Published by BEAM, this activity requires students to write different number sequences with the number eight in the middle of the sequence. The exercise consists of sequences consisting of five numbers but could be started with three numbers and extended to sequences with more than five numbers. There is also an...

A selection of resources, published by BEAM, for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding.

Aimed at EYFS and lower primary level this resource contains a set of cards featuring 10 different ways of making £1 using British coins. Printed at 100% on A4 paper the size of the coins will be true to life.

This resource has been provided by Early Learning HQ.

Published by BEAM, this game gives students opportunities to read, count and sequence numbers. Students roll a die, move the appropriate number of places and if they land on a missing number they need to identify what it should be. *Missing numbers - a dice game for two players who are required to read the number...

Published by BEAM, these games provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge of number recognition, multiples and ordering. *Missing tens - identifying multiples of ten *Missing twos - identifying multiples of two *Odd or even - identifying odds and evens on different dice *Odds and evens -...

This activity, from the Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM) publication ‘Little People Big Maths', is designed to reinforce ideas about the properties of number and the use of knowledge and reasoning to work out the rules. Students are each given a card on which is written a number. Students hold...

A collection of number puzzles from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (CIMT) .

In this collection of number puzzles, from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (CIMT), students are challenged to find the missing numbers using the information given.

Each puzzle follows the same format of where, in each column or row, the number with an arrow shows the sum of the numbers...

This collection contains resources from the website 1001mathproblems.com by Sian Zelbo. The focus is on number bonds with addition bonds presented in the form of puzzles.  

This set of materials from the National Strategies is intended to help practitioners working with students in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and lower Key Stage One, to plan their mathematics provision and help students to secure some of the key mathematical...

A resource from the National Curriculum Council (NCC). One of the first acts of the new Labour government was to announce national targets for literacy and numeracy, these were for 75 per cent of 11 year olds to achieve the standards expected for their age in mathematics by 2002.

The Numeracy Task Force was...

A collection of early years maths/numeracy resources designed to help early years practitioners support children in their early stages of learning mathematics. These resources are designed to help children’s emerging understanding and use of numbers and counting and lay strong foundations in mathematics.

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Ofsted reports directly to Parliament and is independent and impartial. They inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and those providing education and skills for learners of all ages. Each week they carry...

This booklet, the Mathematics Centre at the University of Chichester, contains some ideas that Marion Bird has used with reception children, aiming to involve them in activities and encouraging them to participate in steering the direction of their early mathematical...