Learning 2, 5, 10 times tables

Learning  2, 5, 10 times tables. Children are introduced to multiplication tables in Year 2 (6/7 yrs old) and the latest targets say that they should be fluent with the two times, five times and ten times tables by the end of the year.  There are many ways that times...

Year 3 Fractions Programme of Study (statutory requirements)

In the new Maths Programme of Study for Year 3, Fractions are now a section all on their own, rather than being with Division or Number. Here are the latest statutory requirements: Fractions Pupils should be taught to: •    count up and down in tenths; recognise that tenths arise from...

Year 4 Multiplication and Division Programme of Study

There are some very tricky targets for Year 4, including learning times tables and formal written methods of multiplication and division. The new Programme of Study states: Multiplication and division Pupils should be taught to: •    recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12 •    ...

Year 3 Multiplication and Division Programme of Study

There have been several changes in the Year 3 Multiplication and Division Programme of Study. Learning more times tables is crucial during Year 3 as well as developing formal written methods. The new programme states: Multiplication and division Pupils should be taught to: •    recall and use multiplication and division...

Quotation marks worksheets for year 3

Quotation marks worksheets for year 3 Quotation marks are also known as ‘speech marks’ or ‘inverted commas’. The new National Curriculum for English uses the term ‘inverted commas,’ but we are not keen on this term as the marks are not all inverted! However, speech marks are now introduced in...

Exclamation mark worksheets for Year 1 and 2

Exclamation mark worksheets for Year 1 and Year 2 We have just added some further worksheets on punctuation for younger children, covering question marks, exclamation marks and commas. Whilst there is a definite rule for when to use a question mark, it is more a matter of choice when to...