Mr Bells Old School Maths Puzzles and activities

Mr Bell’s Old School Maths Puzzles and activities to tease and challenge!

I am going to learn how to… • Solve one-step and two-step problems involving numbers, money or measures, including time; choose and carry out appropriate calculations, using calculator methods where appropriate…

Problem-solving hints and tips… • Things to remember… • Write down everything you know • Decide on how many steps the problem has – 1, 2, 3 or more. Tackle each one in turn. • Check you have answered the question – sometimes problems have extra information that isn’t relevant! • Write up your calculations and all your working out – it’s good practice, and helps if you need to explain your answer to someone else…or find out where you went wrong!

So…what do I need to know? Here a few to start you off! • I pay three pounds sixty pence for a rail ticket. How much change should I get from a five pound note? • A square playground has a perimeter of 100 metres. How long is one of its

It is important to record your method and calculations… When you are working out the answers, decide what type of

Last few to test your skills – remember, write down everything you know and record you calculations!

So…there you have it! A brief introduction to problem-solving! • Things to remember… • Write down everything you know • Decide on how many steps the problem has – 1, 2 or more. Tackle each one in turn. • Check you have answered the question – sometimes problems have extra information that isn’t relevant! • Write up your calculations and all your working out – it’s good practice, and helps if you need to explain your answer to

Well done! Have a go at this to keep you busy until next session…!