Math topics for ages 9–10
Number sense first, then the arithmetic and the shapes, measures and data work that school actually examines. Each topic ends in a Practice Zone that builds a fresh question set every visit.
Middle-primary work: multi-step problems, real vocabulary, and the first topics where a wrong method matters more than a wrong answer.
23 topics · 138 hands-on stations · 1 free to try
The Digit Houses
Every digit lives in a house, and the house decides how much it is worth. The same 7 can be worth seven — or seven thousand! Flip every card to walk down the street.
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The smallest house, on the right. A 7 here is worth just 7.
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One step left, ten times bigger. A 7 here is worth 70.
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Another step, another ×10. A 7 here is worth 700.
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A 7 here is worth 7,000. Notice the comma — it is a signpost, not a full stop!
This is one station of 6 in the trail, and finishing the trail earns an Explorer badge. See the whole trail →
Free printable worksheet
Ten questions from Big Numbers on one page, with an answer key at the bottom — a PDF you can print for homework, a car journey or a classroom. No account needed and nothing to sign up for.
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A few of the Math topics at this age
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Big Numbers
FreeThousands, lakhs and the quiet power of WHERE a digit sits
🏘️ The Digit Houses · 🏗️ Number Builder · 💰 What Is That Digit Worth? · 📊 Biggest to Smallest · 🗣️ Say It, Write It · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Add & Subtract Big
Carrying, borrowing and the shortcuts that beat the column method
🎒 The Carry Explained · 🤝 Make It Friendly · 🧐 Is That Answer Sensible? · 📏 Mind the Gap · 🕵️ Word Problem Detective · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Multiplication Mastery
Tables that stick, the grid method & two-digit multiplying
✨ Table Tricks Worth Knowing · 🟪 The Rectangle Truth · 🔲 The Grid Method · 👨👩👧 Fact Family Match · 🛒 Multiplying in Real Life · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Division & Remainders
Sharing fairly, long division step by step & what the leftover means
🤔 Division Has Two Meanings · 🏗 Long Division, Slowly · 🍕 What Do I Do With the Leftover? · 🔎 Divisibility Detective · ↩️ Check It Backwards · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Factors & Primes
Building blocks of numbers — factors, multiples, primes and the HCF/LCM
📖 Factor or Multiple? · 🟨 Factors Are Rectangles · ⭐ Prime or Not? · 🌳 The Factor Tree · 🎪 HCF & LCM in Real Life · 🎯 Practice Zone
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