Year 6: Tennis statistics

With Wimbledon just around the corner, we have written some very tricky pages on the topic of tennis champions which are now available. These are not in the Year 6 category but part of our Sports section, found in Further Resources. The first set looks at famous tennis stars such...

Year 5: Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Adding and subtracting decimals can be quite straightforward when the number of decimal places is the same. When there is a different number of decimal places it is important to make sure that the decimal points are aligned. Our latest pages are really helpful as they use place value charts...

KS2 English: Sport in Schools – Persuasive Writing

Sport in schools is always a hotly contested subject. Here we have laid out some of the pros and cons of sport as part of the curriculum, leading to letter writing; a topic which should interest many children. Take a look at our full range of persuasive writing topics.Download Now

Year 4: The 24-hour Clock

It is in Year 4 that children are usually introduced to the 24-hour clock. They will have already covered a.m. and p.m. in Year 3 and they need to recognise that to convert times from 1 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. they add 12 hours to the time. It is also...

Year 3: Angles

If there is a single thing which will help children understand angle it is that an angle describes an amount of turn. The greater the angle, the greater the amount of turn. The starting point and finishing point of the turn are shown by two straight lines that meet at...

Year 2: Tally Charts

Tally charts are one of the earliest methods of recording data that children will come across. In Year 2 children should be confident with counting in fives and they can use this skill when representing totals with tallies. A tally can be thought of as a ‘gate’ with four vertical...