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...

Mental arithmetic questions for years 4, 5 and 6

We have just published the latest sets of mental arithmetic questions for Years 4, 5 and 6. The Year 4 questions are a mixed bag, including relating fractions to decimals, doubling numbers with halves in and some addition problems. Children may not have come across doubling a number such as...

Year 3 Counting and Number concepts

Here we have a brief summary of some of the most important maths concepts to be taught in Year 3. More detail is available via the link below and on the urbrainy.com website. 1. Counting Making progress with counting will still be important in year 3, using up to three...