New Flight comprehensions

January 21st 2026 marks the 50th anniversary since the first commercial supersonic flight in history. This flight was made by a very special passenger airliner called Concorde that could fly at more than twice the speed of sound. Imagine flying so fast that you could reach your destination earlier than...

Year 6: Algebra and Function Machines

A really good way to introduce algebra in Year 6 is to use function machines. They provide a visual step-by-step approach, showing a clear linear approach: an input number goes in, a rule is applied and an output comes out. It is not until later that a rule can be...

Year 5: Written multiplication

Multiplying a 3-digit number by a 2-digit number is a key target for children in Year 5. It is important that children are confident with the earlier stages of written multiplication, especially the role of the zero in the ones column when multiplying by the tens. We have a great...

Year 4: Measuring using km and m

There’s nothing like a little bit of reasoning and problem solving to show just how well children understand concepts and that’s just what we have published for children in Year 4, looking at the metric system for measuring length. Children should know that there are 1,000 metres in a kilometre...

Year 3: Measuring using mm

In Year 3 children will be introduced to the smallest unit of measurement commonly used – the millimetre. They will be introduced to rulers which have millimetre markings, which is a good way of seeing that there are 10 millimetres in a centimetre. They will also use rulers with centimetre...

Year 2: Money

6 great new sets of pages on choosing coins and notes to make a given amount have just been published. These are an excellent addition to our extensive range of colourful worksheets and games on money. At first children will work with notes or coins, before going on to choosing...