I’ve picked out my top ten priority maths skills for 9 year olds. You can use them as a “maths health checklist” to help you ensure your child is on track. If your child can answer these correctly and fluently (in a few seconds) chances are they’ve mastered the skill.

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Supporting children's learning - a teacher's tips for busy parents

There is little doubt that a partnership between school and home is the best way to ensure children progress fully at school. We asked a teacher for their top tips on how busy parents can support their children in their education.

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10 essential maths skills for 7-year-olds

Age seven is a pivotal time in maths for young learners - with two years of primary school maths under their belts, they’re about to take on some tricky and important Key stage 2 concepts.

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Rewards are just one of the ways that Komodo helps maintain children's motivation to practice maths. Here are a few of our budget friendly ideas.

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Tips for summer holiday learning

Six weeks of summer holidays without stimulating our children's brains won't do them any favours when they return to school. Here are some tips to help beat the summer slide.

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The mathematical brain - how children learn to count

Counting is easily taken for granted but there's a lot of fascinating research into how we learn to count and there's more to it than you may think. We look at some of the theories and the key steps in this fascinating journey.

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The mathematical brain - how children learn to count

Counting is easily taken for granted but there's a lot of fascinating research into how we learn to count and there's more to it than you may think. We look at some of the theories and the key steps in this fascinating journey.

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A parents' guide to visual learning in maths

A "visual model" can be as simple as a using the slices of a cake to represent fractions, but they can explain some pretty complex ideas in advanced maths too. This article explores a few of the visual models we use in primary maths.

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