Fractions in Year 5

The primary maths programme of study continues to lay great emphasis on teaching fractions; a topic which has always proved tricky in the past. In Year 5 it is expected that children will be taught to: Compare fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number Find equivalent fractions...

Fractions in Year 4

In the National Curriculum there is a great emphasis on fractions and our Year 4 category reflects this, with an excellent range of resources. Understanding equivalence is the key; once the idea of equivalent fractions has been understood it becomes possible to compare two fractions to see which is the...

Fractions in Year 3

Practical work is the key to success! Children coming into Year 3 should have a sound understanding of simple fractions, especially halves, quarters and thirds. They should have had plenty of practical experience dividing shapes and sets of objects into quarters and thirds. There are several new concepts on fractions...

Fractions in Year 2

In Year 2 understanding and knowledge of fractions is developed to include recognising one third, two thirds, two quarters and three quarters of shapes, sets of objects, quantities and lengths. Finding fractions of shapes can involve shading in or cutting out certain amounts of a shape e.g. shading two thirds...

Fractions in Year 1

Fortunately, the targets for children to achieve in Year 1 are simple and sensible: recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape or quantity. recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, shape or quantity....

Jane Austen’s 250th birthday

Celebrations have been taking place across the country this year to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen. She was born on 16th December 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire, the seventh child and youngest daughter of George and Cassandra Austen. By the time of her death in 1817...