By the end of year 3 children are expected to know that: 1 kilometre = 1 000 metres 1 metre = 100 centimetres 1 kilogram = 1 000 grams 1 litre = 1 000 millilitres They are also expected to recognise half units, such as half a kilometre and that this can be written as [...]

Measurement and time provide the focus for the Year 4 mental arithmetic this week. Questions such as, ‘What time is 45 minutes after 8.30?’ can be answered in several different ways, all of which are correct. They include 9:15, a quarter past 9 and 15 minutes past 9. The measurement questions test knowledge of the [...]

I hope you are enjoying the lead up to Christmas this year. To help get into the spirit we are launching a special offer here at URBrainy. You can get 18 months for the price of 12! That’s a whole 6 months extra free on our already discounted yearly rate. You can subscribe for just [...]

Here we have two sets of worksheets on adding up the cost of buying Christmas tree decorations. The first set deals with multiples of 10p and is therefore much easier. Perhaps the hardest part is matching the images to the cost and some children will find it helpful to make jottings next to the images. [...]

Next May our Year 6 children will be taking the Maths SAT Papers and now is the perfect time to start thinking about how they can achieve the best possible result. To help with this we have just published the Maths SAT Papers A and B for the last two years: 2010 and 2011. They [...]

Hi! November 5th is coming up soon and as we love firework displays we thought it would be a great idea to publish some Bonfire night worksheets. We’re lucky down here in Weymouth as we get a great firework display over the sea every Monday night during the summer, but most people only get to [...]

Tricky question for you today! How would you do 15 x 8 in your head? Think carefully of the process you went through to find the answer. One way is to double 15 to make 30 and then multiply 30 by 4 to make 120. Or I could multiply 8 by 10 to get 80 [...]

To add to our addition games, we have nw released a set of subtraction games for you to enjoy. There are 24 great new mental maths games on subtraction for children aged between 8 and 9 (that’s year 4 in the UK).  To make it a little easier to find the one you would like [...]

We are very excited to release the first set in a series of year 4 mental maths games. We have just added 27 great new mental maths games on addition for children aged between 8 and 9 (that’s year 4 in the UK).  To make it a little easier to find the one you would [...]

Great news! We have just launched our next set of fantastic maths games and activities for year 3. There are now four new categories, with over 30 separate activities. The important point about these games is that each one focuses on one key mathematical concept, which can be practised time and again, until it becomes [...]