Hi all!

We are working really hard to quickly say the pairs of numbers that add together to make any number up to 20.

Some of the children have forgotten their number pairs to 10 already! Please make sure your child knows that 2+ 8 = 10, 6 + 4 = 10 and so on.  This can be done on the way to school, at a bus stop or train station etc- it doesn’t have to be formal learning sessions!

If children practise daily, they are more likely to remember it 🙂 Think of it like learning a new language- if you don’t use it, you lose it!  We cannot estimate answers to larger number pairs such as 55 + 42.

We want the children to know pairs such as 9+ 3= 12, 10 + 4 = 14, 6 + 5 = 12 off the top of their heads! Then, they should apply this to any number e.g 24 + 24 = 48, 50 + 6 – 56

A great way to do this is also through Hit the Button! ( https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button).

Many thanks for your support.

Mrs Toms