Problem Solving For 1st and 2nd Class - Secret Number (Working Backwards)
Added: 26 Mar 2020
Contributor:
PDST
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This game is a good one to play with young children once they are familiar with the basic number operations. They will like the idea of their number being "secret", and of course being able to work out someone else's "secret" number! Looking for a ''secret'' number is the basis for algebra and solving unknowns in equations. So as well as enjoying what they are doing, your class will be engaging with some important mathematical ideas.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 1-2
- Mathematics
Strand: Algebra
Suggestions for use: This can be made more difficult by applying the same rules to subtraction, multiplication and division
