Develop maths literacy and strengthen pupils’ understanding of essential number properties vocabulary with this mixed-level Match-Up resource.

The pack includes 10 ready-to-use activities, providing 100 term-and-definition matches, complete solution pages and an accompanying PowerPoint for whole-class teaching.

Pupils match 10 lettered mathematical terms to 10 numbered definitions on each activity. The accessible format encourages careful reading, accurate mathematical language and discussion of number concepts that pupils commonly confuse.

Vocabulary covered includes:

• natural, whole, rational and irrational numbers
• positive numbers
• odd and even numbers
• prime numbers
• square and cube numbers
• square and cube roots
• number lines and number squares
• ascending and descending order
• number bonds to ten
• partitioning
• operations and BIDMAS
• brackets
• bases and reciprocals
• sums, products, differences and quotients
• associativity and distributivity
• multipliers
• the unitary method
• ordinal numbers

The activities help pupils distinguish between commonly confused ideas such as:

• natural and whole numbers
• rational and irrational numbers
• square numbers and number squares
• square roots and cube roots
• sums, products, differences and quotients
• odd and even numbers
• ascending and descending order
• associativity and distributivity

The accompanying PowerPoint allows each activity to be displayed, discussed and completed as a class. Printable PDF activities and complete solutions are included for independent work, paired discussion, self-assessment or quick teacher marking.

Ideal for KS3 and GCSE maths, maths literacy lessons, starters, plenaries, retrieval practice, revision, intervention, homework, cover lessons, tutoring, mixed-attainment classes, EAL learners and SEN support.

Part of the Beyond Printables Literacy in Maths Suite.