Information for parents
www.dfes.gov.uk
This site tells you about your child’s education and how you can help. There is a section for each area of the curriculum. There are also links to support groups, government agencies and health and welfare groups.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents
Official BBC site has information for parents and also lots of activities to support children’s learning.
http://www.counton.org
This site started as the Maths year 2000 site and has lots of games and activities and puzzles suitable for all age groups.
http://www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk
This site is written by Ambleside school in the lake district and has lots of activities for children to do. They have all been tested by the children in the school. Some of the pages have been written by the children so they are user friendly. There is also a section for parents about supporting your child’s learning.
www.mathsphere.co.uk
Numeracy website
www.educate.org.uk
Guidelines to help parents understand the education system and show how you can get involved in your child’s education and school.
Revision
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/keystage_3/activities/maths1.shtml
KS3 revision for all aspects of maths
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/
Help with developing basic numeracy skills.
http://www.waldomaths.com/index.jsp
Video resources to help with revision and independant learning of mathematics for KS3, KS4 and A level students.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/index.shtml
BBC site aimed at children in Year 6 to help them revise for SATs. There are areas for English, Maths and Science, with lots of practice activities to help children develop o good understanding of each of the areas.
Games and Puzzels
http://introgame.playcatan.com/
Settlers of Catan – Use your knowledge of probability to play this interactive online version of the Settlers of Catan game.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html
BBC Maths file game show
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Coolmath4kids is an amusement park of math especially designed for fun.
http://www.counton.org/
The Count on website has a range of puzzles, games, links and resources.
http://www.ctkmathgamesforkids.com/MathGames.shtml
The CTK maths games for kids site presents a collection of games and puzzles.
http://www.mathsnet.net/crosswords/index.html
Test your mathematics knowlege and spelling with these interactive crosswords and word searches.
http://www.mathsnet.net/puzzles.html
A large dellection of interactive mathematical games and puzzles.
http://www.channel4learning.com/sites/mathszone/game.shtml
An interactive mathematics adventure game.
http://www.murderousmaths.co.uk/
A good selection of mathematical games, tricks, puzzles and facts.
Reference and Information
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
An animated, interactive dictionary for students that explains mathematical terms in simple language.
http://richardphillips.org.uk/number/Num1.htm
Information about each of the numbers from 1 to 31. A page for each day of the month.
http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/prime/index.asp
An encyclopedia and dictionary of mathematics, with articles, biographies etc.
Additional Websites
http://learninggamesforkids.com/math_games/addition/bus-drivers-math-addition.html
http://uk.ixl.com/math/year-5/place-values
