KS1 Maths Sentence Stems

Maths Reasoning Sentence Stems

By My Virtual Teacher

Build confident mathematical thinkers with these Maths Reasoning Sentence Stems, designed to support high-quality mathematical talk, reasoning, and problem solving across Key Stage 1

Created in line with the My Virtual Teacher brand, this resource features a chalk blackboard background with pastel chalk-style sentence stems, making it both visually engaging and classroom-ready. The stems are carefully worded to help children explain their thinking clearly, justify their answers, and develop independence in maths.

The resource is progressive, with sentence stems for:

Key Stage 1: supporting early explanation and talk

These sentence stems are ideal for:

maths working walls

desk mats or book inserts

whole-class teaching

building a consistent, whole-school language for reasoning

Perfect for teachers who want to raise the profile of maths, improve reasoning outcomes, and give pupils the language they need to think like mathematicians.

My Virtual Teacher resources are practical, purposeful, and designed to make high-quality teaching simple.