Maths

Both as adults and children, we are constantly using maths in our every day lives which develops as we learn new skills. Talking about shapes in a shape sorter with a toddler becomes talking about 2D shape names in Early Years which leads to 3D shapes and properties in KS1. Counting starts with singing the numbers in a nursery rhyme, develops into saying the numbers up to 10, which leads to being able to accurately count 10 objects.

So much of what we do together as a family can support our children’s maths knowledge and understanding; baking a cake includes counting and measuring weight and capacity; board games and card games can use counting forwards and backwards, addition and number recognition; treasure hunts can use position and directional language; even pairing the socks leads to counting in 2s!

Maths subject knowledge from National Curriculum (2014) includes:

• Number
  • number and place value
  • addition and subtraction
  • multiplication and division
  • fractions (including decimals for lower KS2 and percentages for upper KS2)
• Measurement
• Geometry
  • properties of shapes
  • position and direction
• Statistics
• Year 6 subject knowledge also includes:
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Algebra

Times tables

According to the National Curriculum (2014) these are the expectations for times table knowledge for each year group:

There are some online games that may be useful when practising your maths skills and knowledge:

BBC - Bitesize

Times Tables

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