Year 4 Subtraction Activities

It’s great to have a change from working on paper and our maths activities provide just the thing – unlimited practice of key mental maths skills. This week we have highlighted Year 4 Subtraction and published 16 new, highly focussed activities in our maths games section. Ranging from subtracting multiples...

Year 3 Writing Money

A key feature of work on money in Year 3 is to encourage children to understand that money can be written in different ways but will still have the same value. Children should have no problems writing amounts in pence, such as 120p but there are a couple of slip-ups...

Guy Fawkes and Bonfire night

Sparklers, fountains and rockets! Yes, it’s that time of year again and don’t forget we have a great selection of maths worksheets linked to November 5th and fireworks to be found in our Further Resources/Special occasions category. From counting fireworks to 20% off the price of a box of fireworks,...

Year 6 Division

In Year 6 children should get plenty of practice with written methods of division. There are two methods, long division and short division, and children should be familiar with both. In many ways long division is the easier of the two as each step is carefully laid down whilst short...

Year 5 Maths Mastery

We have just published the second half term’s resources for Year 5 Maths Mastery. There are three blocks: Block 4 Multiplication and DivisionPlenty to pack in for this three week block, including square and prime numbers, factors and mental calculations. Block 5 Perimeter and AreaIncluding measuring and calculating the perimeter...

Year 4 Multiplication

There is one very simple target for children in Year 4 which will dominate much of the work carried out during the year. It is simply:4C6a Recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 x 12.So, what does this mean? Quite simply, if asked a question such...