A note on home learning..
There are many real life maths applications you can use at home! Please enjoy some real life maths found in cooking, measuring, budgeting, calculating change, telling time and so much more!
In our work at Mfacts Studio, we are big believers in focusing in on key Number concepts and skills, which must be mastered at each stage in order to form a solid foundation for all maths.
Therefore, the following suggested activities are specific for each Year Level and give you certain key number skills that you can keep practising at home. You don’t need to be a teacher to do these!
These are Year Level specific, easy to action and they’ll help your child keep working on their key Number skills suitable for their age group. They give you an idea what’s appropriate for your child’s Year Level at school. We understand that every child is different however, so please be aware of that. Also be aware you do not need to know or cover all the curriculum by any means, but simple activities pitched at the right level with a positive tone can make a big difference.
The tasks listed are those which can be done at home, within reason and are not onerous but will however make a good impact on keeping your child working on and enjoying their number work.
Feel free to be in touch with any questions, happy to help!
Kind Regards
Justine
Home Learning Ideas
Prep/Foundation
Practise counting forwards by 1s from various starting points-
Start at 8 and stop at 17
Start at 16 and stop at 28
Start at 26 and stop at 39
Try a challenge! Judge what number range is right for your child.
Practise counting backwards by 1s from various starting points-
Start at 10 and stop at 0
Start at 16 and stop at 8
Start at 23 and stop at 12
Try a challenge! Judge what number range is right for your child.
Your child can write out these sequences, or say them aloud.
You could write them on a ladder template!
Printable Task- Count by 1s forwards to 20
Printable Task - Count forwards and backwards by 1s
Practise partitions of 10 (i.e. the combinations that make 10; 9 and 1, 8 and 2, 7 and 3 etc)
Count collections. Get a large (more than 20) collection of counters or buttons or small toys. Ask your child to count them, making sure they move each counted item to a different pile to keep organised (and avoid double counting). You could ask your child to write the final number down, as practise for writing numbers.
Practise forming numerals (writing numerals).
Do some simple addition tasks
Suggested apps to download:
Tens Frame Fill
Line ‘Em Up
*(please disregard grade level listed on some of these worksheets- some of the sites are American)
Year 1
Practise counting forwards by 1s from various starting points-
Start at 18 and stop at 27
Start at 46 and stop at 58
Start at 89 and stop at 109
Try a challenge! Judge what number range is right for your child.
Practise counting backwards by 1s from various starting points-
Start at 22 and stop at 8
Start at 33 and stop at 25
Start at 53 and stop at 42
Try a challenge! Judge what number range is right for your child.
Your child can write out these counting sequences, or say them aloud.
You could write them on a ladder template!
Do some simple addition tasks
Subtraction or Take Away
Skip count by
2s
10s
5s
Do this by first using a Hundred Chart and colours to highlight the sequences (use a different colour to count by 2s, then 5s then 10s)
Skip Count by 2s Printable Task
Skip Count by 5s Printable Task
Suggested apps to download:
Tens Frame Fill
Line ‘Em Up
*(please disregard grade level listed on some of these worksheets- some of the sites are American)
Year 2
Practise counting forwards by 1s from various starting points-
Start at 89 and stop at 109
Start at 98 and stop at 115
Start at 108 and stop at 120
Start at 276 and stop at 301
Try a challenge! Judge what number range is right for your child.
Practise counting backwards by 1s from various starting points-
Start at 33 and stop at 25
Start at 53 and stop at 42
Start at 83 and stop at 71
Start at 123 and stop at 108
Try a challenge! Judge what number range is right for your child.
Your child can write out these counting sequences, or say them aloud.
You could write them on a ladder template!
Practise addition tasks
Subtraction or Take Away
Skip count by
2s
10s
5s
3s
Do this by first using a Hundred Chart and colours to highlight the sequence of counting by each number (use a different colour to count by 2s, then 5s then 10s)
Skip Count by 2s Printable Task
Skip Count by 5s Printable Task
Skip Count by 3s Printable Task
Free online game for skip counting:
Suggested apps to download:
Tens Frame Fill
Line ‘Em Up
Quick Maths
*(please disregard grade level listed on some of these worksheets- some of the sites are American)
Year 3
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Meaning of Multiplication Task
Multiplication
Multiplication facts for 2s and 3s (2X and 3X) Printable Task
Mfacts121.com: sign up for your own account so your child can learn multiplication and division facts in a systematic way (Use code: STUDIO for 10% discount). You may already have membership that you have purchased or through your school.
