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Lego Maths Challenge Cards

A companion sheet — print it, scribble on it, keep it or recycle it

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What we're doing

Arrays, area, symmetry and fractions — all in a box you already own.

  • About 25 minutes
  • Maths
  • Game

Gather these

  • A box of Lego or Duplo

Step by step

  • Pick a challenge card at random.
  • Build your answer rather than writing it.
  • Explain it to someone.
  • Photograph the good ones.

Worth talking about

Arrays and multiplication
Area
Symmetry and fractions
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Draw what you found

There's no wrong way to fill this in

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Two things worth drawing

Tick what you did

Multiplication
Area
Spatial reasoning
Tried something new
Asked a question
Finished happy

A grown-up's note

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Take it further

Three doors out of the same activity

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If it felt tricky

Use Duplo and stick to counting and patterns.

If it felt easy

Include perimeter, volume and cost-per-brick problems.

If you'd rather do it differently

Swap bricks for pebbles, pasta or bottle tops.

Next time, we could

  • Try it outdoors
  • Invite a friend or sibling
  • Stretch it over a whole week

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