Lucky Numbers

Topics: Starter | Arithmetic | Puzzles

• Sasha,
• Thursday, December 13, 2007
• "Brilliant site. I'm on it all the time. Really helps, I can say that much! No idea how you could make it better apart from making it bigger, so lots of schools know about it."
• Nikki Jordan, Braunton School, Devon
• Friday, February 01, 2008
• "I love the starters but do not have time to work out the answers - sometimes I don't have the brain power either! I have found the answers to most of the problems when scrolling down but sometimes they are not there.......a disappointment for me as it means the activity cannot be used if I cannot work it out myself in the meagre time I have available to plan.
  Great work though, and free, thanks very much."
• Transum,
• Saturday, February 02, 2008
• "Your comments have been acted upon Nikki. The answers for this starter have now been added below."
• Emma, Mearns Primary School,Glasgow
• Thursday, January 15, 2009
• "This is AMAZING! In my school we use it all the time, it really gets your brain ready for maths (which I hate) but i like going just for the maths starter of the day!!"
• Kyla, East Renfrewshire
• Sunday, March 07, 2010
• "I really liked this one I love this website and use it all the time.
  The answers to all of the problems would make it easier to use.
  The answer to this one is 12 if that helps anyone. ."

 

• Terry Shaw, Beaulieu Convent School
• Tuesday, February 01, 2011
• "Really good site. Lots of good ideas for starters. Use it most of the time in KS3."
• Jessie, Mountbatten School
• Tuesday, February 01, 2011
• "I really enjoyed doing this task - please make more like it!"
• Best Maths Class In Year 7, 7ab/m4
• Tuesday, February 01, 2011
• "We had a bit of difficulty at the beginning but in the end we solved the problem like always :)."
• M Chant, Chase Lane School Harwich
• Wednesday, February 01, 2012
• "My year five children look forward to their daily challenge and enjoy the problems as much as I do. A great resource - thanks a million."
• Year 7 Set 1 GM, WKGS
• Wednesday, February 01, 2012
• "We enjoyed this task and discussed a variety of methods for solving it."
• Sam, Langley Grammar School
• Thursday, February 09, 2012
• "Great question!! Really gets the reader thinking before they work it out welldone!! I got 12 in each row."
• Mrs John, Bishop Tufnell
• Friday, February 10, 2012
• "Brilliant! It was a great puzzle for year 5 however, most of them were done in a flash! I'll give some of you a hint '12'!"

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