Big Maths in KS1

After Easter we will be starting a new BIG MATHS…BEAT THAT challenge. As you know, Big Maths was new to us this half term, which is why we have spent the last 5 weeks catching up with the Reception “learn its”  in Year 1 and the Year 1 “learn its”  in Year 2. This has enabled most of the children to learn these sets of number facts and to feel a sense of success in their first half term of the BEAT THAT! challenges.

 

We will now spend the summer term using the age appropriate “learn its” to ensure the children get the opportunity to learn these before moving on in September. In Year 1 there are 17 of these and the children will have 30 seconds to answer the questions and in Year 2 there are 40 and the children will have 90 seconds to answer. We will be looking for accurate answers, as well as correctly formed and orientated numbers.

 

Please try to help your child learn a few new facts each week, in addition to any other maths homework, this will support them with their challenges and help to beat their own best score each and every week. We will also be focusing on a selection each week in class.

 

The actual day of the challenge may vary from class to class. This is due to each class having a different arrangement of staff and because each, also, has timetabled slots elsewhere in the school (P.E, Library, ICT etc). Occasionally it might be necessary for the weekly challenge take place on a different day, depending on what else is taking place in school/class that week.

Year 1 - 30 seconds

 

 

Year 2 - 90 seconds

When the children can answer all questions correctly in the given time, the next challenge is to not only get 100% correct, but to do this is a shorter time. As you can see we have plenty to work on, but rest assured that a recent visitor to Hargreaves class was amazed to see how excited the children were about a "maths test" and she commented on how focused they all were and I can also state they love getting their scores at the end and seeing if they have indeed achieved a personal best.