Activities to do at Home and Online
Downloadable activities from the Children's University site with ideas to support children's learning. They are ideal for summer holidays activities.
How to Support a Pupil with Dyslexia
A concise page which explains what Dyslexia is and strategies teachers can use to help to identify and support pupils with Dyslexia.
Fruit Splat Addition
7 levels of addition sums to solve. The levels go up to adding two digit numbers with regrouping. Splat the fruit with the correct answers. Vary the speed to give yourself more time.
Using Salt to Melt Ice
An experiment which will fascinate children if you are working on freezing and melting in science. Catch an ice cube with a pinch of salt and string.
Subtracting with Regrouping Lesson
This lesson explains how to work out column subtraction of three-digit numbers using regrouping or borrowing.
Bottle Take Away
This site is based on the 10 green bottles rhyme, however you can display up to 21 bottles. It is excellent for children who are working on counting backwards and in particular 'one less' than a particular number.
Num Tanga Junior
Match the pairs which could be numerals, numbers as words, ten frames, base ten or fingers on hands. There are different levels the highest of which goes up to 20.
Math Limbo
A timed addition game where you solve the equations by adding two single digit numbers and choosing the answer or by choosing an equivalent addition. It can be used to speed up your mental arithmetic skills. Different levels.
Fishy Times Tables
A clever interactive which demonstrates times tables up to 10 x 10. It is useful for showing the commutative law of multiplication which means you can multiply numbers in any order and the answer is the same.
What are odd and even numbers?
A Bitesize feature which explains how even numbers divide between two and odd don't. Try your hand at making the monkeys happy.
