Numeracy resources

Welcome to our collection of maths resources. Fun, colourful and interactive activities that are easily adapted to suit your own purpose await you. You can access some of the resources for free but remember that it is only as a member that you get full access to all the fun!

Here's a list of the most recent additions to the library.

30.0 k 45.1 k 17.9 k Common denominators (08/09/2010) Related resources: Number work Can you put these fractions in the correct order? Use the interactive whiteboard to check your answers. Y5 | Y6

4.6 k Percentage work-out (29/07/2010) Related resources: Number work Can you work out these percentages? Double-click on the tiles to flip them over and see the answers. A great lesson starter. Y5 | Y6

39.3 k 94.2 k Addition and subtraction sums (29/07/2010) Related resources: Number work This activity can be done individually or as a class. There are several short questions to answer rapidly to help children to remember the vocabulary of addition and subtraction. Answers are provided. Y3

47.5 k 36.4 k 40.7 k Shape word dictionary (22/07/2010) Related resources: Shape Children create and make a shape dictionary. The Notebook file consists of fun shape shorting exercises, providing an increasing level of difficulty. A fun exercise! Y3 | Y4 | Y5 | Y6

35.5 k 62.0 k Racing tables (22/07/2010) Related resources: Mental arithmetic A short mental maths game for two players, helping children to speed up their recall of times table facts up to 10 x 10. Y4 | Y5

131.3 k 301.1 k 53.9 k Mean, mode, frequency and range (15/07/2010) Related resources: Handling data and measures A super interactive resource. Read the pictogram, find the mean, mode and median and work out the answers. Y5 | Y6

61.9 k 34.8 k 22.1 k Domino tables (15/07/2010) Related resources: Mental arithmetic A fun mental maths game to help children develop and improve their eight times table. The game should be played with 2-4 players. Y3 | Y4

34.1 k 67.1 k Maths multiplication maze (15/07/2010) Related resources: Mental arithmetic This fun maths game helps children to learn their times tables by looking at the corresponding division facts. Children will need to play in pairs with a dice. Y4

44.5 k 67.1 k Test-yourself-tastic (08/07/2010) Related resources: Mental arithmetic A revision of mental arithmetic questions for Year 6. This could be used as a useful homework for Sats preparation. Y6

88.1 k 221.2 k 40.9 k Data handling (01/07/2010) Related resources: Handling data and measures | Number work A really useful resource giving templates for Venn diagrams, Carroll diagrams, block graphs, pictograms and tally charts. It also includes examples of how to use them and a blank Venn diagram to use on your interactive whiteboard. R | Y1 | Y2

30.0 k 44.0 k Cross the grid game (01/07/2010) Related resources: Numeracy games An adding and subtraction mental maths game for children to play in pairs. N.B. calculators needed. Y3 | Y4

33.5 k 94.7 k Smarties maths (01/07/2010) Related resources: Food | Number work An investigation into a packet of Smarties! Draw a tally chart, find the mode, median and mean and work out the proportion of each colour of Smartie as fractions and percentages. Great for Sats preparation! Y6

98.8 k 135.7 k Lines of symmetry (24/06/2010) Related resources: Shape Mark the lines of symmetry on the 2D shapes. A useful revision sheet or homework activity. Y3

47.8 k 150.0 k Speedy multiplication and division (24/06/2010) Related resources: Number work This maths resource focuses on the vocabulary for multiplication and division as well as doubling and halving. Answers included. Y3

47.8 k 74.8 k Football time-teasers (11/06/2010) Related resources: Sports | Handling data and measures Lots of time related questions for children to solve with a football theme! Y5 | Y6

69.6 k 84.0 k Pizza plaza (27/05/2010) Related resources: Food | Number work Create a mathematical pizza. Three differentiated worksheets to practise working with fractions, decimals and percentages. Y4 | Y5

29.0 k 59.9 k 91.0 k Sort out your multiples! (06/05/2010) Related resources: Numeracy games Three Venn diagrams to sort out the multiples. Can the children sort out the multiples of 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8? A fun interactive maths starter which opens up the opportunity for a discussion about factors too! Y3 | Y4 | Y5 | Y6

32.7 k 74.8 k 13.2 k Number properties (08/04/2010) Related resources: Number work Can you tick the odd numbers, even numbers, prime numbers, square numbers and multiples? A super exercise for revising the properties of numbers. Y4 | Y5 | Y6

3.6 k Equivalent values games (18/03/2010) Related resources: Numeracy games Three Snap activities challenging children to match fractions, decimals and percentages with their equivalent values. Open the Flash file to explore the different games. Y5 | Y6

35.3 k 3.6 k Percentage snap (10% of) (18/03/2010) Related resources: Numeracy games A fun Snap activity in which children match the numbers with 10% of their values. Y6