Archives for "February, 2010"
Coming soon: Multiplication, fractions and a tables game
Next week we have a page on knowing that multiplication can be done in any order. This, of course, is also true of addition, but not subtraction or division and this knowledge comes into play a great deal later on with ‘BODMAS’ etc. We will also be publishing a tricky year 6 worksheet on fractions. [...]
Year 2: TV programme Times
This worksheet looks at working out the times of TV programmes and how long they last. Working within units of 5 minutes much of this is straightforward. However working out the start times is a little more tricky and children need to be confident with telling the time to 5 minutes. Newspapers and TV programme [...]
Review: Number Partners
I came across a really interesting project the other day for anyone in business who would like to share their love of maths with children in school for just a few hours a month. Number Partners is a volunteering programme designed to support young people in schools across the country with their number and financial [...]
Telling the time: Days of the Week
Here we have two pages on days of the week. The best way to use the first page is to cut the days of the week out and shuffle them. Lay them out in a random order and use them to carry out simple activities or to ask questions, such as: Pick up the day [...]
Year 2 Calculations: Multiplication and money
A great way to practice the 2x, 5x and 10x tables is with 2p, 5p and 10p coins. If you can gather together a set of ten of each this makes for a really good practical resource with endless questions: e.g. I have six 5p coins, how much do I have? Give me 20p all [...]
News: Are children getting enough sleep?
Newsround has come up with some interesting data about children’s sleep habits. It found that more than half of the 9 to 11 year old children interviewed admitted that they thought they needed more sleep. Most children of this age went to bed by 21.30 but then many stayed up watching TV, playing video games [...]
Coming soon: Multiplication, money and time
A great way to practice the 2x, 5x and 10x tables is with 2p, 5p and 10p coins. If you can gather together a set of ten of each this makes for a really good practical resource with endless questions: e.g. I have six 5p coins, how much do I have? Give me 20p all [...]
Multiplication worksheet: Multiply by whole tens (2)
This is another multiplication worksheet which helps with the early stages of written multiplication. Multiplying by 40 is the same as multiplying by 10 and multiplying by 4. To multiply by 10 just move each digit one place to the left and place a zero in the units column. This method reduces this process by [...]
Resource of the Week: subtraction
There are many occasions when a 4-digit subtraction can be done ‘in your head’. These questions, suitable for Year 5, are examples of this. They all involve numbers which are just over and just under a whole thousand. For example: 3003 – 2994 Probably the easiest way to do this mentally is to count on [...]
Learning tables: grids
Multiplication tables are the basis for a huge amount of maths, ranging from simple sums to division and cancelling fractions. Use these sheets as timed practice, with the aim of getting a quicker time for each and, of course, all correct. A limit on time can be given. A good 11 year old would need [...]
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