Struggle

Easy

Painful

Hard work

Battle

Success

When I was taught by Mr Hardy I could do it

It came naturally to me

Boring

Pages of sums

Enjoyable

Lots of talking Thinking Self-discovery Problem solving Asking questions Real-life learning Practical and engaging lessons –

fascinators! CB's

‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.’

(A Chinese proverb)

Mental Calculations

Why use a number line?

Written Calculations

• One of the most important concepts for children to understand

660

600

H T U

Activity 2

+1-1

+ 10

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication

Division

12 + 23 = 35

Same problem, different methods…

34 + 53 =

30 4 50 3

87

26 + 12 =

+ 10

26

+1 36

+1

37

42 + 36 =

42 62

+ 20

+ 10

+1

+5

72

77

78

3838

78

• Subtraction as taking away

30 – 17 = 13

3015 20

- 5 - 10- 2

13

• Subtraction as finding the difference(starting from the lower number and counting on to the

largest)

Jump to next multiple of 10Count the jumps

10 + 3 = 1320 – 7 = 13

7 10 20

+3

+ 10

20 – 7 = ?

35 54 80 9 89

+• Add 10s first

the units

• Building on mental calculation strategies: adding biggest number first

Year 1

Count in steps of 2, 5 and 10

Year 2

Recall multiplication facts for the 2, 5 and 10 x tables

End of year expectations…

Year 3

Recall multiplication facts for the 3, 4 and 6 x tables

What’s the best way to learn your tables?

Chanting or Singing

Percy Parker

www.learnyourtimestables.com

Up and down the stairs

Clapping, jumping, passing a ball etc

YouTube

Reading and writing

them

Magnetic x tables

Speed Tests

Building up the x table number

sentences

‘Know Your’ – www.ko-box.com

Flash cards

Missing number sentences

Find Patterns

Hundred Square

7 x 8 (always a tricky one!)Answer first: 56 = 7 x 8. So it’s 5, 6, 7, 8.

Easy!

Find patterns in the numbers e.g. all even/all end in.../first digit goes up, last digit goes down

X9If you add the answer’s

digits together, they add 9e.g. 9 x 5 = 45

(4 + 5 = 9) If you know your 2x tables, then you can work out 4x any number. X by

2, then double it.

Games

Online games – endless websites. See

handouts for some.Multiplication War

– pack of playing cards

Board Games

Snap

X table apps on your iphone

Origami Fortune Teller

There isn’t a truly pain-free answer because…

•Everyone learns in best in different ways

•Real fluency demands practise over weeks and months

Drilling is the key!

Practise, practise, practise!

What’s the best way to learn your tables?

Early stages of multiplication

Multiplying as repeated addition

2 x 4 = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2So, 2 x 4 = 8

0 2 4

2 x 4

6 8

+2

+2

+2

+2

3 x 6

Add the dots

Or

What multiplication are

these arrays showing?

Partitioning x

25 x 3 =

20

5

3 60 15

x= 75

75

12 3 =

0 63 9 12

Add the jumps = 4

4 groups of 3+ 3

+ 3

+ 3

+ 3

4

Whilst children learn about numbers and maths at

school, there are also lots of ways that you can support your child at home.

It doesn’t have to be by doing pages of sums or text books – there are lots of fun activities and games you can do or include in your everyday

routines!

Here are a few ideas to help you…

Learning Targets for

Year 1

Learning Targets for

Year 2