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new statutory requirements for maths 17 Jul 2013 | 01:32 pm
We seem to be sliding back into a bygone age with Mr Gove’s latest maths education proposals. Firstly we have ‘new’ terms for subject areas. Shape has become Geometry, even for year 1 and Handling Dat...
Place value to millions 8 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
Many children find reading large numbers very difficult, as indeed do many adults. This is a very simple page which looks at reading larger numbers up to millions. If nothing else it should help child...
Revising times tables in Year 4 4 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
What have we got today? It’s the second in our multiplying by 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10 worksheets, suitable for year 4 children or those who are beginning to know their tables. The best way to learn tables i...
Year 3 money problems: packed lunch 1 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
By year 3 children will be well acquainted with the pound and pence signs and should know that there are 100 pence in a pound. They should also be familiar with the way that we show money in pounds e....
Year 2: Time. What can you do in one minute? 27 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
Getting a clear concept of amount of time is important for young children. This page challenges children to complete a number of tasks in one minute, such as how tall a tower can be built using blocks...
Days, months and years 24 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
As children progress through year 3 and into year 4 it is expected that they get to know and number of facts to do with measuring time, other than just reading the time on a clock face. These facts in...
Resource of the week: Maths Game of Strategy: 20 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
The importance of playing games with children to aid their mathematical thinking cannot be stressed too much. Playing games improves logical thinking and thinking ahead. This great little game, which ...
Ordering lengths of time in Year 2 17 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
It is in year 2 that children really get to grips with time. Targets include telling and writing the time to five minutes, including using terms such as quarter to and quarter past the hour. They are ...
Single step word problems for year 6 13 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
Below are two pages of maths problems written in words. They are known as ‘single step operations’ as only one mathematical process is necessary to solve them. Children find word problems very difficu...
Single step word problems for year 6 13 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
Below are two pages of maths problems written in words. They are known as ‘single step operations’ as only one mathematical process is necessary to solve them. Children find word problems very difficu...
