Teaching Resource
Fact Family Rocket Blast Off (Lower)
16 cards and a rocket game mat to demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction fact families.
Use this teaching resource so that your students can consolidate their understanding of fact families.
Print one rocket mat for each student. Print one set of addition and subtraction cards per student (four sets per page are provided in the resource).
Students cut up the equations and paste them on the appropriate rocket to demonstrate a complete fact family.
National Curriculum Curriculum alignment
- Key Stage 1 (KS1)
Key Stage 1 (KS1) covers students in Year 1 and Year 2.
- Key Stage 2 (KS2) - Lower
Key Stage 2 (KS2) - Lower covers students in Year 3 and Year 4.
- Mathematics
The principal focus of mathematics teaching in key stage 1 is to ensure that pupils develop confidence and mental fluency with whole numbers, counting and place value. This should involve working with numerals, words and the four operations, includin...
- Addition and subtraction
- Mathematics
The principal focus of mathematics teaching in lower key stage 2 is to ensure that pupils become increasingly fluent with whole numbers and the four operations, including number facts and the concept of place value. This should ensure that pupils dev...
- Addition and subtraction

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