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...

Zoo animals: factual writing and comprehensions

Zoo animals: factual writing and comprehensions at 3 levels We are often asked to provide English worksheets which are related to other parts of the curriculum or can be used as part of a topic and we are steadily increasing such resources, especially with animals. Previously we have published material...

Years 5-6 dictations for words in the statutory spelling list

Years 5-6 dictations for words in the statutory spelling list There are exactly 100 words for children to learn in years 5 and 6 to meet the statutory requirements and we have had a large number of requests for more work using these words, and our very latest set of...