STEM Week Special: Maths the 2Simple Way!
Next week at school, we are celebrating STEM Week, that means diving deep into maths through fun, games, and real-world exploration! To help us carry on the learning at home, we can use some brilliant online activities from Purple Mash’s “Teaching Maths with 2Simple”.
These games and resources are perfect for building confidence, practising key skills, and making maths feel exciting and relevant. Whether your child is working on number facts, fractions, shape, or money – there’s something for everyone.
Number & Place Value
We can kick off the week practising our number skills with interactive tools:
- 2Quiz – Create and answer number quizzes:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/2quiz - 2Calculate – A clever spreadsheet tool for exploring calculations:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/2calculate - 2Question – Make branching decision trees to explore logic:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/2question - 2Create a Story – Tell maths stories with numbers built in:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/2createastory - Sequence Snake – Practise counting in 2s, 5s, 10s and more:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/sequencesnake - 2Race – Compete to order and compare numbers:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/2race
➕➖ Addition & Subtraction
Next, we can work on speedy sums and number bonds:
- Bond Bubbles – Pop the bubbles with matching number pairs:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/bondbubbles - Funky Platform – Platform fun while solving mental maths:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/funkyplatform - 2Race – Add/Subtract mode – Custom races to boost calculation speed:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/2race?mode=±
✖️➗ Multiplication & Division
We can practise our times tables (and even beat the clock!):
- Monster Multiplication – Grow your monster by solving times-table challenges:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/monstermultiplication - Multiplication Tables Check – A great tool for practising Year 4’s MTC:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/multiplicationtablescheck
???? Fractions, Probability & Ratio
From pizza slices to problem solving:
- Fractionio’s – A fun game about serving pizza with the right fractions:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/fractionios - Printable Fraction Resources – Downloadable activities like fraction walls and dominoes:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/printablefractions - Finding Fractions – Explore halves, quarters, and thirds in real-world contexts:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/findingfractions
???? Shape, Position & Direction
Combine maths with computing and movement:
- 2Go – Guide a character using directional language:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/2go - 2Logo – Write code to draw shapes and patterns:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/2logo
???? Measure & Money
Explore time, length, capacity, and working with coins:
- Telling the Time – to the hour – Start practising with o’clock and half-past:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/tothelhour - 5-Minute Intervals – Learn to tell the time in smaller steps:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/5minuteintervals - Make the Right Amount – Use coins to match a target amount:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/maketherightamount - Find the Correct Change – Practise giving change from different amounts:
https://www.purplemash.com/#/app/findthecorrectchange
A Message to Families:
Why not explore some of these games at home together? They’re all accessible through your Purple Mash login and can be revisited anytime. Whether you’re in Reception or Year 6, you’ll find something that matches your maths journey.
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Thank you for being part of a fantastic STEM Week. We can’t wait to see where your maths learning takes you next!
