Year 5: written methods of multiplication

These pages take a look at the various ways written multiplication is taught in schools, before arriving at the standard written method. Before carrying out any long multiplication an estimate of the answer should be done mentally and then compared to the final written answer to make sure it is...

Maths SAT questions and answers for 17 and 18

Today we are looking at questions 17 and 18 of the 2011 paper A with questions, answers and helpful tips. The answer to question17 is   22.11     One mark. No working needs to be shown. The answer to question 18 is   4     One mark.          Accept 21 and 22 and 23 and...

Weekly maths programme for year 3: week 5

We have just published Week 5 of our programme for Year 3. If you are unsure of what to give your children week by week this is a great way to stay on track and ensure that all areas of the curriculum are covered during the year. Selecting from our...

Year 5 Multiplication

By the end of year 5 children should have a very good understanding of what multiplication is. They should be able to understand the operation of multiplication as the same process as repeated addition. In other words, eight fifteens is the same as adding fifteen eight times. They should understand...

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...