Number lines are very popular in schools, being used extensively to help with counting, adding and subtraction. This is one of 6 sets of number line worksheets each containing four pages. Your child can help the dragons complete the number lines whilst improving their knowledge and understanding of number. With more missing numbers and numbers […]
Whether it is bath water or a jar of sweets, the terms empty and full are very important when talking about capacity. This is an area of maths which is quite interesting with young children. They will decide which container holds the most by its height rather than size and it is well worth spending […]
Some children work better with pencil and paper methods. Others prefer to have an on-screen activity which they can whizz through and get instant feedback. let your child choose which they would like to do as we have plenty of both kinds of activity. This is a fun game to help with counting up to […]
Here we have a tricky set of maths worksheets on counting back in tens, starting from any 2-digit number. An important thing to point out to children is that the units will remain the same as the number gets ten less. This is good practice at understanding place value, so important later on. This is […]
Here we have another great set of maths worksheets on subtraction. There are two key concepts for your child you be familiar with on these worksheets. Firstly, the subtraction sign is used. Secondly, the idea of a function machine, where a number is put in, an operation is carried out and a number is sent […]
Children soon become familiar with squares, triangles and circles. As well as looking at these 2D shapes, this set of worksheets also introduces other 4 sided shapes and ovals. You can be very creative with a set of shapes to draw round, making all sorts of pictures. Why not have a go? This is another […]
Many children quickly learn how to say the numbers from 0 to 10, but this is not quite the same as being able to count a number of objects. Whether it’s counting fish, footballs or planes, we have a great set of maths worksheets which are perfect to supplement all those opportunities there are in […]
Whether it’s spoons, teddies or balloons, there’s plenty of opportunity to work out ‘What’s smaller’. This is another great set of pages introducing measurement to young children. To start with standard units are not used, but it is very important to get children to compare two things, saying which is bigger, smaller, heavier etc. This […]
Children love number and counting rhymes. This is just one of our enjoyable number rhymes, as five little ducks go out with their mother. One at a time they seem to disappear until there are none left. Great for practising counting down in ones. There are also counting and writing numbers up to 5 worksheets […]
Counting back is the preliminary stage before subtracting ‘in your head’. These worksheets ask your child to count back from numbers up to 20. At first they will probably use fingers or other maths material to count back, but as they gain confidence they will begin to use mental methods and begin to know the […]