We learned about the 2 and 10 times tables last term.  Skip counting in 2s and 10s is a useful strategy to help us remember the tables.  You could try skip counting in other numbers like 3, 4 and 5.  Can you build the 3, 4 or 5 times tables?  Can you see any number patterns that help you?

Counting in 2s looks like this. 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10….  The numbers are all even (end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8).  You jump over a number and say the next one.

Counting in 10s looks like this. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50….The numbers are all even and end in 0. The number of tens goes up by 1 each time.

Below are links to some of the Numberblocks episodes on BBC iplayer. Start at 4.16 which is about times tables.  The following episodes explore sharing out and division.  Remember times tables (multiplying) makes a bigger number, division makes a smaller number as you share out the objects into groups.  Have a go at sharing out objects with people at home.  You could collect 8 toys and share them out.  If there are 4 people in your house how many toys would each person get?  Remember it has to be fair so everyone gets an equal amount.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006w5r/numberblocks-series-4-16-sign-of-the-times

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006xcc/numberblocks-series-4-17-fun-times-fair

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006xcw/numberblocks-series-4-18-the-lair-of-shares

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006xds/numberblocks-series-4-19-terrible-twosday

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006xfs/numberblocks-series-4-20-divide-and-drive

Below is a link to the cbeebies website which has some more tips for maths linked to Numberblocks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/help-your-child-with-maths