Primary maths games
Maths games are fun! There is a short description of what each game helps your child to understand, as well as how to play it, plus a recommendation of which year group each is appropriate for. Click on the links below to get started.
Maths Games
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Tangrams Year groups: Reception to Year 6/P1-7 Objective of the game: Move and rotate shapes to solve problems How to play: Move the shapes into place to reveal the picture |
Click here to play Tangrams |
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Treasure Measure Year group: Reception/P1 Objective of the game: Order objects by weight and capacity How to play: In each level children must put containers or objects in order of size |
Click here to play Treasure Measure |
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Tree Ants Year group: Reception/P1 Objective of the game: Practice counting items up to 10 How to play: Count the number of ants in the trees |
Click here to play Tree Ants |
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Fishy Facts Year group: Reception & Year 1/P1 &P2 Objective of the game: Recall addition and subtraction factions to 20 How to play: Given a sum, select the goldfish bowl which is labelled with the right answer |
Click here to play Fishy Facts |
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Ant Crossing Year group: Reception & Year 1/P1 & P2 Objective of the game: Provide positional directions How to play: Provide directions so the ants can cross the river |
Click here to play Ant Crossing |
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Falling Shapes Year group: Reception & Year 1/P1 & P2 Objective of the game: Identify and match named shapes How to play: Catch the right shape falling from the sky |
Click here to play Falling Shapes |
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Ants on the bus Year group: Year 1/P2 Objective of the game: Recall addition and subtraction facts to 20 How to play: Keep tally of the ants getting on and off the bus |
Click here to play Ants on the bus |
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Double the fun Year group: Year 1/P2 Objective of the game: Solve problems involving doubling, halving, grouping and sharing How to play: Answer the questions to halve or double the apples before they go into the machine |
Click here to play Double the Fun |
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Coconut calculations Year group: Year 1 & 2/P2 & P3 Objective of the game: Recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 How to play: Given a sum, knock down the coconut which is labelled with the right answer |
Click here to play Coconut calculations |
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Busy Ant Bounce Year group: Year 2 & 3/P3 &4 Objective of the game: Recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100 How to play: Catch the right ant on the bouncy castle to complete a sum |
Click here to play Busy Ant Bounce |
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Busy Ant School Year group: Year 2 & 3/P3 & P4 Objective of the game: Add and subtract numbers mentally How to play: Keep tally of the ants entering and leaving school |
Click here to play Busy Ant School |
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Hats Off Year group: Year 2 &3/P3 &4 Objective of the game: Add and subtract numbers mentally How to play: Antianna, an adventurer, keeps having her hat blown off, by the wind as she rides in a train. In which cart will it be found? |
Click here to play Hats Off |
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Times Tables Topple Year group: Year 2/P3 Objective of the game: Multiplication and division for the 2,5 and 10 times tables How to play: In Sensei's dojo, learn to dodge and weave by correctly answering multiplication calculations |
Click here to play Times Tables Topple |
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Splat-a-fact Year group: Years 3 & 4/P4 & 5 Objective of the game: Recall and use multiplication and division factions for the 2,3,4,5,8 and 10 multiplications tables and derive and use related facts involving multiples of 10 How to play: In Sensei's dojo, throw custard pies at the target which is labelled with the right answer |
Click here to play Splat-a-fact |
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Kung Good Fighting Year group: Year 4,5 & 6/P5, 6 & 7 Objective of the game: Recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 x 12, and derive and use related facts involving multiples of 10 and 100 How to play: Defeat opponents in a custard pie throwing contest |
Click here to play Kung Food Fighting |
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Busy Ant Towers Year group: Years 4,5 & 6/P5, 6 & 7 Objective of the game: Multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number How to play: Answer multiplication questions set in a fair ground |
Click here to play Busy Ant Towers |
Maths songs
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Hoppy Zoo Year group: Reception/P1 Objective: Adding one more to 5 (increase a number sequence by 1) |
Click here to listen to Hoppy Zoo |
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Fingers and toes Year group: Reception/P1 Objective: Counting to 10 |
Click here to listen to Fingers and toes |
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Wobbly tower Year group: Reception/P1 Objective: Counting back from 10 |
Click here to listen to Wobbly tower |
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Draw some numbers with me Year group: Reception/P1 Objective: Writing numbers 1 to 10 |
Click here to listen to Draw some numbers with me |
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Shapes song Year group: Reception/P1 Objective: Naming shapes |
Click here to listen to the Shapes song |
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My favourite toy Year group: Reception/P1 Objective: Using position words including, in, on, under and behind |
Click here to listen to My favourite toy |