Rounding and approximating answers

Rounding and approximating answers There is an emphasis on using large numbers in Years 5 and 6. For example, the new targets for Year 5 Number includes: •    round any number up to 1 000 000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10 000 and 100 000 Now this might...

Year 3 Measurement

Year 3 Measurement Working with the metric system really takes off in Year 3 (7/8 years old). During this year children are expected to know that: 1 kilometre = 1 000 metres 1 metre = 100 centimetres 1 kilogram = 1 000 grams 1 litre = 1 000 millilitres They...

Weather vocabulary

Weather vocabulary The weather is almost certainly the most common topic of conversation in the UK, probably because we have such a variety. I was in the Derbyshire Peaks on Boxing Day when we had 15 cm of wondrous white snow, yet a few days later in Weymouth I was...

Converting nouns and adjectives to verbs

Converting nouns and adjectives to verbs The new primary curriculum lays great emphasis on grammar and children will now learn to recognise nouns, verbs, adjectives etc. as a matter of course. An important part of this is to recognise that some nouns and adjectives can be converted into verbs and...

St. Valentine’s Day Worksheets

St. Valentine’s Day Worksheets Leading up to the 14th February is one of the busiest periods for card shops, with millions of cards exchanged in the UK, costing over £40 million! Next Saturday is February 14th   and we have a fun selection of maths worksheets, all with a Valentine's Day...

Addition in Year 2

Speedy addition in Year 2 Year 2 is an incredibly important year for children to get to grips with mental addition. If good progress is not made then children could well find themselves struggling with maths throughout school. The emphasis is firmly on mental arithmetic as children learn basic facts...