
A bright and engaging set of Addition and Subtraction Anchor Charts designed for pupils working within Second Level Curriculum for Excellence.
This colourful 8-page resource supports pupils in developing confidence with both mental and written addition and subtraction strategies, while providing clear visual examples that can be referred to throughout a maths unit.
What’s included?
The pack contains 8 full-page anchor charts covering:
- What are addition and subtraction?
- Mental addition strategies
- Column addition without exchanging
- Column addition with exchanging
- Mental subtraction strategies
- Column subtraction without exchanging
- Column subtraction with exchanging
- Inverse operations and checking answers
Each poster includes:
- Clear, child-friendly explanations
- Step-by-step worked examples
- Place value support
- Mental strategy reminders
- Visual representations
- Key mathematical vocabulary
- Short “Try it!” questions for pupil practice
Perfect for:
- P5–P7 learners
- Second Level Numeracy and Mathematics
- Whole-class maths teaching
- Maths working walls
- Classroom displays
- Guided maths groups
- Revision and consolidation
- Supporting independent learning
- Pupils who benefit from visual and step-by-step explanations
The resource supports pupils in understanding that there can be more than one efficient strategy for solving a calculation, while also developing confidence with formal written methods.
The consistent, colourful primary-style design makes the charts easy to navigate and suitable for displaying throughout an addition and subtraction topic.
Simply print the full set for your maths working wall, introduce individual posters alongside each lesson, or add them to pupil maths folders and reference books.
Curriculum:Curriculum for Excellence
Level: Second Level
Subject: Numeracy and Mathematics
Topic: Addition and Subtraction / Number Processes
Pages: 8
A practical classroom resource for helping Second Level learners become more accurate, confident and flexible when working with addition and subtraction.
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