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...

Investigate the year 2013

Well, 2012 was certainly full of adventure if you were a sports fan but I wonder what 2013 will bring. With this in mind we have just published an investigation, probably most suited to Year 3 children which looks at the possibilities of adding the digits from 2013. The first...

Handling data: more bar charts

This week we have published the latest set of worksheets which look at interpreting bar charts, suitable for year 3 children. An important aspect of this is the reading of the scale on the axis as the vertical axes are marked in multiples of two or ten. As well as...

Halves and quarters: word problems

This is a set of worksheets suitable for Year 3 children that takes a closer look at word problems involving halves and quarters. One of the basic concepts which needs to be understood is the relationship between multiplication and division, or doubling and halving. For example; the first question asks:...

Fascinating dates: 12.12.12

It may have come to your attention that 12th December this year will have the date: 12.12.12: the kind of date many people find fascinating and one which draws the usual 'end of the world' claims. In fact, at the 12th second of the 12th minute of the 12th hour...