Wales Primary SchoolYear 2 Mental Math Support
Websites we like to use to support mental maths in Year 2 include:
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/
Example games for specific skills
- Number recognition – on top marks there are two games called helicopter rescue off or blast off
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/blast-off these also cover counting on and back from a given number
- Ordering numbers – on ict games a game called counting caterpillar and on top marks ordering and sequencing caterpillar
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/countingCaterpillar/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering
- Addition, Subtraction, number bonds, doubles, halves – on ict games a game called funky mummy
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/funkyMummy/index.html
or on top marks a game called hit the button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
- Comparing numbers – on maths frame a game called comparing numbers using dienes
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/574/Comparing-Numbers-using-Dienes
- Place value – on top marks a game called place value charts or place value basket ball
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/place-value-charts
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball
- Odd and even numbers – on top marks two games called coconut odd or even or carroll diagrams odd and even
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/coconut-odd-or-even
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/carroll-diagrams/odd-and-even
- Number facts and mental math skills – on top marks a game called number fact families, mental maths train or daily 10 or on bbc bitesize a game called guardian defenders of mathematica
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb
Also, do not forget every child has their own personal login to use purple mash and timestable rockstars to access different support programmes for their year group!