Maths My Way

Numbers? No problem. My brain, my tools. 💛

Maths My Way is a fun, hands-on workbook that helps children and teens with dyscalculia understand their brain, feel braver about maths and find the tools that make numbers easier. Guided by Digit, a friendly brain who is brilliant at ideas, words and stories but finds numbers a bit like a foreign language, young people explore their strengths, shrink their maths worry and build real-life confidence with money, time and school.

Created by The SEN Advocate, it is not a maths practice book. There are hardly any sums in it, and ratings use faces and colours instead of number scales. Number lines, calculators and times-table squares are treated as smart tools, not cheating. There are no wrong answers, spelling doesn’t count, pages can be done in any order, and drawing, ticking, colouring and typing all count.

WHAT’S INSIDE (60 pages)

🧠 Part 1: Meet Your Brain – So… What IS Dyscalculia?, Myth Busters quiz, My Maths Map, Strengths & Tricky Bits, My Brain Is Like…, All About Me

💗 Part 2: Maths Feelings – How Maths Makes Me Feel, The Maths Worry Thermometer, Brain Freeze Rescue Plan, Inner Critic vs Inner Coach, The Calm-Down Café, My Proud Jar, What I Want You to Know

👀 Part 3: Number Sense – Seeing Numbers (dot patterns), Build-a-Number (tens and ones), My Number Line, My Maths Toolkit, Times Tables My Way, Maths Games I Like, Maths Tricks I Like

🛒 Part 4: Everyday Maths – Money Matters, My Shopping Plan, Time Detective, My Day Timeline, Measuring & Cooking, Calendar Detective, Maths in Real Life

🎒 Part 5: School & Exams – My School Day, What Helps Me Learn, Maths Word Decoder, My One-Page Profile, cut-out Help Cards, Test & Exam Help, Homework Launch Pad, My Support Squad

🏆 Part 6: Level Up – Goal Quest, Look How Far I’ve Come, A Letter to Future Me, and a Maths Brave Certificate

🧰 The Printable Toolkit – daily planner, weekly check-in, cut-out number line and times-table square, Maths Steps Checklist and monthly habit tracker to print again and again

Plus a Note for Grown-Ups on how to help without rushing, and a Where to Get Help page of UK support services.

WHY FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS LOVE IT

✔ Tackles maths anxiety first, because worry makes numbers harder
✔ Strengths-based: dyscalculia has nothing to do with how clever you are
✔ Low-number, low-writing pages with lots of tick boxes and drawing space
✔ Practical life skills: UK coins and notes, telling the time, shopping, calendars and cooking
✔ School-ready pages to share with teachers and SENCos, including exam support
✔ Fill it in on screen or print it out
✔ Reusable: print favourite pages as many times as you like

PERFECT FOR

• Children and teens aged 8–16 with dyscalculia, or who think they might have it

• Young people with maths anxiety or low maths confidence

• Parents and carers

• Teachers, SENCos, tutors and teaching assistants

WHAT YOU GET

• 1 fillable PDF file, 60 pages, A4

• Instant digital download, so no physical item will be posted

PLEASE NOTE

This workbook is for understanding, self-reflection and conversation. It is not a diagnostic tool and does not replace a specialist assessment or professional advice. Written in UK English, with UK money (pounds and pence) and UK support services.

© 2026 The SEN Advocate. For personal and educational use only. Not for resale or redistribution.