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My 6yo was watching BBC Bitesize for his maths today. Both my kids really enjoy these sessions (although I’m always mixing it up with man...

My 6yo has learnt to count in 2s and is at the stage where multiplication tables are being introduced. I want him to really understand wh...

Over the last few weeks, my approach to supporting my children's learning at home has been a little different... When I moved into early ...

This week I have been focusing on my kids' ability to calculate key addition and subtraction facts to 20. I should have realised sooner t...

Opportunities for maths learning are everywhere. Often, it's not the activity which is important - it is knowing which questions to ask. ...

A fun family game using more ‘stuff from around the house’... We used drinking straws to create our grid. This allowed discussion around ...

No IPads, no printing, no maths resources... Just bin bags, soft toys and a phone... This started as a science experiment. We cut bin bag...

A reusable 'around the house' maths project using stuff you have at home... 1. Make Playing Pieces - made from salt dough which is 1 cup ...

The purpose of my posts is to share maths ideas for parents that don't require printing or technology, are fun to do together, only use s...

Addition of multiples of 10 using what you already have at home

Baking with children leads naturally to informal mathematical discussions. For us, this resulted in the children's own self-discoveries a...

Yesterday my kids brought all their soft toys downstairs and started playing teachers. An indication, perhaps, that they're missing schoo...

Two simple garden games which bring in key ideas of the primary maths curriculum. Playing Catch Game - Pass the ball ten times without dr...

Took 2 minutes to put together but this short activity was full of meaningful maths... I put some sweets in a jar and the children had to...

Learning through the children's own imaginative play... Harry (age 6, Year 1) loves his cars and is always racing his Hot Wheels. He aske...

At weekends and school holidays we always have a plan. Nothing formal like a school timetable but I have a rough idea of what we're going...

Yesterday my kids had their last day at school for who knows how long. I can't even begin to express what an amazing job their teachers &...