Making Maths Reason-able

This product is a worksheet where students cut out equations and number stories and match them. The focus is on the equation as a representation of the story. Students need to match the equation that represents the story, not try to find an equation that works out the answer. Focus is on the START, ACTION (joining equal groups - multiplication or separating a total into equal groups - division) and the END. The unknown therefore can be any of these three.

This is a teacher resource booklet to support teachers developing lessons, activities and programs involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of single-digit numbers. It provides a summary of strategies that can be used to develop understanding and associated number sense rather than just committing these facts to memory. This resource has developed from my work as an educational consultant for nearly 20 years and is based on the work of many mathematics educators. The idea

This is a simple game that can be used to reinforce knowledge of Near Double addition basic facts. Students choose a card with a ten frame that shows a near double fact e.g. 4 dots on one side and 5 on the other (making 9 in total). Students match this image with the matching addition representation for the fact in the ten frame e.g. 4+5 on the game-board.There is no need to work out answers to the facts. This game just connects the near double image with the addition basic fact format. Students

This simple game reinforces seeing doubles being two collections of the same quantity. In this game students select a card that shows a ten frame where the dots are arranged in pairs (doubles). Students identify the total number of dots on their card and place their counter on a space with the matching number on the game-board. Students work in pairs to try to be the first to get three of their counters in a row on the game-board.

Students match 2 cards that show the same 1-digit addition represented using ten-frames. One set of cards has 9+ a 1-digit number and the other set of cards has 10 + 1-digit numbers. Students find the pairs of cards e.g. 9+6 will match the picture of 10+5. There are 2x10 cards in the game. Recommendation: Copy each set of cards onto a different colour paper before laminating to help students find the pairs more easily.

This resource includes 2 sets of cards. 1 set depicts addition equations that total 10 with the second addend missing. Students need to match the single-digit number card that completes the equation e.g. 3 + ? = 10 matches the 7 card. Play face up for learning and face down for consolidation. Suggest each set of cards is copied onto a different colour paper for ease of matching.

This is a simple game that can be used to reinforce knowledge of Near Ten addition basic facts e.g. 7+4 is near 6+4 (+1). Students choose two different game cards. One shows either 7+, 8+ or 9+. The other card shows either 4,5 or 6. These two cards create a random addition basic fact. Students match this addition fact with a matching representation of the fact that highlights the make ten fact the fact created is near e.g. 8+6 would match 8+ 2+4 on the game-board.There is no need to work out ans

This simple game reinforces the Count On 1 and Count On 2 addition basic fact strategy. Students compete to get three of their counters on the game-board in a row. Students choose two cards, one from each set (a digit card and either a +1 or +2 card), and work out the basic fact by counting on. They place their counter on the total.

This is a simple game that can be used to reinforce knowledge of Find Ten addition basic facts. A Find Ten basic fact is an addition strategy where a number close to 10 is swapped for a 10 to make the computation easier and then the answer is fixed. Students choose 2 cards, one from each set. One card will show a number from 3-8 and the other card will show either +8 or +9. The 2 cards will form an addition fact. Students match the addition fact with a representation of the strategy they could u

This simple game reinforces doubles as a set of addition basic facts. This game contains 2 different sets of cards to reinforce the same concept. The first set of cards list the word double e.g. Double 4. The second set of cards shows the double as an addition e.g. 4+4. Students identify the total of the double from memory or by working it out and place their counter on a space with the total that matches the double fact on the game-board. Students work in pairs to try to be the first to get thr

The game practises the strategy where students break up 2-digit numbers into place value parts. Students choose 2 game cards to create an addition computation. They then match their computation with the ones on the game board where the 2 numbers have been broken into place value parts. The game is simple, effective and quick to play.

This game practises the strategy for addition where one of the numbers given is broken into place value parts e.g. 36 as 30+6. The students match the representation of the addition with 1 number broken up to the addition created from the cards they chose for their turn. They don't need to calculate answers. The game practises them recognising the strategy

This is another 3-in-a-row game where students play against a partner to practise a particular strategy. The strategy in this game is where 1 number is broken into compatible numbers (multiples of ten) to make the Addition computation easier. The computations involve 2-digit numbers.

This resource teaches and consolidates the near doubles basic addition facts e.g. 5+6 = 5+5 +1. There are 4 cards - the initial fact, the double it is linked to, a picture of the fact using ten frames, and the answer. Suggest each card is copied onto different colour paper to assist students finding pairs in consolidation activities where the cards are face down.

This product has 4 cards that show the four facts for each Make Ten basic fact in equation form. The first card also has a picture of a ten frame to show the number and help students see what they need to add to complete the ten. Suggest each card is copied onto different colour paper to aid students making pairs as a consolidation game (with cards upside down). Use as a learning activity/math centre facing up.

This product is a worksheet for students to practise matching number stories to equations. The focus is for them to represent the story as it appears, not to write an equation they will use to solve it. Focus is on the START, ACTION (addition as joining or subtraction as separating) and the END. The unknown can be in any position in the story. Context is the same for each story and the numbers are deliberately small so the focus is on the equation not on the solution.

Students choose two cards, one from each set and match the addition computations based on the Change 2 numbers strategy e.g. 37+19 would match 36+20. Students can match the cards face up, turn them over and play Memory (choose 2 and see if they match or Snap etc. Recommendation: Copy each set of cards onto different colour paper to make the matching pairs easier and more efficient to find.

This product shows the doubles basic facts as additions with ten frames so students can see there are 2 frames with the same number. The other cards show the double as an addition (e.g. 3+3), as a stated double (e.g. Double 3) and the answer card (e.g. 6). Students can learn the concept matching the cards face-up or consolidate the concept playing matching games with the cards face-down. Suggest each set of cards is copied onto different colour paper for ease of finding pairs when the cards are

This set of cards practises breaking 1 number in a multiplication computation and multiplying each part by the 1-digit multiplier. Students initially match the computation and the broken up strategy e.g. 35x4 matches 30x4 + 5x4. Numbers are broken into place value parts e.g. 36x4 as 30x4 +6x4 or compatible parts e.g. 29x4 as 25x4 + 4x4. All multipliers are the same so students don't just match the multiplier. The file also includes a set of cards with the answers which students can match after t