KS2 Maths Booster Statistics questions Children must not be put under undue pressure in the lead up to the KS2 Maths SATs, but it is important that their SATs results reflect their true ability. We’ve found the best way to assure this is by increasing confidence and reducing stress in the run up to the […]
English spelling ent endings Did you know we have over 100 sets of spelling worksheets for the middle/upper primary age range, covering the following areas: • General rules Plenty of activities with sets of words which follow a general rule, e.g. ‘ough’ words and soft ‘c’ words. • Vowels Sets of words that use particular […]
Four Rules in Year 2 This is a very interesting set of pages where, for each question, the answer is given but the numbers and symbols have to be selected to make the answer correct. Children can choose between three of the signs for any one question but all four signs are used at some […]
Year 5 Order and Compare Numbers Children in Year 5 are expected to be able to read, write and compare numbers up to a million, but there is a lot of work that needs to be done with smaller numbers before this can be achieved. For example, using tables and charts is an excellent way […]
Maths Mastery in Year 4 Decimals and Consolidation The second half of the Spring term in Year 4 is dominated by decimals, with several key targets to be met, and we are pleased to add 15 sets of worksheets to our maths mastery resources, including several brand new sets. Beginning with recognising tenths, before moving […]
Year 1 Multiplication Games A combination of high quality worksheets and unlimited on-screen practice makes for a powerful learning experience, which is just what we have for our Year 1 children. Our on-screen activities for Year 1 are proving very popular and we have just added two new multiplication categories with 4 activities in each. […]
Subtraction in Year 5 “Do you have any word problem worksheets?” This is the question we are asked more than any other and of course, we have many. We are also producing new pages, including a set published this week suitable for Year 5. This looks at word problems requiring subtraction from numbers with more […]
Year 4 Maths Activities We continue to develop our Year 4 maths activities related to number and place value with three new games on finding 1,000 more or less than a number. It has quite surprised us as to how popular these on-screen activities have been, in some cases surpassing the number of hits made […]
Fairy Tales: The Princess and the Pea Being acquainted with traditional fairy tales is an important part of the KS1 programme of study. This includes reading stories, talking about plot and characters, retelling stories and writing their own simple tales. We have just begun to publish our first material on the fairy tale, ‘The Princess […]
KS2 Maths Booster Algebra There appear to be an increasing number of algebra questions in the KS2 Maths SATs with two types of question being especially prevalent. The first is writing expressions. A problem is written in words and children are expected to choose the correct expression to match the problem. For example: Sam says, […]