KS1, Number Properties
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One of the keys to really enjoying maths work is to help children to see the fun they can have with numbers. Just like we take every possible opportunity to engage children in reading, they should be encouraged to play with numbers wherever and whenever they see them. 
This is an update on the well-known “I’m thinking of a number between 1 and 100” game. In the original number game children are helped to ask a series of sensible questions in order to determine the ‘secret’-thought-of number. 
In our previous mental and oral suggestion (
This is a great activity to encourage children to think about (and create) number rules. The focus is on practising calculations and identifying number patters.
This is one of a several very useful maths games based on ‘number properties’.