Mental arithmetic for Years 4, 5 and 6

The final sets of mental arithmetic for this term have now been published, with two more sets for each of years 4, 5 and 6. Year 4 looks at doubling, multiplication and shapes. Doubling twice can be an effective way of multiplying larger numbers by 4 'in your head'. There...

Multiply by 4 by doubling twice

Here is a set of worksheets, suitable for year 4 children, which looks at multiplication by 4 using mental methods. With 2 and 3-digit numbers often the easiest way to do this is to double the number and then double again. This is just one of the many strategies that...

Mental arithmetic for Years 4, 5 and 6

The most recent sets of mental arithmetic questions have now been published for years 4, 5 and 6. For year 4 it is very much about multiplication and division, including some of the easier rules of divisibility eg a number is divisible by five if the units are five or...

Roman Numerals

The Roman number system is very different from ours. To start with they use letters rather than numbers and there is no zero. The system still used today is based on 7 letters: I = 1 V = 5 X = 10 L = 50 C = 100 X =...

KS2 Maths SAT Papers

Next May our Year 6 children will be taking the Maths SAT Papers and now is the perfect time to start thinking about how they can achieve the best possible result. To help with this we have just published the Maths SAT Papers A and B for the last two...

Year 6 Mental Arithmetic: Sets 19 and 20

Our latest set of mental arithmetic questions for Year 6. This week we concentrate on keeping those addition and subtraction skills up to scratch. Children who are quick and successful with mental arithmetic have many different strategies at their fingertips. Which strategy they use will depend on a quick assessment...