Subtraction
Get your child to have a go at the online game for subtraction facts up to 20. |
Give your child a number between 1 and 50 and ask them to list how many ways they could make the number using subtraction.Try 20 if this is too hard. |
Get your child to write a subtraction number bond to or within 10 - e.g. 9 - 4 = 5 or 7 - 2 = 5. Can they use these facts to find out the subtraction facts up to 100? E.g. 90 - 40 = 50 and 70 - 20 = 50. |
Look at flags from around the world either in books or on the internet. Ask your child to list any shapes they see and name the properties of the shapes they find. Ask your child how many lines of symmetry the flag has. |
Encourage your child to practise different ways to subtract by playing these different activities. |
Addition
Encourage your child to write all of the number facts up to 20 e.g. 3 + 17 = 20, 17 + 3 = 20. Can they use these to write the inverse e.g. 20 - 3 = 17. |
Give your child a number between 1 and 20 and ask them to think about how many ways they could make the number using addition. |
Practise totalling amounts on this game then post the letter in the correct post box to show your answer. |
Get your child to write one of the number bonds to or within 10 - e.g. 2 + 8 = 10 or 3 + 4 = 7. Can they use these facts to find out the addition facts up to 100? E.g. 20 + 80 = 100 and 30 + 40 = 70. |
In Benjamin Zephaniah’s poem ‘Royal Tea’ he tells the reader that he paid £8.50 to visit Buckingham Palace. What coins could he have used to pay for his ticket? How many different ways can your child represent this amount? |