Year 4 weekly programme

Year 4 weekly programme Good news! The next set of 6 weekly programmes are now available for Year 4. There’s plenty to look forward to this half term with a really mixed selection of activities. Week 19 takes a look at counting in steps of 25, using negative numbers, solving...

Year 3 addition and subtraction – missing digits

Year 3 addition and subtraction – missing digits Children in Year 3 are now expected to add and subtract using the formal written method. An interesting way of looking at this is to show various calculations using the written method but have some of the digits missing. To be able...

Adjective clauses

Adjective clauses An adjective clause adds more information about a noun by using a clause with a relative pronoun, such as ‘who’, ‘whom’, ‘which’, ‘that’ or ‘whose’. The adjective clause follows the noun. This might sound tricky but is actually quite easy. Here is an example: The boy who was...

St. Valentine’s Day and Shrove Tuesday worksheets

St. Valentine’s Day and Shrove Tuesday worksheets It is not long before two fun events in the calendar arrive. Valentine’s Day is on the 14th of February and we have a great selection of maths worksheets, all with a Valentine's Day theme; so there will be plenty of hearts fluttering!...

Year 6 Number, rounding, place value

Year 6 Number, rounding, place value For the first time this year the new targets for children to reach by the end of year 6 are in place and the new SATs will reflect this. Without doubt they are challenging. The targets include: •    reading, writing, ordering and comparing numbers...

Year 3 time problems

Year 3 time problems Year 3 time problems We have also just published a great new set of pages on time problems for Year 3. The first two pages look at simple one step problems such as: Assembly starts at 9:10 am. It lasts half an hour. What time does...