It came naturally to me
Struggle
MATHS
Battle
Pages of sums
Enjoyable
Easy
Painful
Success
Boring
Hard work
When I was taught by
Mr Hardy I could do it
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Lots of talking
Thinking
Self-discovery
Problem solving
Asking questions
Real-life learning
Practical and engaging lessons – fascinators!
CB's
‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.’
(A Chinese proverb)
Why use a
number line?
Mental Calculations
Written Calculations
• One of the most important concepts
for children to understand
H
T
U
6
60
600
Activity 2
-1
+1
Addition
+ 10
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
12 + 23 = 35
Same problem,
different methods…
34 + 53 = 87
30
4
50
3
+ 10
+1
36
26
+1
37 38
26 + 12 = 38
+ 10
+ 20
42
42 + 36 = 78
62
+5
72
+1
77
78
• Subtraction as taking away
13
30 – 17 = 13
- 10
-5
-2
15
20
30
• Subtraction as finding the difference
(starting from the lower number and counting on to the largest)
+3
7
20 – 7 = ?
+ 10
10
20
Jump to next multiple of 10
Count the jumps
10 + 3 = 13
20 – 7 = 13
+
35
54
80
9
89
• Add 10s first
the units
• Building on
mental
calculation
strategies:
adding biggest
number first
End of year expectations…
Year 1
Count in steps of 2, 5 and 10
Year 2
Recall multiplication facts for the
2, 5 and 10 x tables
Year 3
Recall multiplication facts for the
3, 4 and 6 x tables
What’s the best way to
learn your tables?
Up and down the
stairs
YouTube
Chanting or
Singing
Percy Parker
Clapping, jumping,
passing a ball etc
www.learnyourtimestables.com
Building up the x
table number
sentences
‘Know Your’ –
www.ko-box.com
Magnetic x tables
Reading and
writing them
Speed Tests
Flash cards
Missing number
sentences
Find patterns in the
numbers e.g. all even/all
end in.../first digit goes up,
last digit goes down
X9
If you add the answer’s
digits together, they add 9
e.g. 9 x 5 = 45
(4 + 5 = 9)
7x8
Hundred Square
Find
Patterns
If you know your 2x tables,
then you can work out 4x
any number. X by 2, then
double it.
(always a tricky one!)
Answer first: 56 = 7 x 8. So it’s 5, 6, 7, 8.
Easy!
Online games – endless
websites. See
handouts for some.
Multiplication War
– pack of playing cards
Games
X table apps on
your iphone
Board Games
Origami
Snap
Fortune Teller
What’s the best way to
learn your tables?
There isn’t a truly pain-free answer because…
• Everyone learns in best in different ways
• Real fluency demands practise over
weeks and months
Drilling is the key!
Practise, practise, practise!
Early stages of multiplication
Multiplying as repeated addition
+2
0
+2
2
+2
4
2x4
+2
6
2x4=2+2+2+2
So, 2 x 4 = 8
8
3x6
Or
Add the dots
What multiplication
are these arrays
showing?
Partitioning
x
25 x 3 = 75
x
3
20
5
60
15
= 75
+3
0
+3
+3
3
4 groups of 3
6
+3
9
Add the jumps = 4
12
3= 4
12
Whilst children learn about numbers and maths at
school, there are also lots of ways that you can
support your child at home.
It doesn’t have to be by doing pages of sums or
text books – there are lots of fun activities and
games you can do or include in your everyday
routines!
Here are a few ideas to
help you…
Learning Targets
for Year 1
Learning Targets
for Year 2