Practical ideas: Hide the toys

Here is a fun activity for children who are learning to count and are just realising that numbers of objects remain the same even if they are hidden or moved. You need: a cloth and five small toys. Show the toys, count them together and agree on the total. Cover...

Calculator game: 10x table

Because the ten times table is a relatively easy table to learn this game becomes more a game of strategy. Can the player going second win the game? The idea is to get four in a row by working out which numbers need to be multiplied by 10 to get...

Year 1 weekly resources: Handling data

We have just published the next week's resources to fit in with the Primary Framework plans for Year 1 Summer term. For teachers, that's Block C Unit 3 Week 1. Handling data is the theme for the week and we have a great selection of pages, including Venn diagrams, Carroll...

Year 1 Addition: 4 in a row game

This is a great game for year 1 addition, involving two players. You need two coloured pens to show who has answered the questions and a calculator in the case of any disputes! Player 1 (with the red pen) goes first and chooses a square and writes down the correct...

Practical ideas: Making patterns

Making patterns can occur in a whole range of activities and can get as tricky as you like. Here are a few ideas for starting off with objects that you can find around the house. Collect buttons as they make a great resource for pattern making as well as counting....

Weekly planning resources for Year 1

We have just published the next week's resources to fit in with the Primary Framework plans for Year 1 Summer term. For teachers, that's Block B Unit 3 Week 3. This is a great combination of printable pages on money, patterns in subtraction, ordinal numbers, 2D shape and a 'how...