🧠 Mental Math Strategy Anchor Charts + A6 Flip Cards

Addition & Subtraction Strategies Made Clear!

Transform the way you teach mental maths with this comprehensive set of 27 visually engaging A4 anchor charts designed to support modelling, discussion, and classroom display.

This resource helps students develop strong basic fact recall while also building confidence with larger number addition and subtraction (from 1-digit through 3-digit numbers). Perfect for supporting both younger learners and upper primary students.

📌 What’s Included

✔ 27 A4 Anchor Charts

Highly appealing, example-rich posters to use during instruction or display year-round.

✔ A6 Strategy Cards (10cm x 14cm)

Each strategy is provided in a student-friendly card format.

✔ Student Flip Book Templates

Create personal Addition & Subtraction strategy flip books students can refer to independently.

Includes clear assembly instructions.

✔ Detailed Teaching Notes

Essential teaching points and guidance to help you introduce and model each strategy effectively.

✔ Alternative Naming Options

Some strategies are included under different commonly used names so you can match your school’s terminology.

(Note: Not every possible name variation is included.)

➕➖ Strategies Included

Counting & Basic Facts

• Count On 0, 1, 2, or 3
• Count Back 0, 1, 2, or 3
• Add and Take 0
• Add 10
• Subtract 10
• Adding 9
• Subtract 9
• Think Addition
• Fact Families

Doubles & Near Doubles

• Doubles
• Near Doubles +1, +2, +3
• Near Doubles –1, –2, –3

Making & Bridging

• Make to 10
• Tens Facts
• Bridge 10

Flexible & Advanced Strategies

• Turn Around
• Spin Arounds
• Compensate (Addition & Subtraction)
• Front Loading
• Jump (Addition & Subtraction)
• Split
• Chunking

Number Relationships

• Part-Part-Whole
• Standard & Non-Standard Partitioning

🎯 Why Teachers Love This Resource

✔ Supports modelling during whole-class instruction

✔ Encourages flexible thinking and number sense

✔ Provides consistent language across year levels

✔ Helps students build independence with strategy selection

✔ Works for differentiation across ability levels

✔ Ready to print and display

This is more than a poster pack — it’s a complete mental maths toolkit that helps students understand why strategies work, not just how to use them.

Build confident, flexible mathematicians in your classroom today! ✨