Helping Our Children With Maths

Welcome Maths is FUN!

Have you done any Maths this week?

How Maths has ChangedWe have a new National Curriculum for Maths

- To give children the chance to exploreways of finding an answer, and being able to explain why it works

- To develop their number fluency

- To provide opportunities to apply these skills to maths problems

- To talk about their maths skills and explain how they can solve problems.

What  maths  do  the  children   learn  in  Nursery  and  Reception?

Early    learning  Goals  –NumberUsing  quantities  and  objects,  they  add  and  subtract two single-­‐digit   numbers  and  count  on  or  back  to  find   the  answer.  They  solve  problems,   including  doubling,   halving  and  sharing.  This  document  demonstrates  national  standards  for  one  of  the 17 early  years  foundation  stage  (EYFS)  profile  early  learning  goals  (ELGs).

Early  Learning  Goals  -­‐ Shape  

Year  1  

Year  2

What maths do the children learn?

• Number and Place Value• Addition and Subtraction• Multiplication and Division• Measurements - Length Weight

Capacity Time• Fractions• Geometry – Direction Position

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We use lots of different resources to support children to

learn Maths at school.

Try and work out these addition problems using the resources on

your tables.• 1 more than 9• 5 + 4 =• Total of 25 and8• 34 plus 21• 134 + 217 =

How can you help your child learn

at home?

Countingt

You don’t need to buy resources.

There are lots of ways you can do maths at home

without any special equipment.

Money is a great Maths resource.You don’t need £1m just a few coins!!

• Tip out the small change from your pocket or purse.

• Identify the coins. How many 1ps? How many pounds?

Put the coins in order.• Count the coins.

How much money altogether?

Out and aboutDuring a week, look outside for ‘thirties’ numbers, such as 34 or 38, on house doors, number plates, bus stops, etc. How many can you spot? What is the biggest one you can find?

Next week, look for ‘fifties’ numbers, or ‘sixties’…

In the kitchen• Measurement - Do some cooking together. Let your child weigh the ingredients in grams and kilograms.Which is the heaviest?Which is the lightest?• Fractions - Cut a sandwich in half, in quarters.What else can you cut into halves and quarters?• Geometry - Look for shapes in the kitchen.Can you find a cylinder, a cuboid?• Counting, Sorting and Matching – Lay the table,

count the beans, match the socks.

Telling the time

• What time is it?• What’s the date?• When is it your birthday?• When does your favourite TV

programme start?

Fun and Games

What games have you played at home?• Make up your own games with dice. Make

your own track game. Throw two dice each. Who has the greatest total.

• Be creative. Children love making up games.

On the Computer

• Mathletics        www.mathletics.co.uk

• BBC      www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths

Some simple resources that you can make at home.

• A prominent clock - digital and analogue is even better. Place it somewhere where you can talk about the time each day.

• A traditional wall calendar-Calendars help with counting days, spotting number patterns and• Board games that involve dice or spinners-helps with counting and the idea of chance• A pack of number cards- Card games can be adapted in many ways to learn about number

bonds, chance, adding and subtracting• A calculator- A basic calculator will help with maths homework when required, there are also

many calculator games you can play, too.• Measuring Jug-Your child will use them in school, but seeing them used in real life is

invaluable. Also useful for discussing converting from metric to imperial• Dried beans, Macaroni or Smarties- for counting and estimating• A tape measure and a ruler- Let your child help when measuring up for furniture, curtains

etc• A large bar of chocolate (one divided into chunks)- a great motivator for fractions work• Fridge magnets with numbers on- can be used for a little practice of written methods• Indoor/outdoor Thermometer- especially useful in winter for teaching negative numbers

when the temperature drops below freezing• Unusual dice- not all dice have faces 1-6, hexagonal dice, coloured dice, dice from board

games all make talking about chance a little more interesting• A dartboard with velcro darts- Helps with doubling, trebling, adding and subtracting.

Ref: Maths for Mums and Dads by Rob Eastaway and Mike Askew

Make some magic beans

The children need to learn their number bonds to 20.The beans can help!

Make some number cards.

Make a number line.

Thank you for coming!

Have lots of fun doing maths with your

children …..