Please see below some areas of Mathematics that would benefit your child. These are areas you can work on together, spending just a few minutes a day on one or two. 

Number and place value

• Counting up to 100 forwards and backwards
• Reading and writing numbers up to 100
• Reading and writing numbers up to 20 in words
• Counting on and
• Knowing addition and subtraction facts up to 20
• Learning the 2, 5 and 10 times tables, plus division facts

Measuring

• Telling the time to the hour and half hour
• Putting the days of the week and months of the year in order
• Measuring length, weight and capacity and comparing these measurements

Geometry

• Recognising, naming and describing common 2D and 3D shapes
• Using shapes to make patterns, models and pictures
• Describing whole, half, quarter and three-quarter turns

Ideas to try:

• Play games: a simple board game such as snakes and ladders gives your child valuable practice in counting on. Dominoes are also good for counting spots and matching numbers
• Play cards – take out the Kings, Queens and Jacks and then try to turn over two cards that add up to ten. You can play a similar game with dominoes, counting the spots
• Point out odd and even numbers on houses when you go out for your permitted daily exercise
• Get your child to add up the numbers on car number plates or buses
• Build a tower – blocks are perfect for talking about size and shape
• When you’re cutting a cake or pizza, talk about halves and quarters
• Encourage your child to spot the different shapes you can see on the way to school
• Get cooking: children love to weigh out the ingredients and check the timer