New Year 6: Fractions

Comparing fractions can prove to be a very tricky task, especially if the denominators of the fractions are different. To be successful children need a good knowledge of equivalent fractions in order to find a common denominator. Only then can fractions be compared without the use of bar charts or...

New Year 5: Multiply by 10, 100 and 1,000

Children should be well acquainted with multiplying by 10 and 100 in Year 4 and this is extended to multiplying by 1,000 in Year 5. Our latest pages use a range of materials to help, such as place value charts and Gattegno charts. At this stage it is important for...

New Year 3: Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

All the learning about addition and subtraction that is done in Year 3 needs to be put into practice. Our latest pages do exactly that. Consisting of word problems using 2-digit numbers, children have to decide what operation to use and complete bar models to match the problem. The bar...

New Year 4: Area

Area is usually introduced to children in Year 4. It is explained as the amount of space taken up by a 2D shape. At first, various ways of working out area can be tried, leading to counting squares being the best way. We have just published 3 new sets of...

New Year 2: Add and subtract tens

Finding 10 more than and 10 less than a 2-digit number is an important step towards being able to calculate with all 2-digit numbers. Once children are confident with adding or subtracting 10 they can move on to working with multiples of 10. Schools use base 10, rekenreks, number squares...

New Year 1 Subtraction

One of the latest trends in teaching maths is to introduce subtraction as, ‘finding a part’. This also shows the link between subtraction and addition and questions can be presented as 2 + ? = 6 rather than 6 – 2 = ? There are lots of fun, practical ways...