How is your yr1 doing with regard to maths

[Greenleave]

My daughter is in yr1 and has very little interest in numbers, she couldnt do addition or subtraction over 10 for example and has no concept of time and date and numbers above 20. Given we both studied maths between me and my husband and my elder daughter has never needed help with her maths then I really dont know where to start. Should I just wait and see how she is getting on during yr1 if all yr1 are the same. She reads and writes really well though, already reads books without pics and loves it(even better than her elder sister at this age). She is mostly with after school clubs or childcare so our time together is more at weekends.

Checked back on DD year 1 report which reads: Curriculum target - count in multiples of twos and tens. Represent and use number bonds to 20.

Her end of year report talks about counting, reading and writing numbers up to 100. Using a number line or a hundred square to count. Naming and describing 2D and 3D shapes.

Date and time seems too much to expect of year 1.

Hopefully this gives you an idea of what they should achieve by the end of the year.

I have twins. At Year 1 one was top of the class at Maths and having enrichment activities - now in Yr 8 he is in set 3 out of 4 fir Maths. His twin in Yr 1 was reversing numbers, not getting number bonds and now in Yr 8 is top set!

That all sounds really normal for the start of year 1. They cover time in the year 1 curriculum and number bonds to 10 sounds normal too. Maybe your elder daughter was ahead of the game? I definitely wouldn’t worry about that just now, leave things as they are now and ask at parents evening if she is at the expected level or not.

My ds is 8 and really struggled with maths from Y1-Y3. As well as additional support, he had a tutor last year. Now, in Y4, he’s flying. He said although he found maths really hard last year, what he learned now makes sense. Things just seem to have fallen into place now and he doesn’t need me sitting with him when doing homework. Keep encouraging her.

Thanks for sharing, I thought yr1 is too early to need parents help on any subject too as there could have been late developer, I dont remember how did my 11 yrs old daughter did at all, especially reception, yr1 and yr2. I am also worried to make her feel that she needs catch up or less good or any pressure which might damage her confidence. In fact I didnt notice about her number ability until recently she played in a game which need to count the papers she collected and she needed help counting number above 20 or 30, it bothers her alittle but since and the other day I heard her tried to count on her own however I pretended that I didnt hear. I only see her briefly each morning during the week and weekends we are full of activities so not yet time for number games playing etc. the school clubs are all about dance, gymnastic, cool down time and childcare for pick and drops were more of picks and drops.

My DS loves number blocks on cbeebies. It's a great programme which visually presents numbers in a memorable way with catchy songs. I'm a primary teacher and I'd definitely show short clips of it in y1 to help children with place value, counting in 2s etc.

Maybe cut down a bit on weekend activities to make more space available for playing, and then in the 'playing' include some number based things such as board games, or cooking etc.