Maths Home Learning at Southwood

Supporting your child’s mathematical journey — at school and at home.

At Southwood, we believe that regular maths practice at home makes a real difference. To make this as easy and enjoyable as possible, we have carefully chosen a range of free and school-supported tools for every year group. Below, you will find everything you need to know about what is available and what we ask of your child each week.

EYFS and Key Stage 1 (Reception – Year 2)

1 Minute Maths — Free App by White Rose Maths

We recommend the 1 Minute Maths app for children in Reception through to Year 2. It is completely free to download on iOS and Android, and has been developed by White Rose Maths — the same trusted approach we use in school.

Here is how it works:

• Each session takes just one minute, making it easy to fit into a busy day.
• Children practise key number skills such as subitising, counting, addition and subtraction through short, focused activities.
• The app adapts to your child’s level, building confidence and fluency step by step.
• It is designed to be done little and often — even two or three minutes a day will have a noticeable impact.

Simply search ‘1 Minute Maths’ in the App Store or Google Play to get started. No login is required.

👉  Download 1 Minute Maths here:

Weekly Learning Videos — All Year Groups

For all year groups, we post weekly videos on your child’s Dojo class page. These short clips are designed to show parents and carers exactly what the class is currently learning in maths, so you can revisit and consolidate it confidently at home.

This means you will always know:

• What your child is working on in their maths lessons that week.
• How the methods and approaches are being taught, so you can support using the same language and steps.
• What kind of questions to ask to extend the conversation at home.

We want home and school to feel like one joined-up conversation — these videos are your window into the classroom.

Key Stage 2 (Years 3–6) — Online Learning Platforms

In Key Stage 2, we use two online platforms that are proven to improve pupils’ knowledge and accelerate their progress in mathematics. Both are expected to be used every week as part of your child’s home learning.

⏱️  Our expectation for both platforms: 10–15 minutes, three times a week. Little and often is the key to lasting progress.

Maths Whizz

Maths Whizz is an intelligent online maths tutor that personalises learning for each individual child. Research consistently shows that regular use leads to measurable accelerated progress.

How it works:

• Each pupil has their own account, tailored to their current level.
• Activities are split into two types: new learning (shown as blue gems ) and consolidation of previous learning (shown as red gems ).
• Our weekly expectation is that every child earns at least 3 blue gems — this means they are pushing into new learning — alongside as many red gems as possible to strengthen what they already know.
• The platform adjusts automatically as your child progresses, so it always challenges them at the right level.
• Parents can log in to view their child’s progress and see which areas they are working on.

If your child is finding it difficult to access Maths Whizz at home, please speak to your child’s class teacher and we will find a solution together.

👉  Access Maths Whizz here

Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS)

Times Tables Rock Stars is a fun, fast-paced platform dedicated to building pupils’ times table and division fact fluency. Children earn coins and level up their rock star character the more they practise — making repetition genuinely enjoyable.

Why does it matter?

• Secure knowledge of multiplication and division facts is one of the most important foundations in primary mathematics.
• When pupils know their times tables automatically, they are free to focus their thinking on the real challenge of a problem — the reasoning, the concept, the method — rather than getting stuck on a calculation fact along the way.
• Fluency in these facts frees up working memory, allowing children to tackle more complex and ambitious mathematics with confidence.
• We encourage children to use TTRS for short, regular sessions throughout the week rather than one long sitting.

👉  Access Times Tables Rock Stars here:

🏆  Celebrating Achievement

We are proud of every child who puts in the effort at home, and we make sure that hard work is recognised. Achievements and efforts on both Maths Whizz and Times Tables Rock Stars are celebrated in our weekly celebration assemblies — so the more your child engages, the more chances they have to be recognised in front of the whole school.