These activities focus on finding all possible solutions so
working in a systematic way will ensure none are left out. These
activities lend themselves to systematic working in the sense
that it helps to have an ordered approach. Find all the numbers
that can be made by adding the dots on two dice. My coat has
three buttons. How many ways can you find to do up all How many
trains can you make which are the same length as Matt's, using
rods that are identical? Use the number weights to find
different ways of balancing the equaliser. Use these head, body
and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different
heights. Can you find the chosen number from the grid using the
clues? Use the interactivity to help get a feel for this problem
and to find out all the possible ways the balls could land. If
you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you could make the
numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six
beads? In this town, houses are built with one room for each
person. There are some families