Maths in grade 1: what children learn and how to practise at home
Numbers to 20, splitting numbers, adding and subtracting, shapes and time: what grade 1 usually covers, what should feel secure, and simple ways to practise.
Learning guides for parents and families
19 free guides with concrete exercises, printables and plain explanations for short learning moments at home.
Maths by grade
What children usually learn in each grade of primary school, and how to practise at home.
Maths in grade 2: numbers to 100, first times tables and how to practise
Tens and ones, adding and subtracting to 100, first multiplication and division, length and time: what grade 2 covers and how parents can help.
Maths in grade 3: numbers to 1000, times tables and written methods
Numbers to 1000, secure times tables, division with remainder and written addition and subtraction: what grade 3 usually covers and how to practise at home.
Maths in grade 4: numbers to a million, written multiplication and division
Large numbers, written multiplication and division, rounding, units and data: what grade 4 covers and how to practise before secondary school.
Maths topics
Times tables, mental maths, written methods, routines and printables.
Multiplication practice: a guide for parents
Small, clear steps for practising multiplication facts at home, explained for families.
Mental maths in grades 1 to 4
Task ideas for flexible mental maths with visible steps, from grade 1 to 4.
Practise without pressure
A frame for short maths practice that keeps attention and pauses in mind, kind and practical.
Using multiplication printables with sense
A printable grid and ideas for how tasks are discussed, drawn and varied.
Short daily maths routines
Three simple five-to-ten-minute ways to make maths part of an ordinary day, explained for parents.
Learning games and repetition
How a game frame organises repetition without hiding the maths, a guide for parents.
Adding across ten: how to make 8 + 7 feel easy
Bridging through ten in grade 1 explained: make a ten first, use simple material, try example sums and avoid the usual stumbling blocks.
Column addition and subtraction explained step by step
Written addition and subtraction in grades 3 and 4: place value, carrying, exchanging or counting on, typical mistakes and practice tips for parents.
Times tables tricks: how children learn every table more easily
Core facts, swapped facts and calculation tricks for the 2 to 10 times tables: how children understand multiplication instead of only memorising it.
Choosing a maths app for primary school: what parents should check
A checklist for parents: ads, privacy, costs, offline use and learning quality. How to tell a good maths app for grades 1 to 4 from a poor one.
History topics
Clear introductions to big history topics, for curious learners and families.
Who were the Vikings? Raiders, traders and explorers explained
The Viking Age in short: where the Vikings came from, why they sailed, how their ships worked, where they settled and which myths are wrong.
Who were the Maya? Cities, writing and calendars explained
The ancient Maya in short: where they lived, how their city-states worked, how writing and calendars function and why the Maya still live today.
Alexander the Great explained: from Macedonia to India in about a decade
Alexander the Great in short: his teacher Aristotle, the key battles, how far his army marched, why it turned back and what the Hellenistic world was.
What was the Silk Road? Trade routes, cities and ideas explained
The Silk Road in short: what it was, which goods and ideas travelled along it, the oasis cities and merchants, and why it was not one single road.
Ancient Egypt and the afterlife: mummies, the weighing of the heart and the Book of the Dead
How ancient Egyptians imagined life after death: Ma'at, the soul, mummification, the weighing of the heart and the Book of the Dead.