Make use of an exciting, seasonal topic to develop children's confidence and mental fluency with whole numbers, counting and place value. Browse this collection of Bonfire Night Maths resources for KS1 with confidence: they've been made by teachers, illustrators and designers following DfE guidance to produce high-quality resources you can rely on.
Browse this collection using the page numbers and arrows, or take a look below for some of our favourite Bonfire Night activities that will inspire engaging maths lessons.
Ask children to apply the four number operations KS1 use with these Bonfire Night Maths Differentiated Challenge Cards. Teacher-made for different levels of competency in maths; don't forget to scaffold, stretch and challenge as appropriate.
Bonfire Night Counting in 2s Maze Worksheet will support children as they learn their 2 times tables. Or, you could practice applying logic and reasoning with this Bonfire Mystery of the Marshmallow Muncher Maths Game!
This Bonfire Night Fireworks Subtraction Worksheet is easy to download and print. Practice counting and carrying out mental arithmetic. Alternatively, scaffold the challenge with whiteboards children can use to carry out their sums.
Maths doesn't have to be about grids, white paper and pencils!... Okay, sometimes it does. These activities, however, have been created to support children to develop maths skills while getting a bit arty, too.
The national curriculum for KS1 states that Maths is "a creative and highly inter-connected discipline" - so what better way to practice maths than by using an exciting seasonal topic to focus and inspire learning?
Maths skills are essential in everyday life: from understanding the weather forecast to counting the days to a birthday; playing music, baking and eventually, children's dream jobs.
The key to teaching maths in key stage 1 is to develop children's confidence and mental fluency with whole numbers, counting and place value. Pupils should learn to write numbers, handle 3D objects and use them to count. They should begin to use money, understand simple measures and use simple functions like addition and subtraction. Maths vocabulary should improve through years 1 and 2 - and by the end of year 2, most children should be confident with number bonds up to 20.
Here are the main topics children will cover in KS1:
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