Maths help for parents of children aged 5 to 11
Maths worksheets: miles
Here we have two maths worksheets dealing with miles. Unfortunately, the UK has only half dealt with the metric system and whilst children are taught all about centimetres, metres and kilometres, we choose to continue to use the mile as a unit of measurement. (Yes that distance which is 1760 yards!!)
Children still need to be able to work with miles, the most obvious use being on road signsa nd road maps.
Maths worksheets: Y3 Subtract from teens
By year 3 children are expected to have progressed to working with numbers in the teens and be able to answer by working out in their heads a single digit from a teen. Very often subtraction can be done by adding on from the smaller number to the larger number and this is the case with a question such as 14 – 8. Continue reading “Maths worksheets: Subtract from teens. Y3”
prisms, maths, recognising shape
Prisms, prisms all around us!
In year 3 shape the main new 3D shape to be able to recognise and describe is the prism. A prism is a shape that has the same cross section and the same size throughout its length. Some shapes, such as cones and square based pyramids have the same shape throughout their length (ie circle and square respectively) but they are not prisms because the size of the circle or square changes as you move from one end to the other. Continue reading “Maths worksheets: Recognise prisms. Y3”
Making number stories: addition
These should be very familiar by year 3 ( 7/8 year olds). It is quite possible to develop a fantasy world where children can write about a mathematical number story. What could the numbers be? Gold coins, orcs, dolphins….etc. Once decided, the fantasy world can be continued for different number sentences.
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adding two 2-digit numbers
Two worksheets to help children with addition of two 2-digit numbers. Once knowledge of addition of single digits is secure this can be applied to 2-digit numbers, starting with adding teens.
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Counting larger numbers
Children seldom get a chance to count a larger number of objects, say between 30 and 60. By seeing and counting this many they become more able to estimate larger numbers and give rough approximations, rather than just give wild guesses.
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