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A little maths, a little confidence

I'm Indie! I build my honeycomb one cell at a time, and maths works the same way: one small step, then the next.

A child doesn't have to finish a whole page of sums to have a useful maths session. Counting a handful of beads, explaining one answer or spotting a pattern in a times table can be enough to get started. These free pages help you make those small sessions worthwhile, at home or in the classroom.

Beequation's Learn pages are written for children in Classes 1 to 5 and the adults helping them. There are worked examples, questions to discuss and printable worksheets. Where the method in your child's copy differs from an example here, follow the copy: schools and boards don't all teach the same topics at the same time.

Indie's tip

Indie, our honeybee, suggests five minutes on one idea before moving on. She would rather hear how a child found an answer than see a hurried row of ticks.

Find help by class

The class pages give you a starting point, not a national checklist. A child may need an earlier example to understand a current lesson, or be ready to explore something further.

Class 1Counting, tens and ones, small sums, shapes and patterns.
Class 2Place value, addition and subtraction, equal groups and sharing.
Class 3Larger numbers, multiplication, division, measures and fractions.
Class 4Written calculations, fractions, time, shapes and measurement.
Class 5Factors, fraction comparisons, area, maps and data.

Choose the idea you need today

Counting and place valueRead numbers and understand what each digit stands for.
Addition and subtractionCombine quantities, find differences and explain carrying over or borrowing.
Multiplication and divisionBuild equal groups, learn table facts and explore sharing.
FractionsWork with equal parts of shapes and quantities.
Decimals and percentagesExtra help when these ideas appear in the child's school work.
Telling the timeRead clocks and connect time with daily routines.
MoneyCount rupees and paise, read prices and work out change.
MeasurementExplore length, weight, capacity, perimeter and area.
Shapes and geometryNotice sides, corners, faces and symmetry.
Data handlingTally marks, pictographs and bar graphs: sort information and compare it.
Patterns and algebraPatterns, rules and fill-in-the-blanks questions with a box □.
Mental mathsChoose a strategy rather than guess an answer.

Four useful starting points

Maths around the house

Ask a child to count out six spoons, compare the lengths of two ribbons or work out how many bananas remain after three are used. When you read a price such as ₹25.50 together, talk about which part is rupees and which is paise. On a journey, notice a bus number or estimate how many steps it takes to reach the gate. The aim is a conversation, not an unexpected test.

Use whichever language helps the child explain the idea. You can connect that explanation to the words used in the school textbook afterwards. Knowing a maths word and understanding the maths are related, but they are not the same task.

For parents and teachers

Visit the teachers' pages for starters, games and reasoning tasks that you can adapt for practice at home. The glossary explains classroom words, while the worksheet collection helps you choose a short piece of practice. Our Braille and accessible resources page explains the formats available and their limitations.

Ready for a number puzzle? Read how to play, or try finding one relationship at your own pace.

Practise with Indie

Beequation Kids turns number facts into honeycomb puzzles, with Indie giving a hint when a child is stuck. No ads and no data collected.

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