News: MathsGoGoGo launched

I have just been advised that the eagerly awaited MathsGoGoGo site has been launched. Not even classified in Google yet it can be found at mathsgogogo.co.uk.

I have had a quick look at it and have been impressed but I will write a full review in the future. The primary section contains a huge number of worksheets covering all areas of primary maths and there are also over 500 calculation activities and games for years 1 to 6. If you are serious about helping your children with their maths then this is certainly one to consider. Also has an extensive CGSE revision study.

Free Y6 maths worksheet: Single step operations

usingmaths1Here are some of the hardest types of questions facing primary school children. The first page is called single step operations: in other words only one thing has to be done to reach the answer. This, however, is not strictly true as, for instance, children may have to convert from hours and minutes to minutes before completing the operation or carry the same operation out several times to reach the answer.

The second page certainly need at least two things done to reach the answer. eg to multiply and then multiply again.

Children find this kind of activity very difficult. Taking two steps to reach an answer is beyond many at this age – they just “don’t get it”. This may be partly due to the fact that for most of the time we only ask them to carry out one operation – a page of sums is typical of this approach. It could also be due to maturity levels.

If they do find these too difficult try looking at examples from earlier years where one step is sufficient to reach the answer.

Free Y6 maths worksheet: Single step operations (pg 3)

Free Y6 maths worksheet: Multi step operations (pg 4)