What's New: Thick and thin, comparing size

Early measurement is all about comparisons. Long before  starting to use standard units of measurement such as metres, children need to be able to make sensible comparisons. For this set of worksheets the comparisons are all to do with measurement, using the terms thick, thicker, thickest and thin, thinner and...

What's New: Change from 10p

Having a toy shop is a great way to learn about money and gain confidence with addition and subtraction. If no shop is available why not try this set of worksheets which look at the change given from 10p. The usual way of working this out is by counting up...

What's new: Year 1 weekly plans

Apologies for this week's plans being a little late, but I have been abroad during the 'ash crisis' and only just made it back by cruise ship, during which time I did not have access to the site to upload this week's resources! But, at last, here they are, including...

Calculator Game: 3x table

This is a great game to play with your children once they have a good knowledge of the 3x table. The idea of the game is to put four counters in a row, across, down or diagonally, and of course, stop the other player from doing so. Knowledge of the...

What's New: Putting numbers in order

We have several pages on ordering numbers in our 'Going Along' and 'Moving On' sections but these four pages are a little trickier and can be found in our Superbrains section, under Counting and Number. Four 2-digit numbers have to be placed in order, starting with the smallest. To do...

What's New: Multiplication word problems 3

This set of four worksheets looks at multiplication word problems taken mainly from real life situations involving measurements. All the questions can be answered if the 2x, 5x and 10x tables are known.  There is no extra help in the form of pictures to count or a number line. These...