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Posted by Peter on 4th February 2010
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Maths worksheet: Add decimals mentally (2)

This is a follow up page to an earlier worksheet on adding decimals mentally. The approach is probably the same as adding 2-digit numbers, in that most people seem to do these ‘in their head’ by adding the units first and then adding on the decimals. So, with 4.6 + 3.5 my thinking would probably [...]

Posted by Peter on 3rd February 2010
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Resource of the Week: Moving towards standard written methods of addition

Just one page is not enough for children to become confident with a method, so as often as possible I include at least a second maths worksheet in this case, on ‘moving towards standard written methods’ of 2-digit addition’. With this method the units are added and placed below the sum, making sure the units [...]

Posted by Peter on 2nd February 2010
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Year 6 Maths Worksheet: Negative numbers magic square

Magic squares come in all sorts of formats and these are quite challenging as they involve adding negative and positive numbers and are probably most suited to Year 6 children (10/11 yrs old). On all three squares the numbers to put into the squares are given and on the first puzzle there is a clue [...]

Posted by Peter on 1st February 2010
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Times tables: 3x table pairs

Children need an awful lot of practice and ‘overlearning’ if they are ever really going to know their tables. By knowing, I mean instant response, so that they know that 3 x 6 is 18 just as quickly as if they had been asked their name! It’s always good to find a slightly different approach [...]