1. one, two, three, four, five ... 5 1, 2, 3 ... Reception
How many eyes has Eric got?
Everyday is a counting day.
Take every opportunity to count with your children. Ask questions such as ‘what is one more than …?‘ ‘what is one less than … ?‘
When you share a book look at the pictures and count what you can see. Ask questions that children can use the pictures to answer.
Encourage children to look for and spot numbers all around e.g. door numbers, number plates. Focus on a particular number e.g. 2. How many times can they spot that number?
Join in with familiar number rhymes that involve counting
‘there were ten in the bed and the little one said …’
‘1, 2, tie my shoe, , 4 knock at the door …’
I can recognise numbers up to 20 and match the right number of objects to the right number
I can count up to 20
one, two,
three, four,
five ... 5
I am beginning to write numbers
1, 2, 3 ...

2. 8 Everyday is a counting day.
Year 1
How many arms would 4 aliens have?
Everyday is a counting day.
Take every opportunity to count with your children. Ask questions such as ‘what is one more than …?‘ ‘what is one less than … ?‘
When you share a book look at the pictures and count what you can see. Ask questions that children can use the pictures to answer e.g. ‘how many … and … are there altogether?’
Encourage children to look for and spot numbers all around e.g. door numbers, number plates. Focus on a particular number e.g. 12. How many times can they spot that number?
Count on and back in ones, twos, fives and tens
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 … … 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
2, 4, 6, 8, 10 … … 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
5, 10, 15, 20, 25 … … 25, 20, 15, 10, 5
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 … … 50, 40, 30, 20, 10
Know number bonds up to How many different ways can you make each number up to 10 with two numbers?
6 + 2
1 + 7
3 + 5
4 + 4 8
8 = 5 +
8 = 7 +
8 = 2 +

3. How many spots would 5 aliens have?
Year 2
Children need to learn their times tables and be able to recall them quickly. It is important that children do not just learn their tables in order but can answer questions such as 6 x 2 without counting up to reach the answer.
Children must also learn division facts alongside their multiplication facts e.g. if they know 6 x 2 = 12 then they should know 12  6 = 2 and 12  2 = 6
Children should aim to respond to quick fire questions with increasing speed and accuracy and use what they know to solve problems.
How many spots would 5 aliens have?
Know 2 times-table, 5 times-table and times-table and their division facts
1 x 2 up to 10 x How many 2s in 12? 12 ÷ 2
1 x 5 up to 10 x How many 5s in 25? 25 ÷ 5
1 x 10 up to 10 x How many 10s in 60? 60 ÷ 6
Know number bonds up to How many different ways can you make each number up to 20 with two numbers? With more than two numbers? 12
= 12  6 = 2 12 6 2 6 12
= 12  2 = 6
6 + 6
11 + 1 2
7 + 5
3 + 9 12
12 = 1 +
6 x 2
12 = 5 +
12 = 4 +

4. Know 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x and 10 times-tables and their division facts
Year 3
Children need to learn their times tables and be able to recall them quickly. It is important that children do not just learn their tables in order but can answer questions such as 3 x 4 without counting up to reach the answer.
Children must also learn division facts alongside their multiplication facts e.g. if they know 3 x 4 = 12 then they should know 12  3 = 4 and 12  4 = 3
Children should aim to respond to quick fire questions with increasing speed and accuracy and use what they know to solve problems.
If Eric the alien wore daily disposable contact lenses, how many would he use in a week?
Know 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x and 10 times-tables and their division facts
1 x 2 up to 10 x 2 How many 2s in 12? 12 ÷ 2
1 x 3 up to 10 x 3 How many 3s in 18? 18 ÷ 3
1 x 4 up to 10 x 4 How many 4s in 24? 20 ÷ 4
1 x 5 up to 10 x 5 How many 5s in 25? 25 ÷ 5
1 x 10 up to 10 x 10 How many 10s in 60? 60 ÷ 6
Know number bonds up to How many different ways can you make each number up to 20 with two numbers? With more than two numbers? 12
= 12  4 = 3 12 3 4 4 12
= 12  3 = 4 3
6 + 6
7 + 5
3 + 9 12
12 = 1 +
3 x 4
12 = 5 +
12 = 4 +

