Countdown

Traditional countdown game that most children will have seen on TV. Can be differentiated at different levels. Helps with work on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Number bonds to 10

Using coat hanger with pegs on to represent the number bonds to 10, can move them across to see physically

Can then ask what the written calculation this would show

e.g. 7 + 3 = 10 

10 - 7 = 3 

10 - 3 = 7

Magic V's

- Place the numbers 1-5 in the circles so that each arm adds to the same value

There are 3 unique combinations but by rearranging the numbers there are 24 combinations. 

Has to be an odd number at the bottom - get class to think why this is - proof and explanations 

Can move on with different numbers etc. 

Darts

- Traditional game of Darts can be used to help pupils with addition, subtraction and multiplication

What is my number?

____     ____      ____      ____

> Hundreds digit is double the units
> Tens digit is half of the thousands digit
> Tens digit is 3x smaller than the hundreds digit

Naughty or Nice Game

Roll the die and chose whether want to put that number in your own or somebody else's hundred, tens or unit column to make either the biggest or the smallest number.

Swap a Block! Game

- 2 players, dienes apparatus, a die

1. One player rolls a die and takes that number of units out of the box. The next player does the same. Whenever they can, the players should swap 10 units for a ten or 10 tens for a hundred. The first to 200 wins.

OR

2. Each player starts with 200. As they roll the die they have to remove that number of units from their 200. The first to 0 wins.

Coded 100 Square

Puzzle pieces that children place onto square to create correct pattern. Different codes for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and then going together to make the other numbers.

Place Value Game

- Work in pairs with a calculator
- Start with a 6 digit number. Change each digit to 0 in as few turns as possible. Winner is the person who can get to 10,000,000 of 0 first (addition or subtraction only)

Bingo

Can differentiate questions with multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, shapes

Boggle

Making a certain number e.g.24 using addition, subtraction, multiplication or division using adjacent numbers

Hopscotch

Traditional game of hopscotch, can help with counting but can also be differentiated to cover multiplications

Treasure Hunt Game

- Can be differentiated with different aspects of maths e.g. counting, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, shape etc.
- Moving around board, which could have questions on them to do with different aspects of maths.

Frustration

- Classic board game which can help pupils with counting.

Pairs Game

- Cards face down with numbers on and children try to find number bonds e.g. to get to 10, need to find 7 & 3 or 6&4

Maths e-story books

Accessed via Oxford Owl (www.oxfordowl.co.uk)
- Find the Shapes

- Kipper's Diary (Days of the Week)

- Little Mouse, Deer and the Crocodile (counting to 10)

- Number poems

- The Three Bears (positional vocabulary)

- What time is it? (daily routine)

Clap Game

- Children sit or stand in a circle and go through a set of times tables e.g. 3's and as they get passed around each pupil says a number e.g. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15... and the person who has a number in the 5 times tables claps instead of their number.
- Can be easily differentiated.

Stand Up, Sit Down

- Can be differentiated by subject or speed
- All children stand and you call out a sequence (in times tables?). Teacher misses one number on purpose and when children think that a number has been missed they have to quickly sit down. The last person standing is out.
- Recognising sequences, times tables, counting backwards

Counting Songs

- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive

- 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

- Ten in the bed 

Counting Stories

- One, two, three, count with me

- The Very Hungry Caterpillar 

- Goldilocks and the three bears 

- The tiger who came to tea 

Addition Puzzle

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- number line of letters

Give pupils equations:
If:
a+d=e
i+f=o

What does...equal?
a+y= ?
d+h= ?
e+s= ?

Counting Stick

A counting stick can be used to help with counting in both KS1 and KS2 by counting different things.

In KS1 this can be used to count:
- count up and back down
- odd and even numbers

In KS2 this can be used to count:
- Decimals
- Fractions
- Mutiples/multiplications
- Number patterns

Snakes and Ladders

The classic board game - Snakes and Ladders - can be effective in teaching keys areas of mathematics as well as life skills such as taking turns, waiting and helping our peers. The areas of mathematics that this game can help teach includes: 

- Counting 

- Addition

- Subtraction 

- Doubling