STOCK PRIMARY
NUMBER FACTS AWARDS
June 2014
WHY LEARN TIMES TABLES?
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Essential for moving on easily to most other things in mathematics
including division, fractions, decimals, percentages and algebra
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Can answer questions more quickly and be able to focus on
using other maths strategies in more complex problems
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Increase confidence levels as this part of the question is not a
struggle.
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Play a vital role in everyday life.
WHY HAVE THINGS CHANGED?
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Many children in years 5 and 6 still do not know their times tables
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They then struggle to solve complex problems
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New National Curriculum places huge emphasis on basic number skills at
a young age and for quick recall
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New National Curriculum states: - all pupils become fluent in the
fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent
practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils
develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply
knowledge rapidly and accurately.
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Children need to know their tables immediately, not by counting in the
number to get there
HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED?
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Year 1:
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count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals; count in multiples of twos, fives and tens
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represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20
Year 2:
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Year 3:
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recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
Year 4:
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recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including
recognising odd and even numbers
recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12
Year 5:
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multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts
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multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
Year 6:
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perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers
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identify common factors, common multiples and prime numbers
OUR NUMBER FACTS CHALLENGES
Rainbow awards (Reception and Year 1)
Red: Add 1
Orange: Subtract 1
Yellow: Add 10
Green: Subtract 10
Blue: Number bond to 10
Indigo: Number bonds to 20
Violet: Doubles
OUR NUMBER FACTS CHALLENGES
Times tables awards (Years 2-4)
Copper: Multiply and divide by 2, 5 and 10
Bronze: Multiply and divide by 3, 4 and 8
Silver: Multiply and divide by 6, 7 and 9
Gold: Multiply and divide by 11 and 12
OUR NUMBER FACTS CHALLENGES
Number facts awards (Years 5 and 6)
Ruby award – x10, 100, 1000; x 10,100, 1000 with decimals; using number facts to times
and divide e.g. 30 x 4 = , (Yr 5/6)
Emerald award –15x and 20x, 13x and 14x, 16x and 17x, 18x and 19x, tables (Yr 5/6)
Sapphire – Fractions of numbers, converting between fractions and decimals,
percentages of numbers, converting between fractions, decimals and percentages,
calculations involving decimals (+-x÷)
Kryptonite – A mixture of all number facts. Award for each 3 tests successfully completed.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
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Rainbow awards consist of two tests: a timed test and a quicker
test. (60 seconds and 40 seconds)
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For all the rest, except Sapphire and Kryptonite, your child will do
a timed test, a quicker test and a division facts test. They must get
full marks to receive a sticker on their record book.
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Stickers are given for each correct test completed in the time
limit.
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Certificates are given when an award in completed.
HELPING YOUR CHILD AT HOME
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Learn a little at a time. If you start a new times table, don’t try
to master it all overnight. Start with 1 x 5, 2 x 5 one day, then
add more in when they are used to the sequence.
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Try different strategies: all children learn in different ways, so
what worked for an older sibling may not work for another
child.
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Constant revision of all of the tables is important, as they are
easy to forget when you move on to a new set.
HELPING YOUR CHILD AT HOME
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Demonstrate using concrete apparatus so that children can see, for
example, 3 lots of 4 as 3 rows of 4 matchsticks.
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Use real-life situations to develop understanding of times tables, for
example: “If you save 3p every day, how much do you think you
would have saved in a week?”
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There is no ‘right’ way to learn the times tables, and it helps to know
lots of tricks, ‘cheats’ and links between times tables facts.
BINGO
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Each player selects five `answers' from one of the times tables.
Roll two die, add the dots together.
Multiply that total by whichever table it is you are doing
e.g. you are learning the 6 x table
five and two is rolled on the dice
five and two is 7
7 x 6 = 42
Any player who has 42 on their `Bingo card' can cross it off.
The next player rolls the dice.
23 30 15
35 55 45
20 60 5
RESOURCES
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Stock Primary School website
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Tips for learning tables
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Apps Playground – recommended Maths apps