Learning the 6 times table

It is generally recognised that the 6 times table is one of the harder sets of tables to learn. The reason for this is that there is little in the way of any repeating pattern to the answers which means that it just has to be learned, 'off by heart'....

Year 3 weekly programme: Week 14

The weekly programme for year 3 rolls on. This week we are aiming to: 1. count back in hundreds 2. round to the nearest ten 3. practise the 3x and 4x tables 4. practise speed addition and subtraction 5. improve mental arithmetic skills I especially like the last page of...

Year 2: Statistics programme of Study (statutory requirements)

Statistics is the latest term for what was called Handling Data. This no longer appears at all in the Year 1 statutory requirements, but is introduced in Year 2. Statistics Pupils should be taught to: •    interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables •    ask...

The importance of words

The words a child uses, or their vocabulary, will speak volumes on how well educated or clever, we think they are.  Developing vocabulary is rather like filling the fridge with a wide variety of food to eat. A full fridge gives us choices on what to eat and what foods...

Hexagon addition challenge

This investigation  is a development of the caterpillar investigation and hexagon challenge, but with using multiples of 10. The shortest and longest routes can be found, but children also need to be confident enough to add several multiples of 10 together, making it suitable for around Year 3 on. The...

Happy New Year and new maths resources

Welcome to the new year and with it the very first set of new resources, with plenty more to come! This week we have published a new set of 'wet break' activities for Year 2. These are number or word searches ideal to be completed during the rather dark and...