Addition and Subtraction - Eggs in the Nest

Easter maths gameHere's a quirky little game idea with an Easter/Egg theme.

The focus is on addition and subtraction of small numbers, and the activities are perfect for early Key Stage 1 children. Read more »

Mental Mondays #11

mental and oral mathsWith this week’s mental and oral starter idea we are thinking about counting on (and counting back) and place value.

Like most of our other suggestions this can very easily be adapted to suit the needs of your children, which means it could be used with Early Years right up to Key Stage 3. We have also found that it adds a renewed level of interest and enthusiasm to ‘counting on’. Read more »

Mental Mondays #10

mental and oral mathsThis is Mental and Oral starter gives children plenty of opportunities to work with a specific 'times table'.

However the focus is on using a range of strategies to solve mathematical problems. It's also quite fun!

You start off by showing the children times table. However, most of the numbers are replaced by letters.

Here's an example using the 9 Times Table: Read more »

Number Triples - Addition and Subtraction

Calculation GameThis little number hunt activity could be used as a paired-starter, or as a game.

The focus is on finding trios of numbers which can be used to create addition and/or subtraction sentences.

For example, 4, 6, 10 are triples since they can be used as the basis for the following simple calculations:
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Mental Mondays #9

mental and oral mathsThis is a great little Mental and Oral starter in which the children have to identify the different digits within a number.

The focus is on using number properties and problem solving strategies. However, this starter also reinforces place value. Read more »

Calling all Members

calling all bloggersWe have great plans for a tremendous update after Easter.

...our blog,  mathsticks/extra is about to get a complete overhaul. We know it's only a few weeks old, but it's not quite what we wanted it to be!

To make it the best it can be we are looking for your help.

Are you excited? Read more »

Donkey Number Bonds

fun number bonds card gameHere's another versatile little number bond Maths game. You don't need many teaching resources, a handful of counters and a pack of number cards.

The game is related to the children's card game 'Donkey' (aka Old Maid). In that game the children have a set of cards each of which has a matching pair except for one (the Donkey card). Read more »

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