Useful websites
TTRockstars and Numbots
Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRockstars)
Times Tables Rock Stars is a carefully sequenced programme designed for daily times tables practice. Each week focuses on a different times table, with a consolidation week every few weeks to revisit recent learning. This approach has helped thousands of pupils worldwide improve their recall speed and confidence in multiplication and division.
Children in Key Stage 2 at Birchills Academy are provided with individual logins to access TTRockstars at home, supporting regular practice and mastery.
Numbots
Created by the same team, Numbots helps children develop number recognition, addition, and subtraction skills through engaging, interactive games. It supports the development of efficient mental calculation strategies, helping children move beyond counting on their fingers.
Children in Key Stage 1 at Birchills Academy are provided with individual logins to access Numbots at home and practise little and often.
BBC Bitesize provides fun videos and interactive activities to support maths learning at home, helping children practise and reinforce key concepts taught in school.