New! Further Resources: Vocabulary

There is no doubt that language is crucial to children’s mathematical development. If they don’t have the vocabulary to talk about multiplication, or statistics, or division, then they will find it very difficult to make progress in their understanding and knowledge of these areas. The first National Numeracy Strategy highlighted...

Free Key Stage 1 Maths SAT Papers

The Key Stage 1 Maths SATs are now optional, but many children in schools will still be taking the papers this May. Past papers are an excellent way to prepare children for the real test. Of particular interest is to see how well they respond to questions read to them...

We also have a great MTC for unlimited practice.

Year 4 MTC

Gold, Silver and Bronze Certificates

Now available, colourful award certificates which children will love. A4 or A5 size with a choice of our famous Maths Rats, Tommy Turtle or Brainy Pigs. Because of their design these can be awarded for both achievement and effort. With 24 different certificates in total these are a really handy...

Wet breaks/holiday activities and matchstick puzzles

Wet playtimes, or just a rainy day with nothing to do – why not try one of our activities. Varying from word searches and number searches to Sudoku they all have a mathematics theme. Some are very challenging: get the matchsticks out to solve the puzzles! Wet Break and Holiday...

Sport

Sport provides one of the very best real-world contexts for teaching maths. Whether its calculating scores, measuring distances or analysing statistics children can see the direct application of maths in the sports they love. The passion that many children have for sports can be harnessed to motivate them in the...