New Year 3: Multiplying by 8

Our latest resources, published this week, look at multiplying by 8. An important part of this is for children to recognise that each multiple of 8 is double the equivalent multiple of 4. This can be extended so that children can see that multiplying a number by 8 is the...

New Year 2: Shape

We develop the shape work published this week in Year 1 by looking at more complicated 2D shapes in pictures. These include shapes within shapes and use terms such as rectangle, triangle and circle. Shapes are often presented to children in a standard way but it is important that children...

New Year 1: Shape

Schools will usually look at 3D shapes before moving onto 2D shapes, as a 3D shape is easier to explore in a practical way. Indeed, a 2D shape can be made by drawing round a 3D shape. Children will usually know the names of several 2D shapes but will need...

Christmas Letterlocking

We have had such a great response to our Letterlocking resources that we thought it would be fun to create a new set based around Christmas. These are all free for all to use.Before the 1840s most people who wrote letters did not send them in envelopes. They took their...

New Early Reception Resources: Shape

Children will be encouraged to look at squares and rectangles that can be found in the real world. They will also start using terms such as sides and corners to describe the properties of these shapes. There are many practical activities that can be done, including: Use craft sticks to...

Fractions in Year 6

Some of the hardest Year 6 Maths can be found in the Fractions, Decimals and Percentages strand. Fortunately, we have an extensive range of resources to help with this and our sub-headings makes it easy to find exactly what you want. The resources are organised into sub-categories: Understanding and ordering...