Word problems: doubling and halving

Knowing the doubles of single digit numbers is a powerful mental arithmetic tool and one strongly emphasised by the Primary Framework for maths. Once the doubles have been learned it is a short step to being able to work out the halves of even numbers up to 20. These two...

Two step word problems

Some children seem to get into a mind set where they think that an answer can always be worked out by carrying out just one task or operation. This is probably because nearly all early years addition, subtraction etc problems only involve one step. However, all these questions need two...

Year 2 maths resources: Week 12

The last in the first term's weekly resources for year 2 and with Christmas just around the corner, a much needed time saver for teachers. This week is very much a 'four rules' week, with some great pages on: practising the 5 times table completing number squares completing subtraction number...

What to buy for 10p?

Some of the best worksheets involve a more open approach where there is more than one possible answer. This is one such page. It gives the prices of four different foods/drinks and asks what could be bought for exactly 10p. There are quite a number of possible combinations so an...

Money worksheet: Decorate the tree

Coming up towards Christmas it's always nice to have some seasonal maths. Here we have some great pages on buying Christmas decorations. This is excellent practice at adding several 2-digit numbers and as they are all multiples of 10 it's not too tricky. Some children will need to make jottings...

Year 2 maths resources: Week 11

Christmas is looming in most Primary Schools and with all the extra activities there is not so much time for planning and organising work. So why not take advantage of our Weekly collection of year 2 maths  resources which match the Primary Framework planning blocks? This week we aim to...