Year 1 One more and one less

Year 1 One more and one less A great emphasis is made in Year 1 on children being able to find one more and one less than a number. In our latest set of worksheets numbers are displayed in different ways; by spots on dice, in words and in numbers,...

Grammar: Passive and active voice

Grammar: Passive and active voice This sounds more complicated than it really is. In a passive sentence what would usually be the object of the sentence is turned into the subject. For example, here is a sentence: Sam hit the ball. The subject is Sam and the object is the...

Fun maths board games

Fun maths board games Fun holiday activities with a mathematical twist Here are some great ideas for the holidays. Matchstick puzzles Are you ready to challenge your logical thinking by moving the matchsticks to solve the puzzles? Logic may get you to the answers, but sometimes that will not be...

Year 3 Reasoning: Place Value Grids

Year 3 Reasoning: Place Value Grids Place value grids and charts are used a great deal in the maths mastery curriculum as they provide a clear visual guide to the values in each column. To provide some extra support for this we have just published two sets of pages looking...

Year 1 Reasoning: maths mastery

Year 1 Reasoning: maths mastery For those who teach or have children following the mastery programmes then our Year 1 Reasoning category is a superb resource. Our latest sets of worksheets look at reasoning and problem solving with a small amount of money: just 10p. For the ‘10p to spend’...

The Bronte Sisters: comprehensions

The Bronte Sisters: comprehensions Three books from three sisters are the topics of our latest sets of comprehension worksheets: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte. 30th July 2018 is the two hundredth anniversary of Emily Bronte’s birth...