Wimbledon worksheets

Wimbledon worksheets Wimbledon is the oldest tennis championship in the world and has been played since 1877 at the ‘All England Club’ in Wimbledon, London. In the early days it was men only, but ladies first entered in 1884. The most famous names in tennis history have all won Wimbledon,...

Distances in kilometres (Year 5)

Distances in kilometres (Year 5) We live in a strange world where we teach children about millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres but then on road signs we measure distances in miles. If we were deliberately trying to confuse children then we could hardly do better! This week we bring some...

Multiplication pyramid (Year 6)

Multiplication pyramid (Year 6) Something new this week for Year 6: number pyramids. The number in each box is the product of the two numbers below it. Some of the numbers are missing. This involves division as much as multiplication and is a fun way to practise these two skills....

Nouns with the suffix ‘er’ or ‘or’

Nouns with the suffix ‘er’ or ‘or’ When to add the suffix ‘er’ and when to add ‘or’ is a tricky question to answer. The suffixes ‘er’ and ‘or’ can be added to some verbs to make nouns that mean ‘a person or a thing that does something’. Unfortunately, there...

Year 5: Sum of angles of a triangle

Year 5: Sum of angles of a triangle Many years ago, when I was at Grammar School (Year 7/8) I learnt that the angles of a triangle added up to 180 degrees. Expectations have changed since those days and now Year 5 children measure and draw given angles and calculate...

Year 4: Money Problems

Year 4: Money Problems We continue our theme of ‘real life’ problem solving with two new sets of money worksheets for Year 4. These involve adding six amounts of money together to see how much a day’s shopping will cost. One is based around the beach and the other on...