Idioms: animal and food sayings

Idioms: animal and food sayings Our language is full of rather odd sayings, or idioms, and terms associated with the body forms a major part of this. Phrases such as ‘rule of thumb’ and ‘skeleton in the cupboard’ are often used in spoken language and are quite intriguing to children...

Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo

Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo It is 2015 and we are fast approaching 18th June, which is exactly 200 years after the Battle of Waterloo. This is one of the most famous of all battles in British history and, although only lasting one day, brought an end to years...

Fun maths

Fun maths SAT tests for both Year 2 and Year 6 are now over for another year and the summer is just about here. Now is a time when it can be difficult to motivate children who have finished their tests and are looking forward to the next year so...

Comprehensions on pets

Comprehensions on pets and writing up notes As a nation we are great pet lovers and as many children are given pets at quite an early age it is a subject which interests them. Hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs and rabbits form the subjects for our most recent sets of comprehension...

Year 3 Mental Division

Year 3 mental division using 3, 4 and 8 tables We have just published two more sets of worksheets for Year 3 division. Children in Year 3 are expected to know the 3x, 4x and 8x tables and one of the main uses for this knowledge is to work out...

Year 6 formal written methods of multiplication

Year 6 formal written methods of multiplication It is very easy to assume that children in year 6 (aged 10/11) will be proficient with long multiplication. However, many children in Year 6 will still be unsure of the formal written method of multiplication and will need a great deal of...