Easter Maths Challenge

On Wednesday I set the class a maths challenge.  In groups of 3 the students had to answer questions at different stations around the class - all Easter themed.  There were questions on measurement, statistics, division, addition and money.  The bonus question was to estimate how many chocolates were in the jar.  The students had lots of fun collaborating and trying to solve the problems.  When time was up we discussed each question and worked out the answer as a whole class.  Two groups ended up with the same number of correct answers which meant it all came down to our bonus question - the chocolates in the jar.  Each group was given the chance to change their original answer with guesses of 46 and 52 being decided upon.  Then we all skip counted in two's and discovered there were 63 chocolates.  Jade, Skye and Mollie were the lucky winners and got to eat the Easter egg that everyone had measured as their prize.