This week we have a set of four addition worksheets with a difference. These are rather like wordsearches, but harder! Rather than letters of the alphabet there is a grid with 25 sums in it. The task is to find a set of four sums in a row which all have the same answer. The [...]
It is important that children recognise that subtraction questions can be phrased in several different ways. These four worksheets use the following: 9 take away 4 take 4 from 9 9 subtract 4 subtract 4 from 9 what is 4 less than 9 ? how many less is 4 than 9 ? With these questions [...]
We all know adults who write numbers in weird and wonderful ways, which often makes the numbers difficult to read. It’s vital that your child learns the correct way to form his or her numbers, where to start, and in which direction to move the pencil. There are only ten digits to learn to be [...]
Circles, triangles, rectangles and hexagons can be bought in the shape shop. They are priced according to the number of sides. Circles cost 1p hexagons 6p etc. What shapes can be bought for 20p? A good challenge which uses knowledge of shape, counting money and logical thinking. There are a large number of possibilities with [...]
Plenty of pracice here on adding two 1-digit numbers. The grids are similar to times tables grids but adding the numbers rather than multiplying. The numbers across the top are added to the numbers going down on the left hand side. Could be used as a timed challenge, seeing how quickly a page can be [...]
These four worksheets cover one of the most important concepts in our number system, that is, place value. The digit 7 has a different value, depending on its position within the number. In 765 it has a value of 700; in 675 it has a value of 70 and in 567 it has a value [...]
We have a growing number of excellent ideas for activities you can do at home to help your child. They are found in Further Resources, under the title, Practical Ideas. The latest contribution is all about dominoes, which are a great resource to help young children with their maths. There are many potential opportunities and [...]
Today we are taking a closer look at our shape worksheets. This is a great set of four worksheets helping with recognising rectangles, triangles and circles. It’s a help to have some templates of these shapes handy to draw round and create fun pictures of your own. The robot on page 4 is a good [...]
We are all familair with the game of ‘I Spy’ when played with the beginning letter of the object, but this game can be played really effectively to encourage looking at and learning the properties of shapes. Try ‘I Spy!’ with either 2D or 3D shapes, with questions such as: ‘I spy with my little [...]
Here is a great little game to play which also helps with addition of numbers. You need two dice, two sets of coloured counters (red and blue, or similar) or coloured cubes and a calculator to check answers in the case of a dispute! Decide who is to go first (we usually let the younger [...]