The Count on Us Primary Challenge is a maths tournament for Year 4 and 5 pupils involving over 150 schools from across London. The tournament focuses on shape puzzles, number games and code breaking challenges to help develop children’s confidence, problem solving skills and arithmetic abilities.
This game and all of the activities have been extremely popular at school. They are fun to play, the competition is intense and it is a great way to apply those mental maths skills. Our pupils have also seen that you need a strong team. The pupils who are great at the 24 game often find the shape activities harder and need support from their teammates.
This game and all of the activities have been extremely popular at school. They are fun to play, the competition is intense and it is a great way to apply those mental maths skills. Our pupils have also seen that you need a strong team. The pupils who are great at the 24 game often find the shape activities harder and need support from their teammates.
Mrs Gradley - Count On Us Lead
How do you qualify for the finals?
After running activities in school, we selected a team of our top mathematicians to represent us in the Regional Heats. Because they had practised so hard and really worked effectively as a team, we were able to get invited to City Hall for the Primary Challenge Finals
What do you have to do?
The Count on Us Primary Challenge is split into three main categories;
Round 1 Shape – A team activity based on tangrams and pentominoes
Round 2 24® Game – Mental arithmetic activity using 24® Game cards
Round 3 Codebreaking – Using the Caesar cipher to decode messages and solve a problem
Would you like to have a go?
Round 1 Shape – A team activity based on tangrams and pentominoes
Round 2 24® Game – Mental arithmetic activity using 24® Game cards
Round 3 Codebreaking – Using the Caesar cipher to decode messages and solve a problem
Would you like to have a go?
Have a go at the 24® Game:
The 24® Game consists of a pack of cards. Each card has four numbers printed on it. All four numbers on the card must be used once and once only to make 24 using the four basic arithmetic operations; +, -, × and ÷
For example:
4 – 2 = 2
4 x 3 = 12
12 x 2 = 24
Have a go at these cards and see how you get on. A 10-year-old can complete card 1 (click to download) in 15 seconds and card 2 (click to download) in 30 seconds. Can you beat a 10-year-old?
The 24® Game consists of a pack of cards. Each card has four numbers printed on it. All four numbers on the card must be used once and once only to make 24 using the four basic arithmetic operations; +, -, × and ÷
For example:
4 – 2 = 2
4 x 3 = 12
12 x 2 = 24
Have a go at these cards and see how you get on. A 10-year-old can complete card 1 (click to download) in 15 seconds and card 2 (click to download) in 30 seconds. Can you beat a 10-year-old?
After we had practised together, we could beat all of the staff. I played against Mr Drakes and he couldn't get a single card! We had to be that quick as the competition was fierce.
Ayomide
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