Help your child with Maths Key Stage 1

 Keystage 1  Mathematics (ages 5-7)

Advice For Parents

1. What is Key Stage One (KS1)?: A simplified version for parents
2. Practical Games and Activities for your child.
3. Useful Websites
4. Recommended Workbooks or Worksheets

Some parents may feel anxious helping their child with maths. It is often viewed as 'difficult' and many parents lack the confidence to help their children. 

Yet doing maths at home can be fun as there are so many great websites on learning Maths for children of all ages.
At Key Stage One, the emphasis is on practical maths. As a parents it is possible to reinforce the number skills that your children may be working on at school. 

This website contains the key information that you need to HELP YOUR CHILD TO SUCCEED.

It is often possible to do 'maths' with your child while simply playing. 

1. SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF KEY STAGE ONE TARGETS

1. Count up to Twenty
2.Count in 2's, 5's 10's
3 Simple halving and doubling(even numbers)
4. Read and write numbers to 20 and then to under a hundred.
5. Be able to use a number line (this is very easy to make at home with a strip of paper).
6. Round up numbers to the nearest 10. (eg 22 is closest to 20, 27 is almost 30).
7 Begin to understand simple division.
eg pizza can be divided in 6 slices)
8. Add and subtract to 10 (sometimes called number bonds). Develop a rapid recall of these number facts eg (7+3 +10)
9. 2 times and 5 times table.
10 Doubles of numbers to 10 
(eg 5+5=10)
10. understand the symbols +,-,x,=
(7+3+10).

The full requirements for Key Stage one are laid out on the Dept of Educations website.(click on link below).

http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/primary/b00199044/mathematics/ks1

2 Practical Games and Activities for your Child

All activities should be kept fairly short and should ideally involve practical work which can sometimes be followed by recording in a written manner. e.g. adding 4 pieces of lego and four more and then recording the sum in a written form
eg 4+4 =8
or four plus four equals eight. (a small whiteboard is handy)


Dominoes
Bingo
Flash cards
Number Snap
Play games with dice
Snakes and ladders
Playing 'shop' put simple price labels on tins, packets etc
Colouring in 2-D shapes
Counting food while cooking or eating e.g. buns, pieces of carrots or apple.
Flashcards.



3) Useful MATHS WEBSITES for children. 
Find the one that your child likes best and let them do short, sharp activities on it.(10-15 minutes).

a) http://www.mathsisfun.com/ 

This website has lots of fungames on it, including memory games and puzzles. Memory games are useful in helping your child with memory skills.

b) http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/

This website has lots of games and multiple choice quizzes on it and is often used by teachers in schools.

c) http://www.bond11plus.co.uk/ 

 Bond is often used by parents preparing their child for the 11 plus or grammar or independent school. It really is excellent. Well-structured and very ENGAGING. A couple of worksheets from this everyday will ensure that your child is on track. It workbooks can be bought from Amazon. However its

website also has a section called 'free resources' on it which is very helpful at stage one.

d) http://showme.com

Offers 10 minute videos of maths(and other) topics uploaded by teachers and even children themselves. Just type in the topic you want your child to learn. e.g. counting in 5's.

e) http://www.happychild.org.uk/wks/math/key1  
This website contains lots of printable worksheets that gradually build up number skills.
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4) Recommended Workbooks or Work Sheets

There are a number of Key Stage One workbooks used by tutors and parents which cover all aspects of KS1. These can provide more formal maths practice. 

a. Bond  11+Workbooks
b. Letts Study Books
c. Schofields & Sims

Please email me at mathsforu2@gmail.com if you have any questions or need further help.