Starter Grids - Reasoning Starters (Full)

As featured in Andrew Jeffrey’s recent Puzzle and Games CPD Webinar in conjunction with Oxford University Press, this is the full pack of reasoning starter activities. You can find the free version of this resource by visiting our shop.

In this pack, you will find:

• 5 packs of activities which each contain:
  • 5 addition based activities;
  • 5 multiplication based activities;
  • Answers to each challenge.

In the addition based activities (Addends 1, Addends 2 etc), children are given the sum total of each column and each row. They are asked to work out where each of the digits 1-9 should go in order to make those sums correct.

In the multiplication based activities (Factors 1, Factors 2 etc), children are given the product total of each column and each row. They are asked to work out where each of the digits 1-9 should go in order to make those products correct.

Additional information: Each square is colour-coded green and yellow for odd and even digits respectively. You do not have to share this with the children, but can if you feel this would help children to overcome some barriers to starting on the problem.