Introduction

Maths can sometimes present challenges for pupils, but Clicker offers a variety of tools that make learning both accessible and engaging for children of all abilities. By using interactive resources and visual aids, Clicker enhances pupils’ understanding and boosts their confidence in a wide range of mathematical topics. In this guide, we will explore how you can use Clicker to support your teaching and help your learners excel in areas such as number, measurement and geometry.

Training webinars: Maths subject spotlight

Our subject spotlight training webinars are designed to help Clicker users discover how the software can support teaching across various subjects. These sessions provide valuable insights and practical advice for integrating Clicker into your curriculum.

In our maths subject spotlight webinars, we:

• Offer expert tips for navigating Clicker’s resource library, ensuring you can easily find the activities needed for your lessons
  
  
• Showcase a selection of ready-made resources developed by our Curriculum Team, which are available as part of your subscription
  
  
• Share effective strategies for using Clicker in teaching Maths, suitable for any year group

Here are the recordings of our most recent maths training webinars:

Number

Developing a strong understanding of number is key to mastering many areas of maths. Clicker’s visual and interactive tools allow pupils to build deeper connections with mathematical concepts, particularly those who benefit from seeing and manipulating objects to bring these abstract ideas to life.

Addition and subtraction

Number tiles offer a multisensory approach to learning mathematical concepts. Using number tiles on Clicker complement the use of practical apparatus and can enhance your learners' early number and calculating skills.

Examples from LearningGrids:

• The Number Tiles 1-10 Talk Set can be used to practise the recognition of the number each tile represents (subitising), as well as to reinforce the reading of numbers up to 10. They aid the transition from using concrete resources to pictorial resources.
  
  
• Matching Sets offer an engaging multisensory approach to understand basic number relationships including number bonds.
  
  
• Resources like the Addition Board help visualise the properties of addition - such as commutativity- and aid the transition from using concrete resources to pictorial resources.

These resources provide scaffolded support, making them ideal for a range of abilities.

Multiplication and division

Many pupils are introduced to multiplication and division by linking them with repeated addition and grouping, helping pupils visualise these concepts. Clicker’s interactive resources break down these operations into digestible chunks, making them a great way to practice multiplication and learn multiplication facts.

Examples from LearningGrids:

• Repeated Addition Using Arrays provides pupils with visual aids to understand multiplication as repeated addition.
  
  
• Common Multiples and Factors offer a great way to structure an investigation into the products and factors of given numbers.
  
  
• Clicker also includes Practice Sets to boost pupils' confidence and familiarity with multiplication facts.

Place value

Place value is a cornerstone of mathematical understanding. Clicker’s resources use visuals such as base ten blocks to show pupils how numbers are built up or broken down, which is essential for teaching partitioning and regrouping.

Examples from LearningGrids:

• Tens – Read a Book introduces multiples of ten, while Tens and Ones – Read a Book lets pupils break down two-digit numbers.
  
  
• Interactive activities like these develop strong mental fluency. They reinforce the concept of place value in a practical way as children explore the foundations of number.

Measurement

Measurement can often feel intangible for pupils, but with Clicker’s visual and scaffolded resources, learners can confidently apply mathematical principles to real-world contexts.

Money

A practical area for teaching measurement is working with money. Clicker’s resources in LearningGrids help pupils recognise coin values, count money, and perform operations involving sums and calculations.

Examples from LearningGrids:

• The Recognising Coins – Read It Yourself Clicker Book familiarises pupils with the different coin values, reinforcing identification and value recognition.
  
  
• Money Targets Connect Sets enable pupils to practise basic arithmetic using money sums and understand currency more practically.
  
  
• Tens and Ones Coins use the same methods to explore value, emphasising understanding both money and place value.

Geometry

Geometry requires visual and spatial reasoning, so using Clicker’s resources helps bring these concepts to life in the classroom.

3-D shapes

Identifying and understanding 3-D shapes is crucial for pupils’ spatial reasoning, and Clicker’s interactive resources provide them with fun and engaging activities.

Example from LearningGrids:

• 3-D Shape Hunt – Read a Book introduces pupils to various 3-D shapes (e.g., cubes, spheres, and cones), and asks them to identify them in the real world.
  
  
• Shape Scavenger Hunt Clicker Board turn a lesson into an interactive, hands-on exploration that pupils can carry out outdoors or in the classroom, encouraging them to link geometric concepts with the world around them.

Conclusion

Clicker offers a broad array of resources that can support and enhance your teaching across various areas of maths, from number operations and place value to geometry and measurement. By incorporating interactive and visual materials into your lessons, you help pupils build relationships between the abstract and real-world application of maths.

Explore LearningGrids today to discover more of Clicker's accessible resources and meet the needs of your learners. By using Clicker’s interactive tools, you can empower pupils to experience greater success in maths while making learning engaging and accessible for everyone in your classroom.