Year 4 Weekly Programme

Year  4 Weekly Programme The last half term's weekly programme for Year 4 is here!  Week 31 takes another look at the 12x table to divide, solving multi-step problems, using the formal written method of subtraction, reading scales and mental arithmetic. Extending number sequences, written addition, division, co-ordinates and Roman...

Year 5: Addition Updates

Year 5: Addition Updates We are constantly updating and improving our worksheets and this week we have updated a whole series of year 5 addition worksheets, including using better fonts, a clearer layout and more room to write answers. The updates include: Mental addition of several numbers Harder mental addition...

Year 1: More on Number Squares

Year 1: More on Number Squares We have just published an interesting set of worksheets which ask children in year 1 to fill in the missing numbers in part of a number square. Completing the square from left to right or right to left will show that children can count...

Metaphors

Metaphors Metaphors can be really great for making writing more interesting, but they do need to be used with care. A metaphor is an imaginative way to describe one thing by saying it is something else. It compares two different things or ideas, but unlike a simile it does not...

Year 3: understanding 3-digit numbers

Year 3: understanding 3-digit numbers Using number cards is a great way to help children understand place value and we have just published a set of worksheets for Year 3 which require children to write down all the possible 3-digit numbers that can be made using three different number cards....

Year 5: Multiplying Decimals

Year 5: Multiplying Decimals Knowing times tables off by heart is a crucial part of maths but it is by no means the only important aspect of understanding multiplication and being able to calculate mentally. A key concept is to understand what happens when numbers are multiplied by 10, 100...