Year 4 Subtraction Games

To add to our addition games, we have nw released a set of subtraction games for you to enjoy. There are 24 great new mental maths games on subtraction for children aged between 8 and 9 (that’s year 4 in the UK).  To make it a little easier to find...

Year 2 Maths: Magic Squares

Magic Squares have a long and fascinating tradition in maths so it is nice to be able to present a very simple magic square for young children to investigate. The first task is to give them the numbers 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3 and ask them...

Year 2 Maths Resources: Week 35

We are now on our penultimate set of resources for the Year 2 Primary Framework Planning, which covers Block E, Unit 3, Week 2. As usual we have our 40 mental arithmetic questions, this week concentrating on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The 10p challenge is a good mini investigation...

Year 2 Maths Investigation: Car Number Plates

Georgie Gorilla has just received his brand new car, but it hasn't got a number plate yet. Gorilla number plates are easier to read than human ones as they only have the digits 1, 2 or 3 on them and there is only room for three numbers on the number...

Year 2 maths resources: Week 34

We are getting towards the end of the year 2 programme of maths resources which match the Primary Framework for Maths Planning. This week we are looking at Block E, Unit 3. The focuses of learning for this block include: 1. Subtracting 19 mentally by subtracting 20 and then adding...

Year 2 maths: Buttons in the boxes

One of the favourite questions that maths teachers like to ask is, 'How many ways can...?' This maths challenge is one of the best examples of this type of investigation. There are three boxes and 20 buttons. How many ways can the buttons be put in the boxes so that...