maths in year one is a simple process.
the curriculum I use is math u see, I like it for the hands-on approach, the teacher’s manuals and online videos for every new concept, and for year one math, the important numbers, (units, tens and hundreds) are all colour-coded.
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Australian site. https://mathsaustralia.com.au/
United States: https://mathusee.com/
There are some concepts I have found having my own maths flashcards helpful
some kids get the year-one concepts easily, others need a little more drilling and playing the matching game.
one common reason for this is age, and the child not being ready for those concepts. I am a big advocate for children starting school later, (6-8)
however, we don’t all have this freedom, or this approach is not right for your child, so these flashcards can help.
Most of all, many children thrive with a simple hands-on approach to math, and a visual aid can be the saving grace for little ones.
Tens place
these flashcards for learning ten’s place can help any child in math or none.
once your child can count to ten, you can begin teaching tens place.
these tens cards are simple, with different sets so you can play a matching game, or tens snap.
Number recognition
a lot of flashcards sets, don’t have zero. they start with one, but zero has a place, as the child will see when they see 10.
these are simple, and you should use them with real items, like ten frozen peas, or seven blueberries.
use a real item and the flashcard with the number, so they can learn to put items with the number that tells how many items.
Times tables
these aren’t flashcards, but starting with times tables is really important.
find a tune you like to sing to and sing the times tables, 1 set at a time, every day.
this will be a building block for children’s maths for YEARS.
you can use these times tables writing charts, I like to laminate them so the same one can be used with an erase marker daily.
Hundreds place.
hundreds can be tricky.
a great way to count hundreds is to colour code them
in math u see they are red.
a red number is a hundred.
how many, you point to the red number.
3.
300.
it’s simple but takes the guesswork when a child sees a large number like 324.
colour code your numbers.
hundreds are red.
tens are blue
ones (units) are green.
you can use this chart to get your child to associate numbers with colours, and you can use coloured pencils when you are doing your maths.
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