Oral Maths is of huge importance for all classes and each Maths lesson always starts with oral games and questions.
Oral Maths games:
Addition (a class favourite): keep asking them oral sums. We usually play against each other so maybe a timer could be used here to make it more exciting.
Catch a number line: Throw a ball and teddy to each other while counting up the number line. Can also be used for counting backwards.
Magic number (another class favourite): You can pick a number between zero and twenty. Throw a ball/ teddy to each and whoever lands on that magic number is out!
Oral Maths questions: Time:
What day of the week is it? What day was yesterday? What day will tomorrow will be?
What month is it? What year is it? What season is it?
What day comes before Tuesday? What day comes after Friday? etc.
Number:
Count 0 to 20. Count backwards from 20 to 0.
What numbers comes before 7?
What number comes after 14?
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ?, 6, 7, 8.........What number was missing?
Written Maths
Week Starting Monday 30th April 2020: This week the focus of Maths will be on the number 10. Below is a weekly guide to how we would have learned about the number in school. Each of these activities can be completed in a copy/ notebook or on pieces of paper stapled together.
Monday:
How to form the number 10.
Learn the number rhyme for number 10
"Number ten is the hero, First a one and then a zero"
A bubble number 10: write the number ten in large bubble writing and ask the child to trace it.
Important to focus on the number sequence: one always comes before zero
A common error is putting the zero first!
Tuesday:
Counting and showing the number 10
Counting any objects in the house and grouping them into sets of 10
ten lego blocks/ ten dolls/ ten pencils/ ten teddies etc.
Writing the number 10
Drawing sets of ten: ask them to pick three things they like to draw and draw three sets of 10
For example if they like to draw robots, unicorns and dogs ask them to draw 10 robots, 10 unicorns and 10 dogs.
Encourage to count each set as they are drawing to make sure they have drawn enough/ not too many.
Wednesday:
The story of ten: explore all the ways to make ten
Explore the story of ten orally first before writing it: pick a set of ten objects (i.e. ten crayons or ten blocks)
Starting at 10+0=10, move one object over and say the next sum. The children are used to this format from school and should be able to show you how to do once you mention "the story of a number".
Writing the story of ten: once the child follows step by step format they will be able to write the story of ten independently.
If the child misses one of the sums, talk them through the story from the beginning checking with them had they written each sum.
Draw ten teddy bears.
Thursday:
Similarly to the work of Wednesday: explore the number of ten again.
Explore the story of ten orally first before writing it: pick a set of ten objects (i.e. ten crayons or ten blocks)
Starting at 10+0=10, move one object over and say the next sum. The children are used to this format from school and should be able to show you how to do once you mention "the story of a number".
Writing the story of ten: once the child follows step by step format they will be able to write the story of ten independently.
If the child misses one of the sums, talk them through the story from the beginning checking with them had they written each sum.
Draw ten butterflies.
Friday:
Addition up to number 10.
Activity 1: Write out a number of sums for you child (making sure the total is not more than ten) and ask your child to write the answers.
Use the format _ +_=_ (for example 4+5=_)
Activity 2: Let your child become the teacher. Write out a number of sums with the answers filled in. Let your child correct them with a tick or an X.
The more X's they have to give you, the more they will enjoy the task!