Early Years Maths

Different Coloured Objects Challenge

Two teddy bears are having a tea party and using coloured cups and saucers.

They have one red cup and one blue cup.

They also have one red plate and one blue plate.

Each teddy bear has a cup and a plate.

How many different ways of arranging the cups and plates for the two teddy bears?

Have you got some teddy bears or soft toys at home that you could use?

Ask an adult to help you use some cups and plates and arrange the cups and plates for a pretend tea party.

Or use the interactive ones here.

Remember each teddy must have one cup and one plate each.

They can have different colours or the same colours.

A third teddy bear wants to join the tea party and she brings a yellow cup and a yellow plate with her.

She would like to share her cup and plate with the first two teddy bears.

Can you find different ways of arranging the cups and plates now?