Clockwise and anticlockwise

Working out the difference between clockwise and anticlockwise can be very tricky for young children -  they have enough problems working out left and right! Nevertheless these terms are introduced in Year 2. Probably the best way to approach this is to show the movement with the hands of a...

Year 2 maths resources: Week 1

The lovely long summer holiday is quickly drawing to a close and teachers are beginning to plan for next term. Whether you are a teacher or a parent why not download the first week of our brand new set of resources for Year 2? Each week we will publish a...

Two coin challenge

Our Challenges are proving to be a great success as they allow children to explore mathematical concepts and extend their thinking. Here is a great little investigation for young children, which helps with counting and logical thinking. Using just the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p and 20p coins what different totals...

Year 2: Handling data

We have had several requests recently for more in the way of Data Handling for Year 2 and we are now beginning to build up our resources in this area. The aim of this set of pagers is to give opportunities to interpret data on a simple block diagram and...

URBrainy Site Changes

We have some exciting changes coming very soon to the URBrainy site. We have been working hard to make the site even easier to use and more useful. New users to the site will be able to get a free trial with a number or print credits allowing them to...

Measurement: Which units to use?

In year 2 children are introduced to most of the common metric units, including: centimetres metres kilometres grams kilograms litres. In the real world they will still hear other units being used (those old inches, feet, pounds etc) but it is vital that they gain a secure knowledge of the...