Best numeracy home education resources

NUMBEROCK make animated maths videos and educational songs for kids, covering concepts like rounding numbers, angles, ordering decimals, 3D shapes, place value, times tables and long division.

You can also learn to count up to 100 in six different languages: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Portuguese. 

Combine sport and learning with free football-themed maths videos and learning materials for 5 to 11-year-olds from the Numbers game, supported by Santander UK, football freestyle duo The F2 Freestylers and Twinkl.

The maths content reflects the national curriculum; every week's activities focus on a different numeracy theme, such as times tables or telling the time. Children can earn certificates by completing special challenges at the end of each theme.

If your child finds it helpful to watch step-by-step, worked through examples of the maths techniques they're using at home, look through Mr Walton's maths videos on YouTube.

Column subtraction, Roman numerals, measuring perimeter, equivalent fractions – it's all explained in a calm, methodical voiceover, with Mr Walton explaining what he does as he completes each operation. Best of all, if your child isn't sure they can rewatch each video until they feel confident!

Prodigy is a maths game which can be aligned to the UK curriculum (as well as the curriculum in the US, Australia, India or Canada).

It looks just like a role-player game, with battles and challenges to complete, but progress is dependent on solving maths problems which target individual learners' weaknesses. Playing is free (though paid-for Premium Memberships give access to extra in-game features) and the game environment doesn't allow for any social interactions, so it's safe for children to use unsupervised.

You don't need to be a maths expert to support your child's learning, and your positive attitude towards numeracy can make a huge difference. Help your child develop number confidence and boost their ability to use numbers in everyday life with free resources from National Numeracy. Download maths year-group activities for primary school age children and get lots of ideas and support in the Family Maths Toolkit.

You can also help your child find the maths in everyday life with books such as the Ruby Redfort series by Lauren Child and numeracy video games such as Star Dash Studios, where the player is a runner on a movie set, experiencing their first job in the film business.