YEAR ONE MATHMATICS Practical Maths at Home
Why do maths at home? Children learn that maths is used in everyday life Being comfortable allows for deep-level thinking Children enjoy learning from parents and brothers and sisters It doesn’t feel like “work”!
Number Practise Play Snakes and Ladders and other counting-on board games Helps with number recognition from 1 - 100 Turn-taking Dot numbers on a dice Clockwise-anticlockwise directions
Number Practise Recognise and read numbers everywhere
Number Practise Practise writing numbers in fun ways
How many stairs you have. Number Practise Challenge children to investigate and write… How many stairs you have. How many windows? How many kitchen cupboards?
Number Order Practise ordering numbers in fun ways Numbers 1 – 20 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
Practise Adding & Subtraction Adding or taking away on a number line +1 +1 +1 +1 7 + 4 = ?
Practise Adding & Subtraction Adding or taking away on a number line -1 -1 -1 -1 10 + 4 = ?
Practise Number Bonds Number bonds are the pairs of numbers which make another, so… 0+10 1+9 2+8 3+7… all equal 10 Number bonds to 10 are very important
Practise Number Bonds Get your child to… count out 10 sweets (or grapes, raisins etc) then share them between 2 plates How many different ways can your child do it? 6 7 4 3
Practise Number Bonds Get your child to write number bonds down Make a number bond rainbow Try bonds to 20 What about to 100? i.e. 10+90 20+80…
= 50 + 5 Number Partitioning What does the 2 in 26 mean? …20! So, 26 = 20 + 6 …or 2 tens and 6 units Spot numbers around the house – help your child to partition them… = 50 + 5 (or 5 tens and 5 units)
Number Partitioning If your child is ready and happy to, get them to write down their partitioning in different ways. Then try numbers over 100, so… 157 = 100 + 50 + 7 234 = 200 + 30 + 4 59 or 59 = 50 + 9 9 50
need to cook for everyone in the house? Number Problems In daily life, we are always doing quick calculations… Let your child help you do the maths! (This shows them how useful maths really is) How many minutes until my TV programme starts? How many sausages do I need to cook for everyone in the house?
Number Problems You could also you child to do tally charts for sandwich choices for picnics, or everyone’s favourite cereals to help with the weekly shop.
Halving & Quartering When cutting your pizzas up – talk about whether you have cut it in half or even quarters. How many halves or quarters are there?
Weights & Measures Bake! Make sure you read all numbers together and talk about the units… g = grams (for weight) ml = millilitres (for volume) Look at the scales, ask… “Do we need more or less?”
Practical Maths at Home Keep it fun!