English: Father’s Day

Father’s Day is a special day dedicated to celebrating fathers and father figures. This year it falls on Sunday, 21st June, which also happens to be the summer solstice (the longest day of the year). We have a great selection of resources for Father’s Day and have just added further...

Year 6: Revise angle

In most primary schools children are introduced to measuring angle in Year 5, but this tends to be over quite a short period of time and it is important to reinforce this work, especially using a protractor, in Year 6. We have just published 3 new sets of worksheets covering...

Year 5: Decimal addition

Before moving on to the formal method of adding and subtracting decimals it is a good idea to use aids such as a hundred square or a place value chart to make sure that children understand the place value of decimals. If this understanding is not secure it can lead...

Year 4: Angle as a measure of turn

The key to understanding angle is to see an angle as a measurement of turn. In Year 4 children will use clock faces and compass points to describe a quarter, half and three-quarter turns, both clockwise and anticlockwise. They will also be shown how these turns can be represented on...

Year 3: Time

Comparing lengths of time to complete activities can be quite tricky. Our latest resources take a look at this, in particular comparing two activities to decide whether they would take a longer or shorter time. Often the answer will depend on the circumstances: for example, finding an activity that takes...

Year 2: Tally charts

We have a superb collection of resources on tally charts and have just added a further 3 sets of fun activities on this topic. Groups of 5 are represented as a gate, making it much easier to count larger totals, although it is important that children are adept at counting...