Finding fractions of numbers

The word 'fraction' seems to invite terror in the minds of many people. Perhaps it's because in many cases the bigger the number, the smaller the fraction (e.g. 1/2000 is smaller than 1/200) which might be difficult to understand. It might also be that the whole idea of a fraction...

Year 3 weekly programme: week 28

This week we have published a wide range of resources in our latest weekly programme for Year 3. We begin as always with a set of mental arithmetic questions concentrating on addition and doubling.  Following this are the worksheets, starting with a couple of pages on describing number patterns and...

More addition of multiples of 100

We are often asked what it means for children to put their knowledge into practice to solve problems. This page is an excellent example of this. If children know,off by heart, addition of two single digit numbers (e.g. 4 + 5 = 9) then they should find it easy to...

Year 3 Weekly Maths Programme: Week 27

We begin this week's Programme by looking at putting numbers in order continuing number sequences.The number sequences are especially important as they ask for the rule for each sequence to be written down. For example the rule for the sequence 3, 6, 9, 12 is 'add 3'. Once the rule...

More number sequences for Year 3

Recognising and continuing number sequences is an important part of the primary maths curriculum. This page looks  at both describing the number pattern and extending it. Of course, the sequence can not be extended until the rule associated with it has been worked out. This recognition of patterns and then...

Year 3 maths programme: week 26

This week we have a wide variety of worksheets, some of which will be very familiar to parents and some which might be completely new. We start with some basic mental arithmetic, but this week they are particularly hard, especially the adding of four small numbers. With these it is...