Great solution for parents of children in Key Stage 1. Extensive coverage of the maths which is taught in school, with over 70 fun, focussed activities, establishing sound mental arithmetic foundations. Fully updated to meet the new UK curriculum for 2007.

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Schoolzone independent review:
“An extremely useful piece of software whose content is very much up to date.
A valuable consolidation tool for the class teacher.”

Language
Covers the full range of mathematics language which is so essential for children to know and use. An easy to use parent controlled menu allows simple access to the activities.

Assessment
The CD makes it easy to see exactly how well your child is doing. Clear, fully marked A4 page print-outs identify children's strengths and weaknesses at the press of a button. Questions are randomly generated so every set of questions is different.
Because each of the activities is highly focussed, the CD is ideal for working at home with a parent for support.

Value for money
MathSphere continues to bring you great software at realistic prices. A home licence for just £11.75 enables a parent exactly the same content as is being used in thousands of schools across the country.

Separate activities on the CD include:

Revise addition up to a total of 10 using pictures to count on

• use ‘add’
• use ‘add to’
• use ‘plus’
• use the ‘+’ sign
• use ‘sum of’
• use ‘total’

Revise addition up to a total of 10 using number lines

• use ‘add’
• use ‘add to’
• use ‘plus’
• use the ‘+’ sign
• use ‘sum of’
• use ‘total’
• use symbols for unknown numbers

Secure knowledge and recall of addition facts

• number facts to 10
• pairs of numbers which make 20
• pairs of tens which total 100 (pence)
• pairs of tens which make 100

Further knowledge and recall of addition facts

• add 9 to a 2-digit number
• add a single digit to a 2-digit number
• add a single digit to a multiple of 100
• add a 2-digit number to a multiple of 10

Recognise that addition can be done in any order

• re-arrange sums

• add lists – look for pairs that make 10
• repeat calculations in a different order

Apply addition strategies

• add single digits, crossing 10
• add a single digit to a teen, crossing 20
• add two multiples of 10
• add 11 to a 2-digit number
• add 19 to a 2-digit number
• add 21 to a 2-digit number
• find a third number to make 100
• find two more numbers to make 100
• find the missing number
• 3 numbers to make 20
• shopping for 3 items

Revise subtraction with number lines

• use ‘take away’
• use ‘take from’
• use ‘subtract’
• use ‘subtract from’
• use ‘less than’
• use ‘difference’
• use ‘how much more  is..?
• use the minus sign

Secure knowledge and recall of subtraction facts

• know by heart subtraction facts to 10
• know pairs with a difference of 9
• know pairs with a difference of 10
• subtract pairs of whole tens
• complete written number sentences (1)
• complete written number sentences (2)
• subtract a multiple of 10 from a 2-digit number

Apply subtraction strategies

• subtract 9 from a 2-digit number
• subtract 11 from a 2-digit number
• subtract 19 from a 2-digit number
• subtract 21 from a 2-digit number
• subtract a single digit from a 2-digit number
• subtract a single digit from a multiple of 10
• subtract a single digit crossing 10 or 20
• subtract two multiples of 10 up to 100
• subtract two multiples of 100

Understand that subtraction is the reverse of addition

• check subtraction with addition
• addition as the reverse of subtraction
• subtraction as the reverse of addition

Secure knowledge and recall of doubling and halving

• know doubles of numbers to 10
• know halves of numbers to 20
• add near doubles

Understand multiplication

• use the x sign
• multiplication as repeated addition
• understand an array (2x table)
• understand an array (5x table)

Secure knowledge and recall of multiplication facts

• know 2x table (timed)
• know 2x table (game)    
• know 5x table     
• know 10x table

Further multiplication

• complete number sentences (1)
• complete number sentences (2)
• double larger numbers
• double multiples of 5

Apply division strategies

• revise sharing equally
• use the division sign
• how many twos make…?
• dividing by 2
• how many tens make…?
• share by 5 with a remainder
• find a remainder using 10x table
• halve multiples of 10