Place value cards and tables squares

[caption id="attachment_8591" align="alignleft" width="150"] Place value cards and tables squares[/caption] Place value cards and tables squares Place value cards are a really valuable resource. With nine cards printed with multiples of 1000 from 1000 to 9000; nine with multiples of 100 from 100 to 900; nine with multiples of 10...

Word lists for years 3 and 4

[caption id="attachment_8585" align="alignleft" width="150"] Word lists for years 3 and 4[/caption] Word lists for years 3 and 4 Great news: we have just completed our final two sets of worksheets on the statutory word lists for years 3 and 4, including words such as strength, although and weight. Children are...

Year 4 written addition using squared paper

[caption id="attachment_8580" align="alignleft" width="208"] Year 4 written addition using squared paper[/caption] Year 4 written addition using squared paper. For many years primary school maths teachers have discussed whether to use squared paper or not for written addition, subtraction etc. If you were in school 50 years ago it is very...

Year 2 Addition Brainwhizz

Year 2 Addition Brainwhizz We have had several requests for more of our Brainwhizz worksheets so here they are! A new set of Year 2 Addition pages which concentrate on mental arithmetic, including: •    Adding a single digit to a 2-digit number •    Adding 10 to a 2-digit number •    ...

Using a or an

Using a or an? Children can be uncertain about when to use ‘a’ and ‘an’. The general rule is quite simple: use an before a word that starts with a vowel sound. (Remember, vowels are a, e, i, o and u.) If the word does not start with a vowel...

The Fifth of November

The Fifth of November During the night of November 4th/5th  1605 Guy Fawkes was sitting quietly in a cellar under the Houses of Parliament, preparing to ignite 36 barrels of gunpowder. The aim was to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill the king, James I. It seems amazing...