Decimal Numbers to 1 Decimal Place Numeracy treasure hunt / scavenger hunt activity: an active printable mental maths team game, with differentiation, ideal as a whole class starter or plenary at KS2 (originally designed for Year 5 and 6), especially when focusing on addition and subtraction of decimals or place value to tenths / one decimal place. It can be played multiple times in a lesson or across several lessons as groups can use different card sets each time. Teams complete a treasure hunt-type chain of decimals calculations, followed by a ‘Find the Target Number’ mental maths challenge, using a mixture of the four operations. There are 54 double-sided cards, forming sets of 6 cards for 9 teams. A key feature is the chance to involve lower ability pupils in a fun whole class activity to give them a boost of confidence without it being obvious their calculations are less challenging (3 of the sets are at an easier level). Full instructions included, along with solutions.
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Pupils collaborate on a treasure hunt type maths trail and when they’ve collected all 5 answers, they are given a target, which they must make using 3 given numbers. You can print and laminate the cards in batches of 3 sets, so if you don’t require them all, you needn’t print them. The cards should be printed double-sided (they’ve been laid out to facilitate this). I print by selecting the ‘2-Sided Short Edge (Top)’ option. However, if you can only print one-sided, print all the even-numbered pages, replace the paper, and print the odd-numbered pages on the back.
Give each team their ‘Start’ card. Spread out all other cards, answer side up. You may wish to remove cards from any set not being used, although this is not necessary. On your signal, teams turn over their Start card and complete the calculation. Each team sends one person to collect the correct answer card, on the other side of which will be their next question and a letter to confirm which team it belongs to. Ensure teams immediately replace any cards not marked with their letter. The process continues until the team have answered all five calculations. On the other side of the final answer card will be a target number, which teams must make, using the numbers printed in boxes in the bottom right corner of 3 of their cards. Use all 3 numbers and only once each, using any of the 4 operations. The first to make their target number wins! A possible answer for each is printed on the solution cards.
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KS2 Year 5 and Year 6 differentiated Maths warm up activities for the whole class! Printable mental maths scavenger or treasure hunt style games, with **differentiation**, ideal as whole class active starters or plenaries, especially in Y5 and Y6, to get students moving and working collaboratively. There are 6 hunt / relay race sets in this great value BUNDLE, each focusing on a different concept: **1. [Adding and Subtracting Decimals](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/decimals-adding-subtracting-11973199)** **2. [Dividing with Multiples of 10, 100, 1000](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dividing-with-multiples-of-10-100-1000-11973753)** **3. [Multiplying 3 Numbers](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/multiplying-3-numbers-11973613)** **4. [Number Bonds to 100 / Making 100](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/number-bonds-to-100-11973544)** **5. [Fractions of Quantities / Amounts](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fractions-of-quantities-11973907)** **6. [Percentages of Quantities / Amounts](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/percentages-of-quantities-11974259)** Each game can be played multiple times in a lesson or across several lessons as groups can use different card sets each time. Teams complete a treasure hunt-type chain of calculations, followed by a 'Find the Target Number' mental maths challenge, using a mixture of the four operations. In each game there are 54 double-sided cards, forming sets of 6 cards for 9 teams. **A key feature is the chance to involve lower ability students in a fun whole class activity to give them a boost of confidence without it being obvious their calculations are less challenging (3 of the sets are at an easier level).** Full instructions for teacher and students is included, along with solutions. Students collaborate on a treasure hunt type maths trail and when they’ve collected all 5 answers, they are given a target, which they must make using 3 given numbers. You can print and laminate the cards in batches of 3 sets, so if you don’t require them all, you needn’t print them. The cards should be printed double-sided (they've been laid out to facilitate this). I print by selecting the ‘2-Sided Short Edge (Top)’ option. However, if you can only print one-sided, print all the even-numbered pages, replace the paper, and print the odd-numbered pages on the back. Give each team their ‘Start’ card. Spread out all other cards, answer side up. You may wish to remove cards from any set not being used, although this is not necessary. On your signal, teams turn over their Start card and complete the calculation. Each team sends one person to collect the correct answer card, on the other side of which will be their next question and a letter to confirm which team it belongs to. Ensure teams immediately replace any cards not marked with their letter. The process continues until the team have answered all five calculations. On the other side of the final answer card will be a target number, which teams must make, using the numbers printed in boxes in the bottom right corner of 3 of their cards. Use all 3 numbers and only once each, using any of the 4 operations. The first to make their target number wins! One possible answer for each of the target challenges is printed on the solution cards. You might also like: **[Line Symmetry Board Game](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/line-symmetry-board-game-and-cards-11535144)** **[Converting Units of Measure Puzzles](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/converting-units-of-measure-puzzles-worksheets-11804807)** **[Area / Perimeter Activities BUNDLE](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/area-and-perimeter-game-pack-11551456)** **[Maths Hidden Word Puzzles MEGABUNDLE](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-maths-activities-11809251)** **[KS2 Mental Maths BUNDLE](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mental-maths-bundle-ks2-11671827)** **[Multiplication / Division Activities BUNDLE](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-multiplication-division-bundle-11673875)** **Thank you so much for supporting my resources. I really appreciate every sale. I hope I can save you time and help you engage your students.** Please visit **[FullShelf Resources](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/FullShelf)**
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KS2 (especially Year 5 and 6) Decimals Puzzles Worksheets and Games. Fun lesson activities for revision of Ordering Decimals, Mental Addition and Subtraction of Decimal Numbers, Multiplying and Dividing Decimals by 10, 100 and 1000 and Multiplying Decimals Using Times Tables Facts. Ideal for starters, warm ups, early finishers challenges, revision tasks and homework. All resources in PDF. Answers supplied where relevant. Please check individual resource pages and previews to see if these will meet your needs. Included resources: **[7 Hidden Word / Spot the Mistakes Puzzles](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/decimals-11801230)**: * Ordering (to two decimal places) * Ordering (to three decimal places) * Mental Addition and Subtraction (to one decimal place) * Mental Addition and Subtraction (to two decimal places) * Multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000 * Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 * Multiplying using Times Tables Facts An engaging alternative to standard worksheets, these no prep puzzles can be completed individually or in pairs / groups. They are similar to codebreaker puzzles, with a maths-related word to be revealed after completing the calculations. Each puzzle contains a grid. Within each box is a decimals calculation and a letter. Students circle any boxes containing errors. Then they put together the letters from the remaining boxes to reveal a maths word. 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It works especially well in A3, however, you could scale down the board to A4 and use the smaller card set supplied. You could have pairs take on other pairs. Each team of two starts with a set of cards (print each set on different coloured card if you don't have coloured printing that would allow you to print the different coloured cards supplied, then laminate to use again and again). It works well if each team shuffles their cards, puts them in a pile and takes one from the top at a time, which they then put down on the board if there's a suitable empty box. They aim to get four of their cards in a row. Each box has a stipulation about the numbers that can be placed on it (no tenths, < 1.5, > 0.31, < 0.56, five hundredths etc). To save printing you could split a set between 2 or 3 boards as a single team won't require all 54 cards. 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