Reception: Exploring Maps

Maps are introduced in Reception, on a very simple level. They should help children see how an aerial view can be drawn on paper. Simple features, such as houses or shops can be shown on these maps, using terms such as next to and along, as well as drawing lines...

Year 1: Money: Unitising (all denominations)

‘Unitising’ is a term which has become popular in schools over the last few years. It is used when groups containing or representing the same number of things can be treated as ones. Coins are by far the best examples of unitising. A ten pence coin represents 10 one pence...

Year 2: Describe Position

Describing position and direction is a fun part of the summer term work for Year 2, as much can be done outside as well as working on paper. Our latest resources look at describing the position of objects using above, below, to the left of, to the right of and...

Year 3: Draw Pictograms

Having already been introduced to simple pictograms, the next step is for children to make their own, using given data. At first this can be using a symbol that represents one, before moving on to one symbol representing multiples e.g. 2, 5 or 10. We have just published two sets...

Year 4: Draw Line Graphs

Children are introduced to line graphs for the first time in Year 4. A key part of this is to understand continuous data. For example, the temperature of a room can change all the time, so it is not appropriate to use a bar chart or block graph to show...

Year 6: Draw Line Graphs

After children have finished with SATs it is important that they have meaningful activities which are enjoyable and purposeful – especially as most children will be moving on to High School next term. Statistics is a topic well suited to this, and we have just published three sets of pages...