Likely or Unlikely? introduces the language of chance. Students look at a jar of coloured counters and decide whether picking a certain colour is impossible, unlikely or likely.
Best for: Years 1 to 2
How to play
Look carefully at the counters in the jar.
Read which colour you are trying to pick.
Think: is it possible? If so, is it likely or unlikely?
Choose your answer and check.
Teaching tips
Use a real bag of counters to test the predictions.
Ask students to explain their thinking using the words possible, impossible, likely and unlikely.
Download the worksheet, then move on to More or Less Likely.