Maths

The world of maths can sometimes be a challenge for both little ones and grown-ups.

If you’re looking for ways to support your child, this is a great place to find accessible resources, videos and advice – as well as some handy reminders of what those different maths terms mean.

You can also go straight to our maths skills section to explore all the different skills your little one will be learning.

Browse by age:

3–4

4–5

5–6

6–7

7–8

8–9

9–10

10–11

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Maths at Home

Check out our bookshop and activities to discover opportunities to deepen your child’s learning at home with number fun.

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Maths Skills

Discover the core maths skills taught at school and the level of knowledge your child will be aiming for in every age group.

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Maths education glossary

Need a refresher on long division or BODMAS? Get to know what your child is learning at school, and how they’re taught at school, with our guide to common maths terms.

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Number facts

Louise Pennington shares her top five maths games to help your child get to know their number facts.

Blog: Boosting early maths skills

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Addition & subtraction

Find out what your child will learn at school, and how you can support them at home.

See advice and activities

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Multiplication & division

Find out how you can help your child with their multiplication and division skills at home.

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Fractions

Find out what your child will learn about fractions, decimals, and percentages at school, and how you can support them at home.

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Geometry & shapes

Find out everything your child will learn about geometry and shapes at school, and discover how you can support them at home.

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Mental arithmetic

Discover fun and easy ideas for supporting your child’s mental arithmetic skills and number confidence at home.

Blog: mental arithmetic tips

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Maths games

Explore fun games and activities that will help to develop your child’s maths skills at home.

Activity books

Progress with Oxford is a range of colourful and fun activity books for 3–8 year olds.

KS2 SATs workbooks

Maths workbooks and test papers to help prepare your child for the KS2 SATs.

From Oxford University Press