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Maths worksheet: Subtraction of money
Using written methods of subtraction can prove quite tricky with money as it involves decimals. It is important to lay the question out in the standard way, even if it is shown horizontally or just as a written problem and most importantly, to keep the decimal points in a line.
Watch out when there is a zero on the top line as many children go for the easy option and say ‘nought take away 3 is 3′ rather than going through the carrying process.
This is the second in our series on subtracting money.
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 placing the zero in the units and then multiplying by 4, ensuring each digit of the answer is placed one space further to the left. There we go!
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 go along the lines of:
’4 + 3 is 7, making 7.6 plus point 5 which is 8.1′.
It is not the only approach, but is usually a very effective one.
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 and this worksheet does just that. The numbers 0 to 10 and the numbers 3 times as great are all on the sheet. All that has to be done is link each pair.
Thanks to urbrainy.com for this page. They have an excellent range of maths games and worksheets for young children and the site is well worth a visit.
Times tables: 4 times table
The normal route through learning tables is to start with the twos and tens as these are probably the tables most familiar to children. The next stage is usually to learn the fives, followed by fours. The four times table has a number of characteristics which can be pointed out to help children. Firstly, all the answers are even, so must end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. Secondly it is double the two times tables. Doubling is a very powerful mental arithmetic tool and some cultures incorporate it into all their multiplying. Continue Reading
Times tables: More 3x tables
This is a slightly harder worksheet than the last one published on the three times table. This page does not have a number line to help and the questions are asked in different order eg 6 x 3 or 3 x 6. This could be used as a timed challenge for those who are gaining confidence in learning the table.
Interestingly, when I whizzed through this page mentally I suddenly realised that I did not necessarily work out the answer in the order shown on the page. For example I thought of 2 x 3 as 2 x 3 = 6, but when it cam to 3 x 5 I thought of it as 5 x 3 = 15. I saw the two numbers which needed multiplying and automatically chose the easier way to do them. However, this would not be the case for children who do not know all their tables.
Times tables: 3x table starter
Here we have a worksheet on the 3x table which is ideal for those children just beginning to get to grips with learning tables. It includes a number line to help those who are still ‘counting on’.
The 3 times table is one of the harder tables to learn, as there is little in the way of pattern, but answers do alternate between odd and even. It is usually learned after the twos, tens and fives.
A good way of checking if an answer is correct is to see if the digits add up to 3, 6 or 9. eg 24: 2 + 4 = 6.
This page can be found in our Four Rules section, under multiplication/tables.
Tables worksheet: 2, 5 and 10 times tables
Practice makes perfect, and this multiplication page gives loads of practice for the 2x, 5x and 10x tables. This is the first stage in introducing the idea of filling in a multiplication grid, multiplying the numbers across and down to fill in the grid.
The first time children come across this they will probably need some assistance, but once a couple have been completed they should be OK.
It is interesting to watch the techniques used to complete these grids. Some children proceed in strict order, others go for the easy ones first. It can be made more of a challenge to set a time limit for the whole page.
Maths Worksheet: Divide by 100 mentally
Here we have the next worksheet in our series of dividing mentally. This page looks at dividing larger numbers by 100. All the numbers are multiples of 100 so there will be no decimals involved with the answers. As has been said before, but the idea has to be repeated many times for children to fully understand; to divide by 10, move each digit one place to the right. To divide by 100 move each digit two places to the right. Continue Reading
Maths Worksheet: Divide by 10 with decimals (2)
This is the second in our series of dividing by 10 with decimals. These should all be completed mentally as all it involves is moving each digit one place to the right and ensuring that a decimal point is placed between the units and tenths.
The key to success here is to understand place value and that moving digits one place to the left makes them ten times bigger and one place to the left, ten times smaller. The decimal point remains in the same place, but is not usually shown if the number is whole. This also highlights the relationship between multiplication and division. If children have been told to ‘add a nought’ when multiplying by ten there is a whole lot of unlearning to do when it comes to dividing by ten, so adding a nought is definitely not a good idea!!
Divide by 10 with decimals (pg 2)
Maths Worksheet: Dividing by 10 with decimals
Today’s maths worksheet is all about mental arithmetic. It looks at dividing numbers by 10 where the answers involve decimals.
Maths Worksheet: Standard written method of addition with 2-digit numbers.
This is the second maths worksheet on addition using the standard method.
(It must be pointed out that usually 2-digit addition should be tackled ‘in your head’. The sum we are doing here can be done by adding 50 to 66, making 116 and then subtracting 2 making 114. However, to practise the written method it is often useful to keep to smaller numbers)
The method is to add the units first, put the units in the answer, and ‘carry’ the ten into the tens column. Finally add the tens and write in the total on the answer line.
Once the method has been clearly understood and a good knowledge to adding single digits has been achieved it should be possible to move onto harder 3-digit or 4-digit addition.
Standard written addition of 2-digit numbers
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