Year 5 Solving Problems and Investigating

Year 5 Solving Problems and Investigating The skills needed to solve mathematical problems and investigations are a crucial part of the primary maths curriculum. They are skills that might not arise naturally from the day-today teaching of maths and need time devoted to them. That is why we have always...

Year 6 Subtraction On-screen activities

Year 6 Subtraction On-screen Activities On-screen activities are superb for practising mental arithmetic skills and we have just published three new activities for Year 6:Mental skills form the basis for all methods of written subtraction, but more than this, even when working with large numbers it can be more efficient...

Year 5 Order and Compare Numbers

Year 5 Order and Compare NumbersChildren in Year 5 are expected to be able to read, write and compare numbers up to a million, but there is a lot of work that needs to be done with smaller numbers before this can be achieved. We have just published two new...

Year 3: Understanding Multiplication

Year 3: Understanding MultiplicationIt is always worth recapping concepts that children have come across before and in Year 3, the understanding of making and adding equal groups is important in the context of multiplication. We have just added a new set of worksheets asking children to match representations to times...

Year 2: Subtraction Word Problems

Year 2: Subtraction Word ProblemsThere is a move within schools to try and make maths as relevant as possible, part of which is to include more written problems involving real life situations. Whilst the maths to solve the problems is often quite easy with these types of question, it is...

Year 1: Money

Year 1: MoneyMoney and coins in Year 1Working with coins in practical contexts is both an effective way to become confident with money, but also helps with addition and subtraction. Undoubtably, one of the best resources in a classroom or at home is a collection of real coins or plastic...