New Year 3: Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

All the learning about addition and subtraction that is done in Year 3 needs to be put into practice. Our latest pages do exactly that. Consisting of word problems using 2-digit numbers, children have to decide what operation to use and complete bar models to match the problem. The bar...

New Year 4: Area

Area is usually introduced to children in Year 4. It is explained as the amount of space taken up by a 2D shape. At first, various ways of working out area can be tried, leading to counting squares being the best way. We have just published 3 new sets of...

New Year 1 Subtraction

One of the latest trends in teaching maths is to introduce subtraction as, ‘finding a part’. This also shows the link between subtraction and addition and questions can be presented as 2 + ? = 6 rather than 6 – 2 = ? There are lots of fun, practical ways...

New Year 2: Add and subtract tens

Finding 10 more than and 10 less than a 2-digit number is an important step towards being able to calculate with all 2-digit numbers. Once children are confident with adding or subtracting 10 they can move on to working with multiples of 10. Schools use base 10, rekenreks, number squares...

New Early Reception Resources: Circles and Triangles

Children will be introduced to circles and triangles in the real world and should be asked to point out their properties with questions such as, ‘What do you notice about this shape?’ At first, they will probably use everyday language such as ‘sharp’ or, ‘pointy’ but they can be introduced...

2025 KS1 & KS2 Maths Curriculum Review

Good news! URBrainy is very well covered for all changes suggested in the 2025 KS1 and KS2 Maths curriculum review.The Government’s review of the National Curriculum has recently been announced and for the Maths curriculum in Key Stages 1 and 2 there is little in the way of significant change;...