Primary Concept Journeys
Step-by-step visual journeys that build understanding.
Children explore, notice, build, explain and check their understanding before practising. Each journey keeps the mathematical idea visible through calm, child-friendly interactions.
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Early Level Concept Journeys
All 9 Early Level Concept Journeys are free. Choose from Counting Journey, Comparing and Ordering Journey, Addition Journey, Subtraction Journey, Fractions Journey, Time Journey, Shape and Position Journey, Measure and Compare Journey, Patterns Journey.
Counting Journey: Number Words, Numerals and Amounts
Numbers tell us how many there are.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Comparing and Ordering Journey: More, Fewer and Same Amount
Matching and lining up amounts helps us compare numbers.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Addition Journey: Put Groups Together
Putting groups together makes a new total.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Subtraction Journey: Take Away and Find What’s Left
Subtraction takes part away from a whole amount.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Fractions Journey: A Spatial Journey Through Fractions
Equal parts of one whole can be named as fractions.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Time Journey: Clock Turns and Time Language
The numbers stay in fixed places. The hands move around the clock to show time.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Shape and Position Journey: Move, Turn and Describe
Shapes keep their properties when they move, and position words describe where they are.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Measure and Compare Journey: Compare and Measure Length
We compare length fairly, then count equal units placed with no gaps or overlaps.
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- Explain · Quick Check
Patterns Journey: Notice, Copy and Continue
Spot what repeats, copy patterns, continue them and find what comes next.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Available journeys
First Level Concept Journeys
Browse 12 First Level journeys and build understanding before practice. Premium Teacher includes a 30-day free trial, then £4.99/month.
Place Value: Tens, Ones and Number Structure: Build, Group and Exchange
Grouping changes, but the total does not.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Addition Strategies: Count On and Make Ten
Addition can be easier when you start with a known amount and make ten.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Subtraction Strategies: Take Away, Count Back and Find the Difference
Subtraction can mean taking away, counting back or finding a difference.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Multiplication: Equal Groups and Arrays
Multiplication begins with equal groups: the same amount in every group.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Division: Sharing and Grouping
Division begins with a whole amount that is shared fairly or organised into equal groups.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Fractions: Equal Parts, Halves and Quarters
Fractions describe equal parts of one whole, and the same amount can look different.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Measure: Estimate, Compare and Measure Length
Length stays the same when an object moves; accurate measures use equal units from zero.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Time: Half Past, Quarter Past and Quarter To
Move through an hour, build half past, quarter past and quarter to, and connect analogue clocks with digital time.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Money: Recognise, Make and Compare Amounts
Explore coin and note values, make the same amount in different ways, connect pounds and pence, and compare amounts.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Data: Collect, Organise and Interpret
Sort and collect information, record tallies, build tables, pictograms and bar charts, then use them to compare results.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Shape and Symmetry: Recognise, Describe and Create
Move, turn, build and reflect 2D shapes to notice their properties and create symmetrical designs.
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- Explain · Quick Check
Patterns and Rules: Continue, Create and Explain
Move, continue and create repeating and growing patterns, then use number rules to find missing values and explain what changes.
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- Explain · Quick Check
Available journeys
Second Level Concept Journeys
Browse 6 Second Level journeys and build understanding before practice. Premium Teacher includes a 30-day free trial, then £4.99/month.
Larger Whole Numbers: Build, Partition and Compare
Build, partition and compare whole numbers to 1,000,000, including how zero holds an empty place.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Decimal Place Value: Build, Scale and Compare
Build, partition, scale and compare decimals to three decimal places, including zero placeholders and equivalent written forms.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Rounding and Estimation: Locate, Round and Check
Locate whole numbers and decimals between benchmarks, then round, estimate and check whether answers are sensible.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Addition and Subtraction: Build, Adjust and Check
Build additive relationships, partition numbers, use efficient adjustments and check addition and subtraction answers.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Multiplication Strategies: Build, Transform and Choose
Build multiplication through structure, partitioning, place value, transformations, partial products and strategy choice.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Division Strategies: Share, Partition and Choose
Explore sharing and grouping, connect division to multiplication, partition dividends, record division clearly and choose efficient strategies.
- Explore · Notice · Build
- Explain · Quick Check
Flexible classroom use
Teaching, intervention and review
Use a journey for whole-class modelling, a small group, ASN support or pupil review. The visual model stays available while pupils talk, move, compare and explain.
Understanding first
More than a question set
The journeys are informed by visual learning, concrete-pictorial-abstract approaches, spatial reasoning and Curriculum for Excellence progression. Practice follows when pupils are ready.
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