Archives for "December, 2010"
Maths puzzles
With Christmas rapidly approaching and the unit plans finished for the term it is a great time to try out some maths puzzles which lead to a better knowledge of the subject and an improvement in logical thinking. There are some great games and puzzles on the site for all aged children. The word searches [...]
Multiply a decimal by a single digit (2)
Here we have two more pages of practice at multiplying a decimal by a single digit. The first six questions on each page are straightforward enough but the later questions may prove to be trickier. For example: 8 x ? = 3.2 could appear to be quite difficult to work out. Because 3.2 is a [...]
Year 3 maths worksheet: train fares
Here we have a worksheet which looks at the cost of going to the seaside by train for the day! There are several concepts involved in this page. Adults are used to this kind of chart showing prices, but it will probably be unfamiliar to children who will need some explanation on how to read [...]
Year 4 maths worksheet: relate addition and subtraction
One of the most important concepts for children to understand in the early years is the relationship between addition and subtraction. Given one set of facts they should be able to deduce several other facts. For example: If 40 + 30 = 70 then: 30 + 40 = 70 and 70 – 40 = 30 [...]
Year 5 Maths Worksheets Counting and Understanding Number
Our Counting and Understanding Number section for year 5 is growing quickly and we now have about 40 well written pages on this section. There is help with reading and writing larger numbers, including partitioning 5 digit numbers and writing numbers up to millions, which always proves tricky for children. There are also worksheets on [...]
Year 2 maths worksheet: Christmas decorations
Here we have a festive maths worksheet suitable for year 2 or 3. How much will the Christmas decorations cost? The cost of the decorations are all whole tens of pence so this is good practice at adding multiples of 10. With the later questions, which involve adding four multiples of ten it might be [...]
Year 5 maths worksheet: negative numbers
Children are most likely to come across negative numbers when using a calculator and they are usually taught about them in a practical sense in the context of measuring temperature. Number lines are also very helpful as they show that numbers continue after zero when counting down. Here we have a maths worksheet, suitable for [...]
New Education White Paper
I knew that it wouldn’t be long before the present government wanted to stamp its authority on education by bringing in new reforms, and here they come! One of the main targets is discipline and they hope that by encouraging school uniforms, house systems and prefects that a back to basics approach will improve disciple. [...]
Year 2 maths worksheets: Calculating
In Year 2 children will be calculating using the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division symbols. Their understanding of addition will develop as they begin to add a 1-digit number to a 2-digit number as well as beginning to answer written addition questions. (This is not the same as using written methods.) Developing efficient mental methods [...]
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