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.

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

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.

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 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