New English: Proof Reading

Two new sets of worksheets have just been published which look at proofreading for spelling errors. Each short passage has ten spelling mistakes, which need to be spotted and corrected. The first set has a theme of sea creatures. The second set looks at famous footballers of the past. These...

New English: Chinese New Year

February, at the start of the new moon. This year it starts on 10th February. Imagine the night sky lit with masses of colourful lights, lantern displays and incredible dragon dances. Take a look at our comprehension worksheets to find out more about Chinese New Year. We have written them...

Year 6 Measuring Volume

Because space is three dimensional (it has length, width and height) we use cubic units to measure volume. In the metric system the main units of volume are:cubic millimetres or mm³cubic centimetres or cm³cubic metres or m³a litre is also a metric measure of volume, which is the space taken...

Measurement in Year 6

There are some very hard concepts involved with Measurement in Year 6. Conversion of units of measurement continues to be a key element, and it is suggested that converting between units such as kilometres and miles is done graphically. Converting metric units should be done with up to 3 decimal...

Measurement in Year 5

The metric system takes centre stage in the Year 5 Measurement Programme of Study, emphasising the importance of converting between different units of metric measures.By the end of Year 5 children should know the following relationships between metric units:1 kilometre = 1,000 metres1 metre = 100 centimetres or 1,000 millimetres1...

Measurement in Year 4

Converting between units is an important part of the Year 4 Programme of Study for Measurement. For instance, children should be able to convert kilometres to metres or grams to kilograms, which needs a good knowledge of multiplying and dividing by 1,000.Calculating perimeters and finding the area of rectilinear shapes...