Games and useful websites
Here are a few games that can be played at home.
Game 1.
You need about 20 counters or coins.
1. Take turns to roll two dice. From this you will be able to make two two-digit numbers, e.g. if you roll a 4 and 1, this could be 41 or 14.
2. Add these two numbers in your head. If you are right, you win a counter. Tell your partner how you worked out the sum.
3. The first to get 10 counters wins.
Now try subtracting the smaller number from the larger one.
Game 2
1. Draw a 6 x 7 grid.
|
26 |
54 |
47 |
21 |
19 |
5 |
38 |
|
9 |
25 |
67 |
56 |
31 |
49 |
13 |
|
39 |
41 |
6 |
1 |
75 |
28 |
90 |
|
14 |
50 |
81 |
23 |
43 |
4 |
37 |
|
45 |
29 |
72 |
34 |
7 |
58 |
17 |
|
36 |
2 |
55 |
11 |
22 |
40 |
42 |
2. Fill it with numbers under 100.
3. Roll three dice, or roll one dice three times.
4. Use all three numbers to make a number on the grid. You can add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers, e.g. if you roll 3, 4 and 5, you could make 3 x 4 – 5 = 7,
54 ÷ 3 = 18, (4 + 5) x 3 = 27, and so on.
5. Cover the number you make with a coin or counter.
The first to get four of their counters in a straight line wins.
Additional Top Tips:
Use websites. There are lots of maths games online.
www.newoscott.bham.sch.uk
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths
www.mathsatplantsbrook.co.uk/Primary/index.html
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/
www.durham.schooljotter.com/coxhoe
Cooking:
Measuring weights and amounts using scales and liquids in measuring jugs.
Real Life Maths:
base maths around things that your children do every day. E.G. keep a record of how much TV they watch in a day or week. (or play on a computer) then work out the total, the average. How long is their favourite programme on for?
Telling the Time:
Make sure you use every opportunity to talk to your child about time. Talk about the differences in time, how many minutes until the next hour-problems based around time.
Shopping:
Ask your child about how much money you have spent, how much money you save on a three for two offer, the sizes of packs, using lots of maths vocabulary.
Number Facts:
Learn number facts and times tables off by heart. Practise for a short time when you can. E.g. car journey, walking home, if they don’t know a fact, turn it around. E.G. 7 x 5 is the same as 5 x 7..
Place Value:
Practise multiplying by 10 and 100. It’s not just adding a 0 as this doesn't work when multiplying decimals. Talk about the digits moving from the units, to the tens, the tens to the hundreds.
Memory games:
This can be done by remembering a sequence of numbers or by adding three number plates together.
Sequences:
Practise counting on and back in different steps- not always starting at 1. Children struggle to count on and back through tens and hundred boundaries. 149, 139, 129, 119, 10. What is next?
If you are unsure please do not hesitate to come in and ask!
