Snooker Maths challenge - Year 2-4 Problem Solving

This problem solving lesson is fantastic for children using arithmetic skills.

The lesson can easily be differentiated and works particularly well for a challenge with High Able children.

ACTIVITY

1. Children have to make an amount using different snooker balls based on the values

Red = 1, Yellow = 2, Green = 3, Brown = 4, Blue = 5, Pink = 6, Black = 7 (just like real snooker)

1. E.g - target = 10 …

Pink (6) and brown (4)
Blue (5) an Blue (5)
Red (1) x 10

1. High able- show them a video of a snooker match - what do you notice?? Players have to pot a red before a colour

Can you make different combinations of 20? Remember you have to pot a red first

E.G = Red (1), Blue (5),Red (1), Blue (5), Red (1), Black (7) = 20