- It is particularly important with children who find arithmetic difficult, to use concrete objects (Lego bricks, Cuisenaire rods, multi-link maths cubes, coins…) to help with the understanding of abstract concepts.

- Make pictures or diagrams and use colour whenever possible to improve recall.

- Many youngsters love geometry; a good geometry set and an appropriate book will make their maths lessons rewarding.

- Also, most children enjoy making models and nets, both of which involve mathematical skills.

- Young children who have problems with number sequencing and reversal can be helped by daily practice writing the numbers 1-10 using a 'cue card', along with doing dot-to-dot pictures.

- Squared paper is helpful for organising numbers on the page (one digit per square) and a ruler should be used for drawing lines.
www.mathsphere.co.uk/resources/MathSphereFreeGraphPaper.htm

- Sharing toys or sweets can introduce division and sharing a large cake or cutting up a pizza can lead to useful discussion of fractions.

- Dice, dominoes and board games - bought or home made - can improve mental arithmetic and strategy skills. http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2267895,00.html Board games 'boost early maths skills'.
www.mathsphere.co.uk/resources/MathSphereFreeResourcesBoardgames.htm

- Charts on the bedroom wall, CDs with the times-tables set to catchy tunes and 'finger tables' can help children to work out or, preferably, to memorise the times-tables without tears.

- Once a child begins to understand the concept of 'place value' in our number system, it is beneficial if they have regular practice. www.edhelper.com/place_value.htm and http://education.jlab.org/placevalue/index.html

- There are two main subtraction methods - 'equal addition' (also called 'borrow and pay back') and 'decomposition', which is the method usually taught in schools today. It is important to note that neither method is superior to the other (Russell) but many children find the 'equal addition' method the easiest to use as it involves less memory load and sequencing -the equal addition method is explained and illustrated here: http://societyforqualityeducation.org/stairway2math/MATHSHEET06,_Easier_Subtraction.pdf

http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/primary/features/mathematics/intervention/springboard
Springboard Maths:catch-up programme for children Y3-7.

NEW: Stairway to Math: free, remedial maths worksheets
http://teachyourchildmath.ca/

www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html
Online, interactive maths dictionary.

www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3352968/Turning-the-tide-on-times-tables.html Using Cuisenaire Rods

www.scienceu.com/geometry

www.mathsnet.net/geometry.html

www.visualfractions.com

www.purplemath.com Help with algebra

http://www.senteacher.org/Print/ FREE downloads and resources- nets, clock faces, money etc.

www.first-school.ws/theme/printables/dominoes-math.htm Domino maths printable activities.

www.first-school.ws/theme/printables/number-worksheet-jar.htm Number worksheets for pre-school age.

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