Using Numbers on a Number Line
An excellent podcast with ideas for improving children's understanding of number lines and how teachers can draw out pupils' reasoning skills, use of language and the beginning of understanding proportion.
Hit the Button
Quick fire questions on number bonds, doubling, halving, times tables, division facts and square numbers against the clock. Brilliant for improving mental maths and calculation skills, but particularly times tables either up to 10 or up to 12 times.
Mystic Numbers
Solve the number puzzles and collect the treasures.
Nutty Numbers
Count forwards and backwards in multiples of numbers from 2 to 12. This is a multiple choice game.
Number Play
Number Play introduces the concept of counting, cardinality, comparing values, and subitizing numbers up to 20. It explores ten frames. Students can explore the features first and then try the game to test their understanding.
Number Rack
A fantastic abacus type resource of moveable, coloured beads that encourage learners to think in groups of fives and tens. It can help children to explore a variety of addition and subtraction strategies. Great IWB teaching tool.
Ten Frames
A very versatile teaching tool which has 5, 10, 20 and 100 frames or grids as the facility to make your own custom frame. It could be used for addition especially number bonds, subtraction as well as creating multiplication arrays.
High Frequency Words - Spin the Wheel
Spin the wheel to see how many high frequency words you can read. This is great for a lesson starter on an interactive whiteboard.
Bead Numbers - Place Value
Bead Numbers is a place value investigation involving a tens and ones abacus. The game provides a good context for encouraging learners to think systematically.
Sight Words
Free resources designed to help parents teach their child to read. The learning materials can be used in the home or classroom. Includes lessons and instructional videos. Well worth a look!
