MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING

These are some fun ideas using the number 6, which is also the number of sides to a honeycomb cell

How many ways can the sum of six be attained? (eg: 1+5, 2+4, 3+3, etc)

Create "skill testing" questions that always have the answer "6". Children enjoy creating and presenting spoofs of game shows.

How many times does the number six appear on a yearly calender?

Does your telephone number include the digit 6? If you read your telephone number as a natural number (eg: 7 654 321), what place value does the 6 have? Does the sum of seven digits contain the number 6? Is the sum a multiple of 6? What is the largest sum possible if four 6's are part of a telephone number? Children can develop additional questions using telephone numbers.