Maths help for parents of children aged 5 to 11
The Primary Framework for Mathematics would suggest that adding two single digits should always be done ‘in your head’ as children are expected to know them. However, parents like to see some written confirmation, and many children love doing a page of written sums, so we will start with a two straight forward ‘adding 5 to a single digit’ worksheets. All answers are only up to 10. Continue reading “Addition worksheet: adding 5 to a single digit”
This maths worksheet is an introduction to the investigative approach to mathematics.
This maths worksheet is an introduction to the investigative approach to mathematics. It is concerned with children using their knowledge to solve problems and puzzles, find patterns, make generalisations and begin to predict.
Continue reading “Free Y1 maths worksheet: Solve puzzles and investigate”
Ted’s out looking for planes and helicopters in the sky near Heathrow airport.
How many can he see altogether?
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The last in this particular sequence of type of question, once again concentrating on place value and the knowledge that addition and subtraction are inverse.
For example, question 3 asks: ? + 25 = 42.
This can be worked out by subtracting 25 from 42, or by counting on from 25 to 42.
Maths tests. Do they know what they are doing?
The government has changed the whole basis of the new tests which have been piloted this year after ‘unusual’ results were found. The newspapers seem to think that this means they have become easier as they move from “working securely within” a level to “reaching a level, or threshold”.
Confusing? Probably. But I am guessing that it all stems from the children being test piloted did not reach the levels expected, hence the ‘unusual’ results!
Continuing with our numbers word searches this looks at numbers mainly in the whole tens. Quite tricky as there are so many ‘ty’s in the wordsearch!
To make it easier the answers are either horizontal or vertical, no diagonals or backwards.
It’s been quite a while since I put up any puzzles/word searches so here is one for younger children to help with recognising numbers written in words up to 10. When the word has been found encourage them to write it down on the page next to the number.
When we think of teach time many of us think just in terms of telling the time on a clock or watch. However, much work must precede this as is shown by the vocabulary list for reception (4/5 years old) below.
Start with which day of the week it is, what day will it be tomorrow/ yesterday etc. There are certain times of the day they need to know, such as morning and afternoon and the order that these come in.
At this stage do not worry about telling the time on a clock: some children will find this hard and get very frustrated if it is introduced too soon.
Maths vocabulary for Reception: Time
Place value is an important concept to understand if success is to be achieved in the key Stage 2 tests and the tests are full of questions related to place value.
The first two questions on this page are typical examples – easy enough if you know what you are doing – care must be taken to include each digit just once.
Another page of typical Key Stage 2 maths test arithmetic questions. Plenty of practice with these will make the actual test much easier. Once again expect some questions to have a range of possible correct answers, whilst others have just one correct answer.