Multiplication pyramid (Year 6)

Multiplication pyramid (Year 6) Something new this week for Year 6: number pyramids. The number in each box is the product of the two numbers below it. Some of the numbers are missing. This involves division as much as multiplication and is a fun way to practise these two skills....

Nouns with the suffix ‘er’ or ‘or’

Nouns with the suffix ‘er’ or ‘or’ When to add the suffix ‘er’ and when to add ‘or’ is a tricky question to answer. The suffixes ‘er’ and ‘or’ can be added to some verbs to make nouns that mean ‘a person or a thing that does something’. Unfortunately, there...

Year 5: Sum of angles of a triangle

Year 5: Sum of angles of a triangle Many years ago, when I was at Grammar School (Year 7/8) I learnt that the angles of a triangle added up to 180 degrees. Expectations have changed since those days and now Year 5 children measure and draw given angles and calculate...

Year 4: Money Problems

Year 4: Money Problems We continue our theme of ‘real life’ problem solving with two new sets of money worksheets for Year 4. These involve adding six amounts of money together to see how much a day’s shopping will cost. One is based around the beach and the other on...

Year 2: ‘Real Life’ Problems

Year 2: ‘Real Life’ Problems We have just published two further sets of worksheets for Year 2 on word problems. The maths is quite easy but many children do find it difficult working out what maths needs to be done. This style of question fits in well with the new...

Football World Cup Resources

Football World Cup Resources The 2018 World Cup starts in Russia on June 18th and what better way to interest children in maths than to use some of the fascinating facts about the competition. Whether it is rounding the populations of the competing countries, England’s World Cup record, capacity of...