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...

More great number worksheets for Year 2

More great number worksheets for Year 2. We have just published two sets of worksheets which fill a couple of small gaps in the Year 2 Number category. The first looks at reading and writing 2-digit numbers. Writing 2-digit numbers in words can be quite tricky, especially numbers in the...

Year 3 learning to tell the time

Year 3 learning to tell the time Learning to tell the time forms a major part of the Year 3 Programme of Study. By the end of the year children should have been taught to tell and read the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals. They should...

Year 5 statistics: holidays

Year 5 statistics: holidays What better topic for the end of April than sun and holidays? Summer is on its way and we have just published some great line graph worksheets on temperatures in various holiday locations, from Malaga to Brisbane, Australia. Line graphs are the main feature of the...