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Year 5 Christmas Eve Present Detective: Prime, square and cube numbers

A festive Year 5 maths mystery. Children use clues about prime, square and cube numbers, multiples and rounding to find each mystery present.

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Santa's elves have mixed up the presents, and every present has a secret number! In this Christmas Eve Present Detective activity, Year 5 children use number properties to identify each mystery present. Ten presents with numbers up to 47,830 sit at the top of the sheet. The clues include prime numbers, square and cube numbers, multiples of 12 and rounding to the nearest 10,000, so children must check each present against every clue. What's included: A teacher information page with the skills covered One activity sheet with ten numbered presents and four mysteries A full answer page Editable PowerPoint and ready-to-print PDF Skills covered: Prime numbers Square and cube numbers Multiples Rounding to the nearest 10,000 Mathematical reasoning Ideal for the last week of term, a festive maths lesson, early finishers, small group work or a Christmas Eve themed day.Read more

Santa's elves have mixed up the presents, and every present has a secret number! In this Christmas Eve Present Detective activity, Year 5 children use number properties to identify each mystery present. Ten presents with numbers up to 47,830 sit at the top of the sheet. The clues include prime numbers, square and cube numbers, multiples of 12 and rounding to the nearest 10,000, so children must check each present against every clue. What's included: A teacher information page with the skills covered One activity sheet with ten numbered presents and four mysteries A full answer page Editable PowerPoint and ready-to-print PDF Skills covered: Prime numbers Square and cube numbers Multiples Rounding to the nearest 10,000 Mathematical reasoning Ideal for the last week of term, a festive maths lesson, early finishers, small group work or a Christmas Eve themed day.

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