Supporting Maths Learning at Home
Each week, your child will have practice questions in their home learning, which are directly related to the small steps of learning covered during the week. We ensure that this is consolidation and not new learning.
In EYFS, incorporate mathematics into everyday routines and activities: tidying up and meal times in particular provide opportunities for conversations about counting, comparing, time, and sharing. Snack times and meals are a great opportunity to learn mathematics, such as counting, estimating and comparing. You can compare quantities such as more or less or quantify food items (making sure to link the last number counted to the number of items in the set) or discuss the capacity of different cups or jugs.
In KS1, please support your children every day with learning of key number facts. Arithmetic challenges are tested on every week to assess children's fluency with number recall, which is vital for their maths confidence. Some of the number facts are included in home learning each week - please practice these with your child every day.
Here are links to National Numeracy Family Maths Activity Resources - these short, fun maths activities can be used at home by families to help parents and carers boost children’s confidence with number.