maths websites

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my DD's really enjoy doing world maths day at primary school. Does anyone know of an educational website that works along the same lines?ie - quick fire maths questions based on age/ key stage. suitable for secondary school as well. I've heard of Education City & IXL(?) Both seem expensive x 4 children. Which will stretch them the most?

Mathletics is what you're looking for - they are part of the group that runs World Maths Day and their programmes are very similar in format.

BBC bitesize is better than many
does her school have a "mymaths" account for her
and people rave about Kahn

Mangahigh.com has some free games you don't need an account for.

Whilst this may not be exactly what you were asking for in terms of rapid arithmetic questions,

www.coolmath.com/

I like a lot of the games on here, especially bloxorz (sp?), it encourages spatial thinking. Many of the other games promote other skills not always targeted by other sites

www.coolmath-games.com/0-bloxorz/

Gosh. Thank you all SO much. You've given me some great ideas. I've already got onto the Primary School Head to check if we can piggy back anything there. I'll check with the Secondary school too. I'm over the moon to hear about Mathletics. If your children haven't tried World Maths Day - DO!

OP
both of mine do the Maths Challenge
its OK but gets a bit boring by year 11

Is the senior maths challenge and maths Olympiad boring for year 11s? I though it was more than stretching enough for the best mathematicians?

BBC bitesize - and push into the subject by watching some Khan Academy videos.

World Maths Day is not the same as the Maths Challenges (Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Maths Olympiad).

WMD - interactive maths tests against people from oter countries.

The others - solo maths challenges, pencil and paper based. Graded within schools at unior levels, across schools at higher levels. Possibly boring if that's not 'your kind of maths', or if you never get anywhere, but I am reliably informed that being a Maths Olympiad type is VERY exciting if you're that kind of person....

We use Mathletics (paid for by the kids' school) and BBC Bitesize, both have their strong and weak points but the boys really like them!

There is the primary maths challenge aimed at year 6 and below, in which the school decides who to award certificates. www.m-a.org.uk/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=250 They have a bonus round for those who do well nationally.
Then there are the individual junior, intermediate and senior maths challenges, which are assessed on a national level. www.ukmt.org.uk/. These are aimed at senior school children. Again there are follow on rounds for those doing well. They also run team competitions for schools.
I agree with teacherwith2kids that for mathematically minded children they are great fun as they are about problem solving in maths rather than just speedy arithmetic.

mostly for primary school - Sum Dog has some good games that require rapid fire knowledge of tables, division, etc., and most of the games are free (newer ones need a paid subscription I believe).

Have you tried freerice.com ? This site covers other subjects, and every time questions are answered donations are made to the world food programme. The mathletics is a one off event run purely on the web, where as the ukmt challenges (junior, intermediate, senior with follow on round to be qualified for) are usually for secondary level students, run through the university of Leeds.

and of course there's nrich.org for more puzzley-type problems (less quick-fire). They're free to all.