Archives for "February, 2011"
Maths board game: Make 31
This is a great game for two players to help with mental addition of small numbers. Each player takes it in turn to place a counter over one of the numbers. When a counter is paced on the board the number is added to a joint total. It is a good idea to write the [...]
Year 3 maths worksheets on measuring
We have an increasing number of maths worksheets covering measuring for Year 3. Reading scales where the divisions are not all labelled is an important aspect of this and we have a tricky page on reading length. For those who think that miles should still be taught we have a couple of pages of working [...]
Two by Two by Barbara Reid
Two by Two by Barbara Reid This book is a real must for any parent who loves sitting down and looking at books with their young children. Written in rhymes to tell the story of Noah’s Ark you will find your child returning again and again to their favourite pages. One of the best aspects [...]
Learning the 6 times table
Now we come to some of the harder tables, starting with the 6 times table. There is nothing especially ‘catchy’ to remember about this table, it is pretty much just hard work. It should not be learned until the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables have been learned. If this has been achieved, [...]
Year 3 maths worksheet: finding half way (2)
I’ve had a number of requests for another page to go with the ‘Finding half way’ sheet published earlier. This is suitable for Year 3 children. It is interesting to see how they tackle this without any help. Some will find techniques using the number line and others will find it very difficult. Certainly use [...]
Year 1 maths worksheet: early subtraction
It is sometimes difficult to find subtraction worksheets that are basic enough for very young children. This page looks at subtracting one or two from 1-digit numbers. There is no number line to help, so it is very much a mental arithmetic exercise. Most children will approach it by counting back one or two, possibly [...]
Year 4 resources on measurement
We have a growing number of Year 4 resources on measurement. Of course, children today grow up learning about metric measurements and the key standard units they need to know include: 1 kilometre = 1 000 metres 1 metre = 100 centimetres 1 centimetre = 10 millimetres 1 kilogram equals 1 000 grams 1 litre [...]
Seven Dizzy Dragons and Other Maths Rhymes by Sue Atkinson
Seven Dizzy Dragons and Other Maths Rhymes by Sue Atkinson ‘Big books’ tend to be used only in schools as they are great for a teacher to sit with the class and look at the story. They also tend to be quite expensive and not easily available in book shops. This great book can be [...]
Percentage worksheet for Year 5
Here is the second of our percentages worksheets for Year 5. It is typical of the English that we manage to write per cent in two different ways. Unlike the Americans who use percent we use two words per cent, apart from when we write percentage when we put it altogether. Anyway, as to the [...]
Resource of the week: partitioning large numbers
Our resource of the Week looks at place value with larger numbers, something that many children find tricky. By year 5 children are expected to be able to read and write some seriously large numbers. A really good understanding of place value is needed to read large numbers successfully. The key to looking at a [...]
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