Resources
Investigations
1,2,3,4 ProblemA great problem to persevere with throughout the week. Tip: Use the kitchen whiteboard to record the different ways to make each number. | Four 4sIf you liked the 1,2,3,4 problem, Four 4s is a terrific follow-up challenge for the family. | Victorian Maths ChallengeI’ll bet you’ve heard of the Premier’s Reading Challenge? Did you know that there is a Victorian Maths Challenge? Paper Planes is one of 8 different challenges that your family can try. |
Board Games
Number PathsA classic Michael Ymer game that combines place value with probability. | Greedy PigA fun game that explores probability. | Other board gamesSnakes and Ladders - counting and probability, |
Puzzles
Frog PuzzleFind some frogs and explore this problem at the kitchen bench with your kids before using the digital resource. | Which One Doesn’t Belong?Visual prompts to stimulate mathematical conversations around the breakfast table. | SetA fantastic visual-spatial puzzle that you can tackle together. Scroll down just a little and you’ll find a link to a range of ideas for the game. The cards are also available for purchase. |
Card Games
Math CardsThrow away your times tables cards. Our brains can do much more than parrot correct responses. These cards build understanding of magnitude as kids connect symbolic and visual representations of numbers. | Sleeping QueensA simply brilliant fluency game that my own children (and the grown-ups) loved for many years. | Snap!Some simple but effective ideas for varying this classic game to build number sense and fluency. |