Maths SAT Paper A 2011 question 16

This page is trickier than it might first appear. Question 16a asks, ‘How many snacks were chosen by more girls than boys?’ which is a clumsily worded question which could be misinterpreted. It requires looking at the columns to see which have more of the light shading than the dark...

Year 3 weekly maths programme

In the fourth week of our year 3 weekly planning we are aiming to: 1. Learn the 3 times table 2. Revise the 2x, 5x and 10x tables 3. Understand division is the inverse of multiplication 4. Divide by 3 6. Solve division word problems 7. Make 2D shapes from...

Written methods of subtraction in Year 5

In Year 5 the children can build upon the different ways that the Mathematics Framework suggests for subtraction problems on paper. Each of these ways should build on their knowledge of mental strategies. All are equally good, but the ‘decomposition’ method is considered to be the most efficient. A key...

More caterpillar counting

This investigation is aimed at younger children, probably years one or two, although it can be used with older children to explore all possible combinations and reflections. There are many routes through the caterpillar, the shortest possible going through 5 circles. How many different ways of going through 5 circles...

Year 3 maths programme: week 3

This week we have published the third of our weekly programmes for year 3 maths, which many parents are finding really useful. The main aims of the week are: 1. revise adding two or more numbers to total 100 2. revise taking away teen numbers 3. revise 2x, 5x and...

Year 5 written addition concepts

Three methods of addition are recommended and whilst children might become familiar with all three, it is the third that they will end up using. All stress the importance of setting out in columns, with the units lining up underneath the units and so on. The third method is considered...