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Chain Reaction

Follow the chain in your head: times 2, minus 5, halve it. What are you left with? No pencils. Three lives, and the chains get longer.

What does this practise? (a quick guide for parents)

Chains train two things at once: arithmetic and working memory, the ability to hold a number in your head while doing something to it. That combination is exactly what 11+ word problems with several steps demand. Teachers play this as a warm up game in class for good reason.