Supporting First Level Numeracy & Maths at Home
In this post we’ll share:
- Key learning explored in First Level
- Everyday maths activities
- Links to websites and activities for First Level
- Tools to support learning
- Suggested apps and books for First Level
- Video guides for key Skills
Key Learning Explored in First Level
Everyday maths ideas for First Level
Links to websites and activities for First Level
- ‘Bitesize‘ offer onlines games, videos and activity ideas organised into different ages and stages. Click here to explore
- Which One Doesn’t Belong is a great website to get chatting about maths.
Click here to explore - Here are some of our favourite family games you can play in the car, waiting for a bus or whilst out on a walk. Most games are flexible enough to adjust to different ages.
Click here to explore - For more links to websites and activities we like to use in school
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Tools to support learning
Toy Theatre has some great tools to explore number at home. There are many tools useful for First Level learning, including:
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- interactive dice
- number lines
- number charts
Suggested apps and books for First Level
- Maths Through Stories have GREAT book suggestions. If there are any you like the look of you can request them at the Library! For First Level the following categories are very helpful:
- ABCYA! Games
- Math Bingo
- Marble Maths
- Scratch Jr
Video guides for key skills
In First Level there’s a big focus on building on tstrong number foundations, extending our understanding of numbers, developing mental maths strategies. Here are some videos which explore those key skills in some depth:
- Adding 2 digit numbers using partitioning
- Subtracting using partitoning
- Skip Counting is a key part of being successful in multiplication and division (2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 10s)
- Using arrays are an important step to understanding multiplication and division tables
