Maths Fact Fluency Games: Mathseeds Mental Minute
Explore the brand NEW learning area in Mathseeds!
Mental Minute is a brand new area added to our award-winning online maths programme Mathseeds. The area is designed specifically to build maths fact fluency – the ability to recall basic maths facts accurately, quickly and with ease. And it only takes a minute!
Each sprint allows your child to learn a new set of maths facts in one exciting and rewarding minute. They’ll enjoy the highly engaging and sequenced format, which will keep them focused and eager to achieve mastery.
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Exciting format that is fun, quick and easy to play
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- Each Mental Minute set takes one minute to complete.
- Kids will be motivated to earn the colourful badges as they build number fact fluency.
- Each new set includes new questions while also revising previous facts.
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Sequential progression covers all K–3 number facts
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- Mental Minute includes 145 carefully sequenced sprints.
- Children start from the beginning to ensure complete fact mastery.
- As children make progress, the question sets become more challenging.
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Motivating format keeps kids focused
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- With one-, two- and three-star levels to earn, children are focused and challenged to improve their instant recall of essential maths facts.
- Kids are motivated to earn new badges and improve their scores.
- Time spent in Mathseeds Mental Minute is focused time on task.
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Children make real measurable progress
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- Maths fact fluency is the bedrock of primary maths.
- Improvements in this area flow through to all other areas of maths.
- Children who know their number facts are more confident and engaged mathematicians.