Learning to tell the time

Learning to tell the time One of the most important things children learn is to tell the time. The new programme of study expects more of children at a younger age than before and it is worth taking a peep at what children are expected to do in each year...

Free Maths Easter worksheets

Free Maths Easter worksheets On the 27th March the clocks will be going forward an hour and we can look forward to lighter evenings and a lovely spring. Unusually, this year the clocks go forward on the same day as Easter Sunday and to celebrate both these events we are...

Measuring time in year 5

Year 5 train timetables: measuring time Reading and interpreting timetables is an important part of the Year 5 curriculum and it is something which some children find quite difficult. Our latest set of resources looks at train timetables across different parts of the country; e.g. Penzance to Bodmin, Bristol to...

Year 3 money worksheets

Year 3 money worksheets Our year 3 money category is very comprehensive, but we have just added a further two sets of worksheets to stretch the more able. The first set looks at adding a number of coins to make a total above £1. Coins provide the ideal opportunity to...

Similes worksheets

Similes worksheets Similes are used to make writing more interesting. A simile compares two things which are not really similar so that a description becomes more vivid or emphatic. We can do this by using ‘like’ or ‘as’. There are many similes which are in common use, such as: •    ...

Year 6 2015 SAT past papers

Year 6 2015 SAT past papers Going through past papers is one of the best ways to revise for the Year 6 SATs. This gives children a chance of familiarise themselves with both the layout and type of question asked. We have an excellent selection of past papers, with answers,...