Year 2 addition: Brainwhizz Challenge

Here we have four challenging pages  which can be used as a quick assessment on how well addition facts have been mastered. There are two sets of 15 questions on each of the four pages. Each set cover the following skills; 1. Adding 10 to a 2-digit number 2. Adding...

Calculator game: 5x table

This is the third in our mini series of calculator games which help with learning tables. The answers to the 5x table are on the grid. You have to work out what multiplied by 5 will give these answers. One go at a time, played with a partner and a...

Year 1, week 28 resources now published

Continuing with our weekly programme of resources for Year 1, this week concentrates on number facts and understanding shape. For those teachers out there, it has been written for Block B Unit 3. We have 21 pages of practical ideas, mental arithmetic, printable resources and a great 9 tile shape...

Maths worksheets: Lines of symmetry

Folding to create symmetrical patterns is a popular past-time in schools. These maths worksheets are quite tricky as they ask children to colour the correct spots on the other side of the line of symmetry to make sure that the shape is symmetrical. Pegboards are a useful aid to this...

Practical ideas: Building towers (counting)

Lego bricks, multilink, similar building blocks or just cubes are an excellent resource for helping with counting. Here are just two ideas for building towers, including counting up in ones as it is built, and down in ones as it is taken apart. Build two towers and comparing the number...

Year 1 week 27 resources now published

We are now getting well into the summer term and our most recent support resources for the Primary Framework planning in schools have been published. This is a great selection of practical ideas, printable pages and challenges, including work on: counting on in threes sorting 2D shape adding three small...