Low Threshold High Ceiling Activities

A range of 5 low threshold, high ceiling tasks to help all your pupils achieve at their own level.

Low threshold, high ceiling tasks are designed to be differentiated by outcome as pupils access the task at their own level.

Problems include 'the pet shop puzzle' where pupils identify how many different ways they can buy 3 pets and the classic 'Einstein's riddle' where pupils need to use the information provided to identify who owns the fish.

These activities can be completed in pairs or small groups to develop reasoning and problem solving skills.

The focus of the activities is on the learning process, rather than finding the correct answer. Encouraging pupils to discuss the different methods they could use to solve problems and compare the efficiency of each method.

Engage your pupils with these varied and easy to implement tasks.

Low ceiling high threshold activities:

• Pet shop puzzle

• Simple shape games

• Rice and chessboard

• Presenting data

• Einstein's riddle