Resource of the Week: Adding 3 three numbers

Once children are really happy with adding two 1-digit numbers then they can move on to adding three small numbers mentally. There are various strategies that they can use to help them. Probably the best strategy of all is to start with the largest number, and this should be the...

What's New: Glove puppets for counting

Glove puppets are really popular in reception classes as a way of engaging children's attention and there are many maths activities that they can be used for.This activity involves the glove puppet making mistakes in counting and the children have to correct the mistakes. Children are more than happy to...

Year 2 maths worksheets: Addition patterns

Success in maths is often the result of having the ability to see the patterns in numbers and use these patterns to work out further answers. These four maths worksheets look specifically at the patterns created when adding a single digit to a 2-digit number. Addition patterns

What's New: Pairs of numbers that make 20

Plenty of work is done in schools on pairs of numbers that make 10, but less is done for pairs that make 20. If children know off by heart pairs that make 10 then they should be able to quickly calculate what is needed to make 20. A number line...

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Year 2 maths worksheets: Change from £1 (2)

This is the second in our series of money worksheets for Year 2. It concentrates on giving change from £1 when spending multiples of 5p. In the 'old days' shopkeepers counted out your change rather than just plonking it in your hand with a receipt. So, for example, if you...