November, 2009 | Maths Blog

Year 5 Maths Worksheet: relate fractions and division (pg 2)

Year 5 Maths Worksheet: relate fractions and division

$y5-relate-division-and-fractions-pg2$ Only six questions on this worksheet, but plenty of important concepts. Firstly, that division can be represented as a fraction, and, of course, a fraction can be thought of as a division.

Secondly, an improper fraction (where the top number is larger than the bottom number) can be shown as a mixed number (a whole number and a proper fraction). This can be done by dividing the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number) to find the whole part with the remainder being the numerator of the new fraction. The denominator remains the same.

Relate division and fractions (pg 2 )

Resource of the Week: Reflective symmetry

Whilst most sites have loads of number worksheets you will find few which includes maths across all areas, including symmetry. Why? because they usually take longer to write!

Mirror line, line of symmetry, line symmetry, symmetrical, reflect, reflection, translation, axis of symmetry, reflective symmetry are all terms that children should know by the end of the primary stage.

Also they should be able to test for symmetry using a mirror and by folding.

Children should be able to sketch the reflection of a simple shape in a mirror line where none or only some of the edges of the shape are parallel or perpendicular to the mirror line.

This might seem easy, but actually prove problematic to many children. A small mirror is a great help with this and children are supplied with one in their SAT tests if such a question comes up – and they do seem to be very popular.

Year 6 maths worksheet: reflective symmetry

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

Year 2 Maths Worksheet: adding 3 small numbers (pg 2)

Year 2 Maths Worksheet: adding 3 small numbers

Here is a little twist on the usual adding three numbers type of worksheet. On this page the third number is missing but the answer is given. What makes this harder is that at least two mental calculations have to be made to reach a correct answer.

Probably the easiest way to do this is to add the first two numbers together and take that total away from the final answer.

Another way of doing this is to count back each of the two numbers in turn and a n umber line is provided for this method.

Adding 3 small numbers (pg 2)