Maths help for parents of children aged 5 to 11
Mental addition of three numbers
These are about as hard as you get working in your head and jottings on paper may be needed to do them. Look back at earlier year groups to see the different strategies that can be used. The strategies are the same but the numbers are bigger.
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Mental addition of three numbers
Even more challenging: to add three larger numbers in your head. There are many different ways of going about these. Don’t forget the following tips, depending on the type of numbers involved:
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adding three small numbers
When looking at adding three small numbers there are several strategies which can be employed. Usually it is better to start with the largest number, rather than the first number.
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adding two 2-digit numbers
Two worksheets to help children with addition of two 2-digit numbers. Once knowledge of addition of single digits is secure this can be applied to 2-digit numbers, starting with adding teens.
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Addition 2-digits and 1-digit (pg 1)
In year 2 children will continue to develop their understanding of addition, beginning to work with larger numbers, but keep them below 100. Indeed, quite a lot of children will not be ready for dealing with 2-digit numbers. Don’t introduce larger numbers until they are really confident with single digit addition.
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Primary Resources for maths review
Primary Resources Gareth Pitchford
Free maths stuff for 5 to 11 year olds produced in Word, pdf, Powerpoint and Flash! Can’t be bad!!
Primary resources is another of those UK sites which has been around a long time (9 years), increasing its content on a regular basis. Designed for teachers, it aims to develop a resource bank for teachers contributing their own ideas – in return everyone gets free access to the material. Parents are more than welcome to use the material.
free maths worksheet, adding help for home schoolers
Get it right from the beginning, or a child lost forever. To begin with addition should be thought of as the combination of two sets to make a total set. Understanding vocabulary is important. Use the words, add, more, sum, total, altogether, equals.
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teaching happiness in maths lessons home schooling
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