Mental Maths Games for Quick Fun Adding Subtract Multiply & Divide for KS1

Looking for fun mental maths games for add, subtract, multiply and divide for KS1 to practice using the times tables 1 to 12? Encourage mental maths with the differentiated cards and add, subtract, multiply or divide numbers to consolidate number fluency using their key maths skills.

Calculating numbers mentally can be challenging, but the more students do this, the better they will get. Finding ways to make this fun by playing games and ‘drip feeding’ this into daily maths activities, is a great way of getting students to become quicker and more accurate with these important skills.

The maths games are also great as independent activities as part of a lesson or as an activity for students who need more practice with number operations. Explain that they can only use 1 or 2 operations - easy to distinguish as the operations have different colours if you are teaching this particular operation.

Differentiation is easy—use the easier, middle, or harder games (easy to distinguish) depending on your students’ abilities. The instructions explain how you can easily play this as a whole class in mixed-ability groups, with everyone working at their ability level.

• Level 1 – add/subtract to/ from 5, 1 & 2 times tables
• Level 2 – add/subtract to/ from 10, 1, 2 & 10 times tables
• Level 3 – add/subtract to/ from 12, 1, 2, 10 & 5 times tables
• Level 4 – add/subtract to/ from 20, 2, 10, 5 & 4 times tables
• Level 5 – add/subtract to/ from 20 2, 10, 5, 4 & 3 times tables
• Level 6 – add/subtract to/ from 20 (crossing 10), 2, 10, 5, 4, 3 & 6, 8 times tables
• Level 7 – add/subtract to/ from 30, 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8 & 9 times tables
• Level 8 – add/subtract to/ from 30 (crossing 10s), 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8, 9 & 7, 11 times tables
• Level 9 – add & subtract to/ from 100, 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8, 9, 7, 11 & 12 times tables
• Level 10 – add/subtract to/ from 100 (crossing 10s), 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8, 9, 7, 11 & 12, 12+ & short word problems
• Level 11 – add/subtract to/ from 100 (crossing 10s), 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8, 9, 7, 11 & 12, 12+ & short word problems
• Level 12 – add/subtract to/ from 100 (crossing 10s), 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8, 9, 7, 11 & 12, 12+ & short word problems
• dice and spinners
• scorecards
• instructions.

This is a perfect resource to have ready for a fun plenary, early finishers, or to play as part of a maths lesson. The games will make students more accurate, faster, and confident in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They will make connections through a shared fun learning experience and increase their maths skills in the process – a win-win situation.

Prep is easy – Print, cut up and play.

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