Maths Resources

All the children have a log in for Doodle Maths which they can access at home to help with their learning - more information can be found here Doodle Letter September 2022

Doodle Maths classroom codes are available from the class teacher or the school office.

We have put together some additional maths resources that you may find helpful  – Please click here

An introduction to Key Instant Recall Facts

KIRFs (Key Instant Recall Facts) are designed to support the development of the mental skills that underpin much of the maths work in schools. They are particularly useful when calculating, be it adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing.

An important part of maths development has always been root learning of certain maths facts. For many years this has included practising times tables and addition facts, such as number bonds and doubles. It is important that they know these facts thoroughly and can recall them instantly. Whilst children have a wide range of abilities in mathematics, the KIRFs are designed to be a set of facts that need to be learnt thoroughly as they build on each other year on year. Again, we stress that the children must aim to know their KIRFs inside out, back to front and with instant recall.

Reception 1 Autumn     Reception 2 Autumn    Reception 1 Spring    Reception 2 Spring

Reception 1 Summer    Reception 2 Summer

Year One Autumn       Year One Spring        Year One Summer

Year Two Autumn         Year Two Spring           Year Two Summer

We would like to encourage you to engage with your children in the learning of their KIRFs and find fun and practical ways to do this. There are many online tools that you can use Daily ten and Hit the button which can both be found through these weblinks.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Children should undertake these regularly as part of their weekly routine. You might find that your child may need to work on some of the KIRFs from the previous year as they may not be secure in those yet.

We know that, by internalising these key facts which have been carefully structured to build upon each other term by term, year by year, children will leave Wootton Bassett Infants’ with a much stronger foundation of mathematical understanding to build upon.

Should you have any questions about the KIRFs programme, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher or Mrs Anderton (nanderton@woottonbassett-inf.wilts.sch.uk).