Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter To celebrate Beatrix Potter’s 150th birthday we have written a fabulous set of comprehension worksheets about her and also about her most famous book, ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’. They comprehensions have been written at two ability levels, making it easy to provide material for a range of...

Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms and Antonyms Synonym is a tricky word to spell but has a simple meaning. A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase. For example:  small and little are synonyms as they have the same meaning. Unsurprisingly the word...

Year 6 Subtraction Updates

Year 6 Subtraction Updates We have just updated our Year 6 Subtraction worksheets, using a better font and a better layout. The Programme of Study concentrates on mental calculations and solving problems but there is no doubt that most children will continue to need to practise written methods, especially in...

year 3 free assessment paper

Check your child’s progress with our year 3 free assessment paper Would you like to know exactly how well your child is doing in maths? End of term reports can be helpful but they tend not to give a detailed picture of a child’s progress. In maths many children find...

Year 5 Updates

Year 5 Updates This week we have updated a large number of our worksheets in Year 5, including the Subtraction and Multiplication categories. The aim of these updates is to create clearer pages with better fonts and space to provide answers. There is plenty of very tricky work here, including...

Very large numbers in Year 6

Very large numbers in Year 6 Reading and writing large numbers is not easy! One of the real challenges for children in primary school is to be able to read and understand very large numbers. Even adults find this hard. Numbers such as 4567 can be read easily as the...