5. Year 4
Children need to learn their times tables and be able to recall them quickly. It is important that children do not just learn their tables in order but can answer questions such as 4 x 8 without counting up to reach the answer.
Children must also learn division facts alongside their multiplication facts e.g. if they know 4 x 8 = 32 then they should know 32  4 = 8 and 32  8 = 4
Children should aim to respond to quick fire questions with increasing speed and accuracy and use what they know to solve problems.
Eric is one of quads. How many toes do Eric and his brothers have in total?
Work out and remember 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x and 10 times tables and their division facts
1 x 2 up to 10 x 2 How many 2s in 12? 12 ÷ x 3 up to 10 x 3 How many 3s in 18? 18 ÷ x 4 up to 10 x 4 How many 4s in 24? 20 ÷ 4
1 x 5 up to 10 x 5 How many 5s in 25? 25 ÷ x 6 up to 10 x 6 How many 6s in 42? 42 ÷ 6
1 x 8 up to 10 x 8 How many 8s in 32? 32 ÷ 8
1 x 10 up to 10 x 10 How many 10s in 60? 60 ÷ 6
Know number bonds to How many different ways can you make with two numbers? With more than two numbers? 32
= 32  4 = 8 32 4 8 4 32
= 32  8 = 4 8
100
100 = 11 +
4 x 8
100 = 50 +
100 = 49 +

6. Year 5
Children need to learn their times tables and be able to recall them quickly. It is important that children do not just learn their tables in order but can answer questions such as 6 x 8 without counting up to reach the answer.
Children must also learn division facts alongside their multiplication facts e.g. if they know 6 x 8 = 48 then they should know 48  6 = 8 and 48  8 = 6
Children should aim to respond to quick fire questions with increasing speed and accuracy and use what they know to solve problems.
Eric was born with 6 teeth. Each year he gets 3 teeth. How many teeth will he have on his 6th birthday?
Remember, and recall quickly, all times tables and division facts up to 10 x 10
1 x 2 up to 10 x 2 How many 2s in 12? 12 ÷ x 3 up to 10 x 3 How many 3s in 18? 18 ÷ x 4 up to 10 x 4 How many 4s in 24? 20 ÷ 4
1 x 5 up to 10 x 5 How many 5s in 25? 25 ÷ x 6 up to 10 x 6 How many 6s in 42? 42 ÷ 6
1 x 7 up to 10 x 7 How many 7s in 49? 49 ÷ 7
1 x 8 up to 10 x 8 How many 8s in 32? 32 ÷ 8
1 x 9 up to 10 x 9 How many 9s in 72? 72 ÷ 9
1 x 10 up to 10 x 10 How many 10s in 60? 60 ÷ 6
Know decimal number bonds to 1 and How many different ways can you make 1 with two numbers? With more than two numbers? 48
= 48  6 = 8 48 6 8 6 48
= 48  8 = 6
1 = 0.4 + 8 1
1 = 0.7 +
6 x 8
1 = 0.5 +

7. Know square numbers up to 10 x 10
Year 6
Know square numbers up to 10 x 10
2 x 2 = x 3 = x 4 = 16
5 x 5 = x 6 = x 7 = 49
8 x 8 = x 9 = x 10 = 100
Eric has measles. If the spots in his tummy double everyday for a week. How many will he have?
Children need to learn their times tables and be able to recall them quickly. It is important that children do not just learn their tables in order but can answer questions such as 8 x 8 without counting up to reach the answer.
Children must also learn division facts alongside their multiplication facts e.g. if they know 8 x 9 = 72 then they should know 72  8 = 9 and 72  9 = 8
Children should aim to respond to quick fire questions with increasing speed and accuracy and use what they know to solve problems.
Remember, and recall quickly, all times tables and division facts up to 10 x 10
1 x 2 up to 10 x 2 How many 2s in 12? 12 ÷ x 3 up to 10 x 3 How many 3s in 18? 18 ÷ x 4 up to 10 x 4 How many 4s in 24? 20 ÷ 4
1 x 5 up to 10 x 5 How many 5s in 25? 25 ÷ x 6 up to 10 x 6 How many 6s in 42? 42 ÷ 6
1 x 7 up to 10 x 7 How many 7s in 49? 49 ÷ 7
1 x 8 up to 10 x 8 How many 8s in 32? 32 ÷ 8
1 x 9 up to 10 x 9 How many 9s in 72? 72 ÷ 9
1 x 10 up to 10 x 10 How many 10s in 60? 60 ÷ 6
Know decimal number bonds to 1 and How many different ways can you make 1 with two numbers? With more than two numbers?
1 = 72 72
= 72  8 = 9 72 8 9
= 72  9 = 8 8 9 1
1 =
8 x 9
1 = 0.5 +