Granny Prix

If the idea of Racing Grannies on their wheelchairs sounds fun to you, then this is the site for you.

You can customise (change) the hair and skin colour of your Granny as well as the wheelchair design and wheel type.

Then it's up to you to race your Granny as fast as she will go, which depends on your addition skills.

What a great game!

Also a reminder that timezattack is a great way to learn times tables in an arcade style game.

tables test

Try these...to practice your 2,5,10 x tables. They were made by children at Ambleside Primary school!

Now try these to practice your 3 and 4 times tables.

More times tables help

This site has lots of helpful ways to learn the times tables.

Here is a totally different site which lets you create amazing artwork using balls which float around after your cursor. 

Thanks to MrC's blog for the tip.

Any time for Times Tables?

If you like Who Wants to be a Millionaire, you will love this x table version with three different lifelines:

ASK AN ALIEN,
ASK AN ASTRONAUT,
50:50

You may not end up with more money but you will be mathematically richer!

Can you get to the start?

Do you have the power to be...Mission Controller?

Odds and Evens...have you got any beans?

Here is a game from this site which would be great to play with an adult:

This game involves recognition of odd and even numbers and making and testing predictions. It is played in pairs.
Equipment:
15 items, such as beans, counters, cubes, gumnuts or acorns.
Rules:
In turn, each player takes 1, 2 or 3 objects until no objects are left. The winner is the person who has an odd number of objects.

Here are some great investigations from NRich a website full of great challenges and investigations.

Make 37

Go here to see another game which is great for your addition.  For hints, try this page.

Magic Vs
Here's another problem which gives you a chance to make different totals.

Think you know your times tables?  Then try this one...Shifted Times tables

Times Table Tips

I have just found this great website with loads of ways of helping you to learn times tables.  It's called Dr Mike's Math Games For Kids.  Go here for the times table tips.


Times tables are so helpful...when I go shopping and buy 7 cartons of juice which cost 15 baht each I can quickly work out how much I will need...when I sponsor someone 10 baht for each length thay swim and they swim eight lengths, I can quickly find the answer.


When you know your times tables, you can check that you are paying the right amount and getting the right amount of change!


Here are some downloadable cards which you can print and make into a game.  Here are the answers.  Play at home or at school.


Here are tips for the 5 x table,6 x table, 7 x table, 8 x table, 9 x table and there are many other tips too.

Don't forget that Timezattack is another way to learn, but I find that the best way is to repeat each fact and answer.

This week's homework for maths

Please write out your 2x, 4x, 5x and 10x tables in your reading record books.

Please be ready to hand in your books on Monday 9th November.

If you know these then write the times tables you need to learn.

Have a look at the Woodlands site for some games ideas, but one of the best ways to learn is to say them, write the facts down on cards and write the answers on cards and play a matching game (use the back of a cereal packet if you don't have any other card).

Multiplication.com also has some good x games.

Spelling homework and times table practice

Tonight's homework is to practice the -ng sound. You could either follow this link and try the dragon game , (phase three, -ng sound) or you could do the word-search which your child may have taken home.

Don't forget to try some of the times tables games too.

Times tables...want to make learning more fun?

Have a look here...or at Timez Attack for some great computer games to help practice times tables.

Timez Attack is a free program you can download from the web. You can then pay (quite a small amount of money) to upgrade so that you have more backgrounds. It lets you have a lot of practice and repetition...which is how some of us learn best.

Gridclub is another amazing site you can use for many subjects. You do need a password however so I'll send an email out to parents and children if you are interested. Please comment and let me know if you want to use the Gridclub site.

Here are some more fabulous online games from Woodlands Junior School in Kent. I like this one as it lets you choose the answer from a selection...good if you are beginning to learn your times table facts.