of objects at home? Please send in a picture for us to place on the blog.


Here is a picture of Kenzie sharing some cards between his 2 dogs. He did a great job as they both have the same amount.

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Jason has shared out the fruit into 2 piles. They have 6 each.

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Here is a great example of sharing. 10 marbles have been shared between 2. They have 5 marbles each.

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Can you share some things fairly at home with your family so that you all have the same amount? You might have some sweets that you want to share with a brother or sister but remember you both need to have the same! Send us a picture to go on the blog.


Here is one of the best math challenges to date. It just proves that maths can be done everywhere.

Ava said there were 5 girls on the bike and 3 got off. There were 2 left on the bike.

I am so impressed. Well done. It also looks like you had an amazing holiday.

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