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Fiona Sutherland, Stirling
Monday, August 24, 2009
"For some of the days, the answers would be useful. Is this possible?"
Transum,
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
"Dear Fiona,
Most of the starters have the answers at the bottom of the page. Scroll down and you'll find the answers for today's starter."
Mr Conway, Trent Valley Academy
Friday, September 16, 2011
"My year 9 class did this in less than 1 minute."
Dr L,
Friday, May 04, 2012
"Our record was 19 seconds! Adam Threadgold!"

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21 donkeys

18 children

Note to teacher: Doing this activity once with a class helps students develop strategies. It is only when they do this activity a second time that they will have the opportunity to practise those strategies. That is when the learning is consolidated. Click the button above to regenerate another version of this starter from random numbers.


	Teacher, do your students have access to computers? Do they have Laptops in Lessons or iPads? Whether your students each have a TabletPC, a Surface or a Mac, this activity lends itself to eLearning (Engaged Learning).

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Summer Holidays

A Maths Starter Of The Day

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