Situation: Jack is 4 years old, and Jill is 7 years old. Let's now do some mathematical reasoning on this.

1. When Jack is 8 years old, how old will Jill be? (Answer = 10)
2. In 10 years time, how much older will Jill be than Jack? (Answer = 3 years)
3. How long ago was Jill twice the age of Jack? (Answer = 1 year)

Demystify what an "algorithm" is. Simply put - it's just a sequence of commands to get something done, with some if/then logic applied too. Use an example of going to the park - what is your routine for this? Example: go toilet, put shoes on, put coat on, open door, walk out. IF it is raining THEN also take an umbrella.

1) Let's say we were going out. What do we usually do so we can leave our home?

2) What order do we do these things in?

3) How does this change if it is raining?

Have your child go around the house and count how many lights there are, to find the average per room. Probably the answer will be a decimal eg if there are 4 lights in kitchen, 2 lights in bathroom, 2 lights in bedroom --> average = 8 / 3 = 2.7. Talk about what it would look like if every room had 2.7 lights.

1) We have X lights in this room. How many lights are in each of the other rooms?

2) So on average how many lights per room?

3) Is there any single room that has exactly this number of average lights?