Picking Apples

Skill:Counting, subtraction, problem solving

Resources: 10 counters per pair of pupils, ‘Picking Apples’ template

Activity: Give each pair of pupils the ‘Picking Apples’ template and ten counters (apples) placed on the branches of the tree. Pupils must take it in turns to ‘pick’ either one or two apples from the tree. The person who picks the last apple is the winner.

Questions: How many are you going to take? What might happen if your partner takes two? What might happen if your partner takes one?