Year 5 Order and Compare Numbers

Year 5 Order and Compare NumbersChildren 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. We have just published two new...

Year 3: Understanding Multiplication

Year 3: Understanding MultiplicationIt is always worth recapping concepts that children have come across before and in Year 3, the understanding of making and adding equal groups is important in the context of multiplication. We have just added a new set of worksheets asking children to match representations to times...

Year 2: Subtraction Word Problems

Year 2: Subtraction Word ProblemsThere is a move within schools to try and make maths as relevant as possible, part of which is to include more written problems involving real life situations. Whilst the maths to solve the problems is often quite easy with these types of question, it is...

Year 1: Money

Year 1: MoneyMoney and coins in Year 1Working with coins in practical contexts is both an effective way to become confident with money, but also helps with addition and subtraction. Undoubtably, one of the best resources in a classroom or at home is a collection of real coins or plastic...

Year 6: On-screen Addition Activities

Year 6: On-screen Addition ActivitiesOver the next few months we will be adding a considerable number of new on-screen activities for Years 5 and 6. These activities are superb as they each provide unlimited practice for one particular key skill; children can play the activities again and again until they...

Year 6 Subtraction

Year 6 SubtractionBy Year 6 children are expected to be able to deal with very large numbers including millions. We have two new sets of pages published this week. One deals with using the formal written method to subtract 7-digit numbers – squared paper is really useful for this. The...