Writing fractions in words

Whist it may seem obvious to us, writing fractions in words or numbers can prove to be rather a mystery to many children. This set of pages should help with this as it keeps to simple fractions. it is worth pointing out that as well as reading a fraction such...

Year 3 maths programme: week 21

It's another week for looking closely at the 'four rules' of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.This week we are aiming to: 1. add by adjusting Mentally adding 9 to a 3-digit number is easily done by adding 10 and subtracting 1. This idea can be taken further e.g. adding 8...

More Venn diagrams

Venn diagrams were introduced in 1880 by John Venn. They are a means of sorting data, often numbers, shapes or animals. They are usually are made up of overlapping circles. Inside a named circle represents being in the set. Outside the circle means that the item is not part of...

Syllables

As children progress through the upper primary school they are expected to understand syllables. A syllable is unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word: e.g. the word robin has two syllables: rob and in. The key...

Year 3 maths weekly programme: week 20

This week we have a shift of emphasis and concentrate on the four rules of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. As well as learning facts off by heart there are plenty of skills to develop such as adding 9 mentally by adding ten and subtracting one. This week we are...

KS2 SATs: level4/5 fractions and percentages

We have just published some excellent SAT practice pages on fractions and percentages towards the higher levels. These are certainly not for the fainthearted and before tackling the Level 5 work, children should have a good basic understanding of fractions. Fortunately calculators may be used for the more difficult questions...