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• C Call-and-response maths routines 1 guide Build quick oral practice for facts, vocabulary and reasoning.
• C Clap count and stomp maths 1 guide Use movement patterns for skip-counting and rhythm.
• H How to write a maths chant 1 guide Create original chants with rhythm, repetition and clear mathematical meaning.
• x How to write a times table song 1 guide Build a simple melody or rap around skip-counting and key facts.
• M Maths mnemonics that help 1 guide Use memory phrases carefully without replacing understanding.
• ~ Maths rhymes for fractions 1 guide Use simple language to remember equal parts and common equivalents.
• ~ Maths rhymes for number bonds 1 guide Use short original rhymes to remember pairs that make 10 and 20.
• ~ Maths rhymes for shapes 1 guide Use rhythm to remember sides, corners and shape properties.
• M Maths tongue twisters 1 guide Use playful speech to practise vocabulary and precision.
• ~ Number rhymes for early maths 1 guide Use original rhymes and actions to practise counting and order.
• x Original 10 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for tens and place value.
• x Original 11 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for elevens and repeated digits.
• x Original 12 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for dozens and clock links.
• x Original 2 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for doubles and pairs.
• x Original 3 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for threes and triples.
• x Original 4 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for double-double facts.
• x Original 5 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for fives, hands and clocks.
• x Original 6 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for sixes and linked 3s.
• x Original 7 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for the trickiest table facts.
• x Original 8 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for eights and repeated doubling.
• x Original 9 times table rhyme ideas 1 guide Create safe, fresh rhyme prompts for nines and digit patterns.
• x Times Table chants and rhythms 13 guides Original chant, clap and beat ideas for helping children remember the 12 times table without copying any existing song.
• x Times table clapping games 1 guide Use rhythm, echo and body percussion to practise facts in a playful way.
• x Times table rap writing 1 guide Help children write their own original rap lyrics for a table they find hard.
• x Times Table song ideas 13 guides Safe ideas for making your own class song, rap or tune to practise the 12 times table.
• W When mnemonics confuse children 1 guide Spot memory tricks that hide meaning or create later misconceptions.