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Activity sheet: Make your own playdough

Playdough is a simple, fun way to explore measurement and fractions at home.

Geometry and Measurement
Fractions
Using maths at home
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Activity sheet: Measurement

A simple, fun activity to build measurement skills.

Geometry and Measurement
Fractions
Using maths at home
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About this topic: Fractions, decimals and percentages

A clear, straight-forward explanation and reminder of key terms for this maths topic.

Number and Algebra
Fractions
Maths concepts
Refresher
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About this topic: Addition and Subtraction

A clear, straight-forward explanation and reminder of key terms for this maths topic.

Number and Algebra
Addition and subtraction
Maths concepts
Refresher
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What's it for: Addition and Subtraction

Ever wondered why kids are taught some things? Find out the purpose behind this topic, and how this kind of maths gets used for work.

Number and Algebra
Addition and subtraction
Everyday maths
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Getting started for families

A short guide for families to get Town Squared up and running at home.

Town Squared support
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Maths in Town Squared: maths in the Factory

Children measure ingredients to make items in the Factory using fractions, decimals and percentages, and by converting between them. Success means they can keep some of the items they make, to use in quests to help their quest team get a better result.

Maths in Town Squared
Geometry and Measurement
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Fractions
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Maths in Town Squared: maths in Sprite flights

Children help the clean sprites go home by plotting out 2D shapes of a specified type, and tracing these in the sky. These puzzles explore shapes and area. Making enough of the right types of shapes earns a quest ticket.

Maths in Town Squared
Geometry and Measurement
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About this topic: Measurement

A clear, straight-forward explanation and reminder of key terms for measurement.

Geometry and Measurement
For families
Refresher
Maths concepts
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What’s it for: Measurement

Ever wondered why children are taught some things? Find out how measurement gets used at home and work.

For families
Geometry and Measurement
Everyday maths
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Maths in Town Squared: Blocks as in-game currency

Some children struggle to translate their maths skills to real world problems, like managing money. Town Squared uses a virtual currency to explore the ideas of value, earning, saving, spending, investing, sharing and giving.

Financial maths
Maths in Town Squared
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