Free maths help for home and school
Learn maths with Indie
Hi! I'm Indie. I love numbers almost as much as honey. Pick a topic, find your child's year group or grab a free worksheet, and let's learn some maths together!
Everything a child needs in primary maths, explained in plain English for the grown-ups who help them. Each guide says what children learn and when, how to explain it, the mistakes to look out for and quick games to play at home. The worksheets are free to print, with answers.
Find a topic
Counting and place valueCounting, ones, tens and hundreds, and comparing numbers.
Addition and subtractionNumber bonds, mental methods and column methods.
Multiplication and divisionTimes tables, arrays, short and long methods.
FractionsHalves and quarters to adding and simplifying fractions.
Decimals and percentagesTenths, hundredths and what per cent really means.
Telling the timeO'clock and half past to the 24-hour clock.
MoneyCoins, notes, change and shopping sums.
MeasurementLength, mass, capacity, perimeter and area.
Shape and geometry2D and 3D shapes, angles, symmetry and position.
Data and graphsTally charts, bar charts, tables and averages.
Algebra and ratioMissing numbers, formulas, sequences and ratio.
Mental mathsQuick strategies for working things out in your head.
Find a year group
ReceptionAge 4 to 5. Counting, shapes and numbers to 10.
Year 1Age 5 to 6. Numbers to 100 and bonds to 20.
Year 2Age 6 to 7. 2, 5 and 10 times tables, money and time.
Year 3Age 7 to 8. Column methods, 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
Year 4Age 8 to 9. All times tables to 12 × 12 and decimals.
Year 5Age 9 to 10. Fractions, percentages and long multiplication.
Year 6Age 10 to 11. Ratio, algebra and getting ready for SATs.
For grown-ups
ParentsHow to help at home, how maths is taught now, and the tests your child will take.
TeachersStarters, reasoning activities and printable puzzles for your class.
WorksheetsFree printable worksheets for every topic, each with an answer sheet.
Maths glossaryEvery maths word your child will meet, explained in plain English.
Popular guides
Number bonds to 20The facts almost every later sum leans on, and how to practise them.
Times tables practiceFun ways to learn them, and the Year 4 multiplication check.
Mental maths strategiesThe methods that make quick calculation easier.
Daily maths for adultsWhy a daily number puzzle is good for grown-up brains too.
Indie's tip
Little and often beats long and rare. Five minutes of maths a day, in the car, at the shops or while cooking, does more than an hour once a week.
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.