Web sites

The web sites listed below will help your child with their mathematical studies. There are a mixture of games, competitions and puzzles – all stimulating and full of mathematical content. Usually a single click on the link will take you to the web site.

You may need to download Flash 8 for some of the programs. This is free and will only have to be installed once.

Most of the sites listed allow you to make the work easier or more difficult. As a guide I have rated the site according to the National Curriculum Level. For example the Penalty Shoot Out game asks questions from NC level 2 to NC level 4.

The table below shows the approximate National Curriculum Levels that pupils attain according to their ability

In Year 5 an average pupil will be working between levels 3 and 4. More able pupils are working at level 5. Less able pupils are working at levels 1 and 2.

In Year 6 an average pupil will be working at level 4. More able pupils are working at level 5 or 6. Less able pupils are working at levels 1 and 2.

In Year 7 an average pupil will be working at between levels 4 and 5. More able pupils are working at level 6. Less able pupils are working at levels 2 and 3

In Year 8 an average pupil will be working at level 5. More able pupils are working at levels 6, 7 and 8. Less able pupils are working at levels 3 and 4.

Some games ask you what level you want to play on. These have NOTHING at all to do with National Curriculum Levels.

Please let me know at school if you have any problems.

Description of web site	National Curriculum Level
Nrich maths website. Choose problems for stages 2 and 3 (these are KS2 and KS3). Don’t forget to look at past questions. Brilliant!	Levels 1 to 8
Woodlands Junior School – a variety of mathematical challenges, including most of those listed below, but lots lots more!	Levels 1 to 5
Ambleside C.E.© Primary School	Levels 1 to 5
Crickweb – lots of inter active whiteboard resources and games. Try both KS1 and KS2 games.	Levels 1 to 5
Maths Playground – well worth a good look around	Levels 3 to 5
Revisewise – BBC revise programs for KS2 SATs revision	Levels 2 to 5
Maths 2000 website	Levels 2 to 8
Topmarks website – loads of maths activities	Levels 1 to 8
Practise using a protractor – and measuring angles accurately	Levels 4 to 5
Maths Olympics – test your mathematical skill and knowledge	Levels 3 to 5
Word problems with Katie and Arlo	Level 3
Rounding decimal numbers to the nearest whole number	Level 3
Addition walls puzzles to challenge you all	Levels 2 to 4
Mallard Maths – check out your number properties	Levels 2 to 5
Changing fractions to decimals	Levels 5 to 6
Finding a fraction of an amount	Levels 4 to 5
Comparing fractions using > < and =	Levels 4 to 5
Play your “Fractions” cards right – higher or lower	Levels 3 to 5
Think of a number	Level 4
Reducing fractions to lowest terms	Level 5
Fraction tray – superb resource for teachers to help pupils learn	Levels 3 and 4
Converting fractions – mixed numbers to improper fractions	Levels 4 to 5
Converting fractions – improper numbers to mixed fractions	Levels 4 to 5
Algebraic Reasoning – good puzzles to test your arithmetic and logic	Levels 4 to 6
Further tests of logic using Wangdoodles	Levels 6 to 7
Challenging maths problems – changes every month	Levels 5 to 7
Finding numbers on the 100 square – give the dog a bone	Levels 2 to 3
Fraction games – looks like an excellent site for playing with fractions	Levels 3 to 6
Learn and practice about perimeter and area	Levels 3 to 5
Game to help telling the time	Level 3
Clock face for telling the time; analogue, digit and 24 hours	Levels 3 to 4
Sam’s adventure – problem solving	Levels 2 to 4
Dottie’s Pop Awards – further problem solving	Levels 2 to 4
Mathonaire – test your knowledge (see below)	Levels 2 to 8
Billy Bug – co-ordinates game involving negative numbers	Level 4
Speed grid add - challenge for addition	Levels 3 to 5
Speed grid take - challenge for subtraction	Levels 3 to 5
Speed grid times – a real challenge for multiplication!	Level 5
Sum-sense – addition puzzle game	Levels 3 to 4
Sum-sense times – multiplication puzzle game	Level 4
Sum-sense division – division puzzle game	Level 4
Banana Hunt – a game to practice angle estimation	Levels 4 to 5
Giving the right money when shopping (evaluation program only)	Levels 2 to 3

Mathonaire is based on the well-known game show!

All 15 level 1 questions remain fairly constant at NC levels 3 to 4.

However, if you try level 5, the 15 questions remain fairly constant at levels 6 to 8. Even the first one could be difficult!