Quickfire Countdown

Content Name

Quickfire Countdown

Content Type

Partner Content

Description

Quickfire Countdown is a fun mental arithmetic game based on the popular TV show Countdown, where children are challenged to work either individually or in pairs to find a target number using 6 selected numbers / cards.

Curriculum

• Country

  England

  Key Stage:

  Key Stage 2

  Years:

  Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 3

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics

  Topics:

  • Number - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
  • Number - multiplication and division
  • Number - addition and subtraction

  Programmes of Study:

  • identify common factors, common multiples and prime numbers
  • identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number, and common factors of 2 numbers
  • recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12
  • recognise and use factor pairs and commutativity in mental calculations
  • add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three-digit number and 1s
  • add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers
  • multiply and divide numbers mentally, drawing upon known facts
  • perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers

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