If you have to be learning at home for any length of time, here are a number of options for you use to help you with your numeracy and maths learning.
Practice makes perfect
We all have Sumdog logins and you can use this to really brush up on your maths skills. Practise the calculations you have been working on at school; try to learn a new times table; work on topics like shape and angles, if you have been doing them in school.
Mix and match
Corbett Maths Primary pages have good 5 a day challenges, and you can mark them as there are answers available too. It is best to choose a day, start with bronze and then move on through the levels (silver, gold, platinum) to find the one which gives you a comfortable challenge. Don’t worry if there are some topics you haven’t covered yet or can’t remember what to do – you can move on past those.
Problem solving
One of the best things you can do for maths is problem solving. The NRich website is fantastic for this. It is packed full of problems and suggestions for where to get started, plus you can send your solutions in to the team and you might get your answer published on their website. Start here and pick your first challenge: NRich.
If you are not sure where to start, there are games here: https://nrich.maths.org/9086
These Practice Makes Perfect challenges are also a good place to start: https://nrich.maths.org/9171
Specific for P5
I see Maths have a number of challenges in different topic areas which can help you think about maths in different ways. If you click the link under the video, you can download the relevant worksheet.
P5: https://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/
Specific for P6 and 7
I See Maths have a number of challenges in different topic areas which can help you think about maths in different ways. If you click the link under the video, you can download the relevant worksheet.
P6-7: https://www.iseemaths.com/lessons56/
This is a brilliant game for factors and multiples – how long a chain can you make?
Quest of Nine is a brilliant escape the room game in which you have to solve mathematical problems to escape the Citadel…