OR have your child view our free videos explaining some multiplication strategies:
3X Video: explaining a strategy for solving the threes multiplication facts
Making Connections video: when you know one fact, it can help you swiftly calculate other facts
Watch one video at a time and complete the small task at the end.
Skip counting
It’s a good time to practise counting by 3s, 4s, or 6s
Skip Count by 3s Printable Task
Skip count by 4s printable task
Although NAPLAN has now been cancelled for 2020, these are well presented tasks that cover off various areas of maths learning for Year 3. I like the layout because they are not onerous or daunting. You can just do one set at a time, such as one per week to keep it positive!
Suggested apps to download:
Quick Maths
DoodleTables: Times Tables
*(please disregard grade level listed on some of these worksheets- some of the sites are American)
Year 4
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Printable Task Multiplication Facts
Mfacts121.com: sign up for your own account so your child can learn multiplication and division facts in a systematic way (Use code: STUDIO for 10% discount). You may already have membership that you have purchased or through your school.
OR have your child view our free videos explaining some multiplication strategies:
3X Video: explaining a strategy for solving the threes multiplication facts
Making Connections video: when you know one fact, it can help you swiftly calculate other facts
Skip counting
It’s a good time to practise counting by 4s, 6s, 7s
Make a list!
Skip count by 4s printable task
Division
Division Printable task
Suggested apps to download:
Quick Maths
DoodleTables: Times Tables
Free online multiplication practise
*(please disregard grade level listed on some of these worksheets- some of the sites are American)
Year 5
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication Facts: Printable task *please disregard grade level listed
6s Multiplication Facts (6 times tables) Printable Task
Mfacts121.com: sign up for your own account so your child can learn multiplication and division facts in a systematic way (Use code: STUDIO for 10% discount). You may already have membership that you have purchased or through your school.
OR have your child view our free videos explaining some multiplication strategies:
Making Connections video: when you know one fact, it can help you swiftly calculate other facts
5X Video: explaining a strategy for solving the fives multiplication facts
Watch one video each day and do the small task at the end!
Skip Counting
A good time to practise counting by 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s
Although NAPLAN has now been cancelled for 2020, these are well presented tasks that cover off various areas of maths learning for Year 5. I like the layout because they are not onerous or daunting. You can just do one at a time such as one per week to keep it positive!
Suggested apps to download:
Quick Maths
DoodleTables: Times Tables
Free online multiplication practise
Free online division practise
*(please disregard grade level listed on some of these worksheets- some of the sites are American)
Year 6
Addition
Subtraction with decimals. Use the same algorithm for when we subtract whole numbers!
Multiplication Facts: Printable task
6s Multiplication Facts (6 times tables) Printable Task *please disregard grade level listed
Mfacts121.com: sign up for your own account so your child can learn multiplication and division facts in a systematic way (Use code: STUDIO for 10% discount). You may already have membership that you have purchased or through your school.
OR have your child view our free videos explaining some multiplication strategies:
Making Connections video: when you know one fact, it can help you swiftly calculate other facts
5X Video: explaining a strategy for solving the fives multiplication facts
Watch one video each day and do the small task at the end!
Skip Counting / Multiples
A good time to practise counting by 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s
Factors
Practise finding the factors of a number (very important skill and an easier one to work on at home). Factors are whole numbers that divides exactly into another number e.g. all factors of 10 are: 1, 10, 2, 5
Finding Factors Printable Task
Fractions
Try this activity to build understanding. Help your child think logically about these questions rather than give them an ‘algorithm’ to solve these with,
E.g. 6 - ⅓ =
...Think if we take away one third, we will not have 6 wholes anymore. We will have less than 6 wholes. We will have 5 wholes and a bit. The ‘bit’ will be the ⅔ that are left after we take the ⅓ away.
Suggested apps to download:
Quick Maths
Free online multiplication practise
Free online division practise
*(please disregard grade level listed on some of these worksheets- some of the sites are American)
The free websites used in the home learning list above are:
As well as our own online program for Year 3-6 to learn multiplication and division facts:
