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Patterns, logic and problem solving. 46 skills from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 6, each a short lesson in Star Steps that explains the idea first, then practises it.

Senior Kindergarten

5 skills · ages 5 to 6. Everything in Senior Kindergarten

  • MatchingFinding the pair
  • Sorting by ColourPutting like with like
  • What Comes NextPatterns repeat
  • Putting Things in OrderSmallest to biggest
  • What Is MissingSpotting the gap
Try a question

The thing that goes with a cup is a?

  • hat
  • shoe
  • ball
  • saucer

Answer: saucer

Grade 1

7 skills · ages 6 to 7. Everything in Grade 1

  • Big and SmallPut things in order
  • Where Is It?On, under, between
  • What Comes Next?Spot the repeat
  • Most and FewestWhich group wins?
  • Odd One OutFind what breaks the rule
  • SortingPutting like with like
  • Good GuessingSensible estimates
Try a question

Which is smallest?

  • mouse
  • horse
  • dog
  • cat

Answer: mouse

Grade 2

7 skills · ages 7 to 8. Everything in Grade 2

  • First, Next, LastPut it in order
  • Sort It OutGroup by a rule
  • Pattern PowerFind the rule
  • Odd One OutFind the rule that breaks
  • Story ProblemsWords into sums
  • Cause and EffectWhy it happened
  • A Fair TestChanging one thing
Try a question

Which day comes after Tuesday?

  • Saturday
  • Wednesday
  • Monday
  • Sunday

Answer: Wednesday

Grade 3

7 skills · ages 8 to 9. Everything in Grade 3

  • Time ProblemsHow long did it take?
  • Reading ChartsBars, tallies and keys
  • Number PatternsFind the hidden rule
  • Reading a MapDirections and keys
  • Riddle LogicRead twice, think once
  • EvidenceReasons to believe
  • Grouping ThingsPutting into classes
Try a question

How many months in a year?

  • 11
  • 9
  • 8
  • 12

Answer: 12

Grade 4

8 skills · ages 9 to 10. Everything in Grade 4

  • Reading GraphsPull the answer from the picture
  • Chance and LikelihoodCertain, likely, impossible
  • Smart EstimatingClose enough, fast
  • Word ProblemsTurn words into maths
  • Logic PuzzlesRule things out
  • Putting Things in OrderWhat happens first
  • Finding RulesFrom examples to a rule
  • Making DecisionsWeighing up options
Try a question

The numbers up the side of a bar chart are the?

  • tally
  • scale
  • label of the bars
  • title

Answer: scale

Grade 5

6 skills · ages 10 to 11. Everything in Grade 5

  • Number PatternsFind the rule
  • LogicWhat must be true
  • Codes and CiphersShift the alphabet
  • Odd One OutSpot the outsider
  • Spotting BiasWhose side is this on
  • Models and SimplifyingUseful, not perfect
Try a question

6, 18, 54, ?

  • 163
  • 151
  • 162
  • 175

Answer: 162

Grade 6

6 skills · ages 11 to 12. Everything in Grade 6

  • ProbabilityHow likely is it?
  • Sets and VennOverlapping groups
  • ReasoningDoes it follow?
  • AveragesThe middle of the data
  • Weak ArgumentsCommon traps
  • Judging SourcesWho says so
Try a question

A bag holds 6 red, 2 blue and 2 green marbles. What is the chance of red?

  • 6/9
  • 6/11
  • 6/10
  • 10/6

Answer: 6/10

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