Measurement in Year 1

Plenty of new work to cover in Year 1 as measurement also includes time and money. As we have separate categories for each of these we will not include them here, concentrating on length, weight/mass and capacity. The National Curriculum Programme of Study states that:Pupils should be taught to:Compare, describe...

Persuasive Writing: Zoos

Our latest writing topic takes a look at the arguments for and against zoos, which many people have very strong feelings about. Some people believe that an important function of zoos is to breed endangered species and re-introduce them into the wild. If zoos were banned we would certainly lose...

Year 6 SAT Revision

If you are looking for superb KS2 Maths SAT revision resources then you have come to the right place. We keep everything right up to date by analysing the most recent past papers and producing examples using the same layout, language and degree of difficulty as in the real tests....

Year 5: Statistics

A tricky set of pages has just been published for Year 5 on reading and interpreting tables. These tables are typical of what might be found in real life and involve a good deal of calculating, as well as understanding what to do to reach the answer. Well worth a...

Year 4 Read and Write 4-digit Numbers

In Year 4 the numbers children are expected to be able to read and write increase in size, to include 4-digit numbers. The process is the same as with 3-digits above. Children can explore what a thousand is using concrete materials (a 10x10x10 cube) and pictorial representations. The key is...

Year 3 Read and Write 3-digit Numbers

A key part of maths in Year 3 is to be confident with working with 3-digit numbers. Before children can really understand a 3-digit number such as 345 they must:be able to count up in tens from zero to 100understand the place value of each digitBefore reading 3-digit numbers it...