Topics: Starter | Arithmetic | Problem Solving | Puzzles

• Mrs McColm, Leswalt Primary School
• Thursday, April 02, 2009
• "This starter taught the children that things don't always happen on the first try - so you will have to try again and have patience."
• The Best Maths Class Ever. 7cd/m2, Kind Alfred's College, Oxfordshire
• Monday, April 27, 2009
• "It was really hard and appeared to rely on luck. Once we revealed the top and middle row, one or two of us got it."
• Callum Mackinnon, Bargeddie Primary School, Primary 7
• Wednesday, April 27, 2011
• "This I must say, is the best Maths Starter from Transum this term. I for one specifically do not believe I am good at Mathematics but this has really boosted my confidence."
• Janet, Oaklands
• Friday, April 27, 2012
• "Caretaker, Careers Adviser and a Maths teacher couldn't just leave this one until they had solved it! That was just a familiarisation session....."
• Jean, Polesworth
• Saturday, April 28, 2012
• "We've been trying to do one since monday! The whole school is trying and we are yet to triumph! we have to equal 15 across the top, 12 down the left-hand side, 0 across the bottom and -2 down the right hand side! Even our top math pupils are yet to do it!!!"

 

• Mr M's Year 8s, Canggu Community School, Bali
• Wednesday, May 09, 2012
• "We all sucked at this apart from Frances who was on fire! Max said he liked it and we almost had to kill Oceane because she got it wrong! Thanks for a great starter."
• J Leckey, ICD, Dungannon, NI.
• Thursday, June 21, 2012
• "Leila and Aaron completed this in 5 mins! They are both first year students."
• Ms Henderson, Harrow International School Beijing
• Tuesday, April 23, 2013
• "We tried 3 times, working as a class and we solved it!!! Ms Henderson's Y3 class rocks!!"
• Karen, DNPS
• Friday, April 26, 2013
• "We tried the task and Grade 4R found it challenging and interesting. We had two answers that were different to the answer supplied
  8+5+1=14
  + +
  6 3
  + -
  2+7-4=5
  = =
  16 0
  and;
  7+5+2=14
  + +
  1 4
  + -
  8+3-6=5
  = =
  16 0."
• Mrs W, St Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford
• Friday, April 26, 2013
• "We found the answer in one lesson!"
• 8A3, All Hallows, Penwortham
• Friday, April 26, 2013
• "Too easy, it only took us 30 seconds. How cool are we."

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