Year 4 addition and subtraction questions

Here is a real mixture of addition and subtraction questions which can all be answered mentally without resorting to written methods. The questions include adding 2-digit multiples of 10 to 3-digit numbers and subtracting 2-digit multiples of 10 from 3-digit numbers. Interestingly, some of the addition statements can be answered...

Year 3 Shape Concepts

A brief summary of some of the most important maths concepts to be taught in Year 3. 1. 3-D and 2-D shape Children should understand and begin to write, the following words: shape, pattern, flat, solid, hollow, side, edge, face, straight, curved, round, circular, triangular, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, octagonal, right-angled,...

Wet break/holiday activities

We have just begun a brand new section of the site called Wet Break/Holiday Activities which will contain short, fun activities with a mathematical slant. They are aimed at those odd quarters of an hour when there’s nothing else to do, such as a wet playtime or all other work...

Mental arithmetic for years 4, 5 and 6

We are well into the summer term now and it's time for the latest sets of mental arithmetic questions for years 4, 5 and 6. The year 4 questions should prove popular with children as they are a nice and easy set of addition of 2-digit questions. 64 + 29...

KS2 SAT question 8 from 2011 Maths Paper A

The four sums have to be completed using only the numbers 1 to 8 once each. The answer is: 3 + 7 1 + 8 2 + 4 Award two marks for all three pairs of numbers correct as shown above. The numbers within the pairs may be given in...

What is expected in Year 3 for measurement?

By the end of year 3 children are expected to know that: 1 kilometre = 1 000 metres 1 metre = 100 centimetres 1 kilogram = 1 000 grams 1 litre = 1 000 millilitres They are also expected to recognise half units, such as half a kilometre and that...