Maths Blog » Maths Games http://mathsblog.co.uk Maths help for parents of children aged 5 to 11 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:30:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 iPhone app: multiplication game http://mathsblog.co.uk/2010/06/08/iphone-app-multiplication-game/ http://mathsblog.co.uk/2010/06/08/iphone-app-multiplication-game/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:54:23 +0000 Peter http://mathsblog.co.uk/?p=6963

It’s a first for me: an iPhone App. But, it is a good one if you’ve only got a few pence to spare and you will need to be pretty nifty with your tables to get a good score. Practice your tables and see those cows move faster and faster with this great app. It’s easy to begin with, but don’t be fooled!!

  • Practice any table from 1 to 12
  • Challenge yourself to see how many correct answers you can get
  • See if you can beat your highscore!

The app is available in the app store now.


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Maths game: one less than


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(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.)

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Press Go when finished.

(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.)

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(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.)

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Click in a star:

Once for red.

Twice for blue.

Three times for Gold.

(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.)

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One click will make a balloon go Red.

Two clicks will turn the balloon Blue.

Three clicks will change the colour to Gold.

Don’t forget to press Go when you think the colours are correct!

This is great practice at counting, why not have a go?

(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.)

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How many can he see altogether?

(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.)

]]> http://mathsblog.co.uk/2008/02/19/maths-game-counting-two-lots-of-things-planes-and-helicopters/feed/ 0 Maths game: Counting two lots of things up to 10 (green and orange dinosaurs) http://mathsblog.co.uk/2008/02/08/maths-game-counting-two-lots-of-things-up-to-10-green-and-orange-dinosaurs/ http://mathsblog.co.uk/2008/02/08/maths-game-counting-two-lots-of-things-up-to-10-green-and-orange-dinosaurs/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:51:19 +0000 Peter http://mathsblog.co.uk/2008/02/08/maths-game-counting-two-lots-of-things-up-to-10-green-and-orange-dinosaurs/ The baby dinosaurs are all out playing in the desert.

Can you help count them all?

Great practice at counting up to 10.

(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.)

]]> http://mathsblog.co.uk/2008/02/08/maths-game-counting-two-lots-of-things-up-to-10-green-and-orange-dinosaurs/feed/ 0 Maths game: Counting two lots of things (monkeys and gorillas) http://mathsblog.co.uk/2008/02/01/maths-game-counting-two-lots-of-things-monkeys-and-gorillas/ http://mathsblog.co.uk/2008/02/01/maths-game-counting-two-lots-of-things-monkeys-and-gorillas/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:38:05 +0000 Peter http://mathsblog.co.uk/2008/02/01/maths-game-counting-two-lots-of-things-monkeys-and-gorillas/ Another great little game for counting two lots of things, up to 5.

Matilda’s looking for all the monkeys and gorillas in the forest.

Can you help her count them?

(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.)

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