Learning and memorising times tables (multiplications) can be really difficult for a lot of children. Thankfully there’s lots of resources and games out there that can help you to support them in making it easier. I’m a huge believer in the importance of play therefore, many of the […]
Last week I wrote about recommended resources for helping to learn to tell the time (read it here). Telling the Time can be a really challenging area for so many children and a tricky concept to understand and apply. One thing I was asked was if I would […]
Learning to tell the time can be a particularly challenging task for many children. Not only do children have to understand the concept of time (which is difficult in itself!) but they also have to be able to read both an analogue and digital clock. This can be […]
Today’s activity was very motivating! And an easy way to help children recognise coins and add them together to buy things. You can also introduce how to work out the change given too. (If you like this video, head over to my YouTube channel here as I’ve done […]
Due to the latest national lockdown I’ve started filming home learning activity videos again and sharing on YouTube. See all of the previous videos that I recorded in the first lockdown here. Today’s activity is Sum Painting, a fun way to help young children children with addition and […]
This little practical, measuring how fast toy cars go on different ramps, is a winner for all ages as you can just adapt the difficulty level of it! Children can have a go at making the ramps and letting their toy cars go down. They could even measure […]
This activity is so fun that children often don’t even realise they are learning. You basically draw out a car park onto a large piece of paper, number the spaces and cars and then encourage your child to try and park the cars in the corresponding, correct space. […]
After the popularity of our post all about our favourite Phonics Resources we decided to write a similar one all about our favourite Maths Resources for supporting learning at home. We’ve searched high and low for the best games, online programmes and other resources to help you help […]
Over the last few weeks we’ve been trying out The Maths Factor, which is an online maths learning platform designed for children aged 4-12 years old, by Carol Vorderman. And I’d highly recommend it, as it cleverly combines short video tutorials with maths games and practise activities. It’s […]
If, like so many parents, you are keen to help your child with their maths at home, but you are unsure where to start, what to cover and how to make sure you are teaching it the same way as in school, then have a read of this […]
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