Year 3 addition concepts

In year 3 children will continue to develop their understanding of addition, moving on to  work  with larger numbers, up to three digits. The words below should be understood and written correctly. more    add    sum   total    altogether    equals    sign Most of this work can be done orally, with increasing speed...

Maths SAT 2011 question and answer 6

Question 6 is one of the easier questions on the paper  which most children should correctly answer. 6a  Answer:   54 One mark for this question. This is a straightforward subtraction, although children will approach it in several different ways. With the emphasis on mental maths many children will work the...

Mental Arithmetic questions for Years 4, 5 and 6

The last sets of mental arithmetic questions for the Spring Term for Years 4, 5 and 6. The Year 4 questions are quite tricky and cover a range of concepts. The first two questions are doubling and halving and there is also one on turning a right angle using points...

Maths SAT paper question 4 and 5 Paper A 2011

Question 4 is typical of the kind of question involving money and coins that children should have had a lot of practice with in school. However, it still needs some careful thought to avoid spending too much time trying to find an answer. Looking at the amount to be made...

Maths worksheets for Year 4: problem solving

Here are  a set of tricky questions which will test the skills of year 4 children. The fish are all called by numbers, and the challenge is to work out the number names by solving the clues. There are four types of question: 1. 'If I add 20 to my...

Mental arithmetic questions

Published today are our latest sets of mental arithmetic questions for Years 4, 5 and 6. The Year 4 questions concentrate on time, angle, addition and subtraction. The first two questions are working out days of the week, which is usually done by 'counting on'. The second question is harder...