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Helping year 2 with maths

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Coffeep · 28/01/2021 13:54

My DS's maths is prob below average. He knows bonds to 10, bonds to 20, 2 times table etc BUT often makes lots of silly mistakes and will sometimes recognise he has made a mistake but often won't. Word problems are a total nightmare: Peter has purchased 5 cars for 50p how much does 1 cost? and he will answer 55.

What can I do to help him? I have got collins year 2 workbooks to work through. I have brought numicon, cubes etc to help him as well.

I was thinking of getting mathsfactor or mathsconquer; something that explains the concepts to him and then will get him to practice.

What else can I do?

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BluebellsGreenbells · 28/01/2021 13:58

Are you using the mini on property?

Take 5 tens and show him so he can see they are 10 each

These are used in schools as a visual aid and if you look on the New Zeland website there are lesson plans to help

BluebellsGreenbells · 28/01/2021 14:06

*Numicon

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