What's New: 6 cube visualisation

Resources for visualising and describing the position of objects are rarely found in worksheets. However, it is an important skill to develop and this little game can help enormously, as well as being fun. You need two sets of interlocking bricks. Each set should have two each of three colours....

Year 2 addition: Add 3 numbers to make 100

Here we have another set of 4 pages which look at adding three numbers. This time the numbers add up to 100. Only multiples of ten and five are used. These are harder than many addition questions as they involve two operations. Firstly the numbers given need to be added...

Year 1 Weekly Maths programme

You may have noticed that we have put up a whole new category in our Year 1 resources. This is called our 'Weekly Programme.' Each week we will be collecting the very best of our resources in a pack of between 15 and 20 superb pages containing: Clear targets Practical...

What's New: Multiplication and money

A great way to practice the 2x, 5x and 10x tables is with 2p, 5p and 10p coins. If you can gather together a set of ten of each this makes for a really good practical resource with endless questions: e.g. I have six 5p coins, how much do I...

Year 1 Maths Challenge: Boxes and cubes

We have been adding some excellent resources to the Year 1 section over the last few weeks, especially in our 'Challenges' section. These challenges are like the investigations carried out in schools and are often of the 'how many different ways? style of question. The idea is to encourage logical...

Year 1 Addition: Make 10 (loops)

Here is a great little game to help with year 1 addition of numbers which make 10. Play this game with a partner. It's probably best to start with the easier grid. Decide who is to go first. The first player looks at the numbers in the grid and finds...