Numeracy games to play at home

• Popcorn – If I say an even number – pop down, if I say an odd number – pop up! You could use your yellow dice from your RWC bag to play this game!

• Ping Pong Maths – Going back and forth, use numbers that go together to practise number bonds or times tables. E.g. Number bonds to 10 – I say 3, you say ___ (7!)  Times tables – I say 4 and 8 – you say ____ (32!)

 

Time activities

Days of the week

• What day is it today?

• What day was it yesterday? The day before?

• What day will it be tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?

• What are the days of the week in order?

• What day comes after ________ ?

• What day comes before _______ ?

• What day comes between _________ and _________ ?

• Which days are weekdays?

• Which days are weekends?

• What is your favorite day of the week and why?

 

Days and Months

• How many seasons are there?

• What are the four seasons?

• Which season comes after Autumn?

• Which season comes before Spring?

• What month is your birthday?

• What month does the year begin in?

• Can you name the months in order?

 

The Knight Who Said “No!”– Maths and Numeracy ideas 

Shape Hunt

Look at the first two pages in the book. How many windows are there in Ned’s castle? Are they all the same shape? How many shapes can you find? Design and draw your own window. Will it be one shape or will it be made up of lots of other shapes?

 

Even and Odd Number Dice

Take out your yellow dice and green dice. Your yellow number dice has even numbers and your green number dice has odd numbers.

• Ask a family member or friend to roll one of the dice and read out the number (no peeking!) Can you identify if it is odd or even?

• Choose one of the dice to roll. If you roll the odd dice and roll a 7, go to page 7 in the book. (Remember to count the pages as there are no numbers on the pages!) When you arrive at the correct page, look for as many things to count (e.g. windows, dragons etc). How many of each can you count? Can you find any shapes or patterns on that page?

 

Outdoor Shape Hunt

Ned’s home is a castle. With an adult, go for a walk around your neighbourhood and look at all of the different houses and buildings. What shapes can you see in each of these? Are they different sizes? Are they different colours? What is your favourite and why? Have you seen these shapes before?

 

Keeping a steady beat

Keeping a steady beat is a very important skill in music and there are lots of links between music and maths. Watch the video to learn all about keeping  a steady beat and make sure to join in too!