28/03/2025
🎉 HOLIDAY MATHS CHALLENGE – FAMILY FUN EDITION! 🎉
Looking for a simple way to bring the family together these holidays and sharpen those maths skills? These quick-fire games are perfect for kids from Grade 2 to Year 8, and they build foundational number knowledge while keeping things fun and fast-paced! 💡🎲
🧠 Why these games matter:
🔢 Mastering Times Tables (1–12) builds automaticity, which research shows is critical for success in problem solving, algebra, and higher-level maths.
➕ Knowing Friends of 10 (e.g. 3 + 7, 4 + 6) strengthens mental arithmetic and number sense — essential for adding, regrouping, and working flexibly with numbers.
♠️ Grab a deck of cards for some friendly family competition
👨👩👧👦 Make it a game night! These activities are short, high-energy, and a great way to learn through laughter and play.
🎮 PLUS — For our Year 6–8 students who love a solo challenge, we’ve included an online multiplication strategy game in the video!
It’s built around partitioning, estimating, and efficient strategies — perfect for deepening number sense and tackling multi-digit problems with confidence.
✨ Great for all ages. No pressure. Just learning that sticks!
Tag us if you're joining the challenge – we’d love to see your crew in action! 📸🧡
You tube Link:
https://youtu.be/XQo67NnXf84?si=Ui6eZos-0yEe5_CH