Maths

In Maths this term, we are learning about Number Properties and Addition and Subtraction.

What can you do to help your child?

Please encourage your child to learn their basic facts! Their homework has been planned to help them have these facts at their fingertips.
Practice doubling and halving numbers... Doubling and halving will help children with sharing (division) later in the year.
Ask your child 'quick fire questions' such as:
Pairs of numbers that make 10 or 20... "7+something equals 10?" "Tell me 2 numbers that equal 20."
Ten more/ten less than any number... "What is 10 more than 27?" "Tell me the number 10 less than 165."
There are lots of online maths games to help your child learn, see the Mathslinks  for some we like! We use some of these in class, ask your child to show you how they work (and kids, maybe you can have a competition with your mums and dads, see if you can beat them!)
You can help your child by practising their number facts with them. Ask your child to answer in 3 seconds or less! Here are some examples:

Addition
Making Ten Online Activity, click on the link Save the Whale

Purpose:

The purpose of this online activity is to help your child to learn the addition facts of 10. For example, 6+4=10, 3+7=10.

Link to the Number Framework:

Number Facts, Stages 0-3

What to do:

Follow the link below to an online activity.
Work with your child to find the bit of the pipe that will join to the existing pipe to make 10. You could help prompt by asking questions such as:

• 1 and how many more makes 10?
• 5 and how many more makes 10?

Help your child to count the squares to work out the length of pipe if they need to. Encourage them to remember the facts as they become more familiar with the numbers.

• Can you remember which number joins with 2 to make 10?

Link:
http://www.ictgames.com/save_the_whale_v4.html

What to expect your child to do:

Learn to remember numbers that add to make 10 without having to count.

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