Mental maths games ks3

A game that can be used to get children to identify the basic properties of individual numbers e. The child guessing has to prioritise which questions are going to enable them to get closer to the answer. In this game, children use a range of clues involving division and remainders to work out the mystery number. During year 9, pupils continue to build upon the key skills from year 7 and year 8. This game encourages pupils to look at multiple steps they can use to get from one number to another number.

This is a number game to encourage pupils to think carefully about strategies needed to get an answer within a range of totals. The more individual numbers used to get an answer, the more points the player gets.

Pupils need to decide whether a strategy of getting maximum points for each answer or using fewer numbers to get each answer is the best method. This is a more challenging version of the standard, whole number game of countdown and requires players to carry out the 4 operations using fractions and whole numbers. It can be played individually or against other players. Mental maths games are great for practising a range of mental maths concepts, whilst not requiring resources or time to set up.

They can be used as a quick warm up at the start of a lesson, a fun way to consolidate learning at the end of a lesson, or as a time filler at any point in the day. An easy interactive game to play when there are a spare few minutes.

This mental maths game is popular for any age. Younger children can access it on a more basic level, whereas older children can use more complex calculations.

It works well in small groups, or as a whole class activity, and encourages players to think deeply to identify calculations that will get them to the target number. They can use only the basic calculations to reach the target number, or they can utilise much more complex mathematical calculations. This is another great game for practising mental maths and numeracy skills using all four operations. Problem-solving games are a great way for pupils to deepen their mathematical understanding.

These games require children to think strategically and to approach problems in different ways. This is a number game to encourage children to think carefully about strategies needed to get an answer within a range of totals. Children need to decide whether a strategy of getting maximum points for each answer or using fewer numbers to get each answer is the best method. This problem-solving game is quite a challenging maths activity. It requires players to think deeply about the calculations they use and how they can use quite complex calculations to achieve solutions.

It involves adding, but players need to think carefully about the strategy they use and whether they are able to find a winning strategy. Hopefully, this blog has given you some ideas for games you could play in your classroom. Most are easy to adapt, to suit any age or the topic you are covering. Learn more or request a personalised quote to speak to us about your needs and how we can help. Our online tuition for maths programme provides every child with their own professional one to one maths tutor.

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File previews. Came across this idea from someone else, so made this one of my own. My year 8 class get 12 minutes to work through and answer as many of the 90 questions as possible. The idea is that they use mental methods only. The pupils like it. I change the numbers used each time and move the questions around.