Children learn in different ways. Some like nothing more than sitting down with a page of maths to work through. Others prefer the instant rewards of working on a computer activity. As you will probably agree, we already have plenty of pages of maths worksheets, but this week we are publishing our next set of fun maths games. These activities are aimed at covering the types of calculations children are expected to know and use in Year 1. At the end of Year 1 children are expected to know addition and subtraction facts for totals to 5 and double and halve small numbers. They will be expected to apply their knowledge by adding across the tens boundary, subtracting from numbers up to 20 and combining groups of two, five and ten. They will also be expected to understand and use a whole range of vocabulary, often for the same mathematical operation. For example, the vocabulary for subtraction includes, take away, take from, less than and difference. All of this is a pretty hard task, but each of our activities has a specific purpose, making it easier to achieve the above expectations. They guide your children through four progressive steps of calculation: Counting of objects to complete the task. Many of the activities have corresponding images for your children to use to count on or back. Using a number line to work their answers out, starting on a particular number on the line, rather than counting from zero. Knowing and recalling simple number facts. The activities which encourage recall of facts do not show number lines. Remembering simple number facts is crucial to later development. Applying their knowledge to answer further questions. It is important that the jump from knowing facts to applying them is not too great. On many activities, when a child has completed ten questions they are forwarded to an answer sheet.  The answer sheet details what a child has answered for each question and is computer marked. Correct answers are shown by a tick. Wrong answers have no mark next to them. This provides clear feedback, and of course, your children can then try and improve their score. By clicking on the print button the page can be printed full A4 size. Please use the print button on the page to ensure correct printing. These printed sheets are also ideal records of what your child has achieved for a particular objective. All these activities provide unlimited practice at the key calculations skills considered necessary in year 1. Why not have a look now and try them out. Play Maths Games for Year 1