Time in Year 1

Time in Year 1 Children begin to understand and use the vocabulary related to time from an early age. In Reception they will be introduced to the names of days of the week and other terms such as today, yesterday and tomorrow. This will be continued in Year 1, with...

More year 3/4 spelling patterns

More year 3/4 spelling patterns The new statutory requirements are quite specific about the spelling rules to be taught in each year group. One particular pattern for Years 3 and 4 is using ‘ch’ for the ‘k’ sound. There are quite a number of words that follow this pattern, from...

Year 4 addition

Year 4 addition updates Whilst the new statutory requirements for Year 4 concentrate on developing written methods of addition there are still many important mental skills to develop and re-inforce. These include quick mental addition of three small numbers and the addition of two 2-digit numbers mentally. A technique which...

Counting and recognising numbers in Reception

Counting and recognising numbers in Reception Children arrive at school for the first time with a very mixed range of experiences, but by the end of their first year they should all be able to count to 10 and beyond and use the number names in familiar contexts. Number rhymes,...

Teaching about money in year 1

Teaching about money in year 1 We have a great selection of money worksheets for Year 1 children, but have just added four more sets. Traditionally children have been introduced to coins first and the class shop usually had items costing pence rather than pounds. However, with children now expected...

Word list for years 3 and 4

Word list for years 3 and 4 In the new English Programme of Study there are two word lists, one for years 3 and 4 and one for years 5 and 6. The lists are a combination of words children frequently use in their writing and words which they often...