Here we have a brief summary of some of the most important maths concepts to be taught in Year 3. More detail is available via the link below and on the urbrainy.com website. 1. Counting Making progress with counting will still be important in year 3, using up to three digit numbers. Grouping into tens [...]
As we get well into the summer term here are the next sets of mental arithmetic questions for Years 4, 5 and 6. The Year 4 questions concentrate on fractions and decimals, together with a little bit of counting, addition and subtraction. To answer the fraction questions correctly children will need a knowledge to know [...]
This week we are publishing a set of pages which look specifically at dividing 3-digit numbers by single digits, concentrating on the 5, 6, 7 and 8 times tables to do this. This is to practise the ‘short’ division method. When I was young I was taught the short method before the long method and [...]
The year 3 work on division builds on the foundations built in year 2. Again, division can be seen in two ways: 1. Sharing equally e.g. 8 bars of chocolate are shared between 2 people. How many does each person get? 2. Grouping, or repeated subtraction In the same way that multiplication can be seen [...]
Here we have the latest batch of mental arithmetic questions for Years 4, 5 and 6. There are two sets of questions for each age group, with ten questions in each set. The Year 4 questions include finding missing numbers in sequences and working out money problems. There is also a question involving negative numbers [...]
This set of addition worksheets has a mixed selection of questions to stretch the capabilities of most children in Year 4. At this stage we are looking for rapid responses using a variety of different skills depending on the type of question. Let’s look at some of the different types of question and some possible [...]
Year 3 is the year that children really begin to take off with multiplication. One of the key things is the understanding that multiplication is repeated addition. Also the multiplication sign is used and understood as meaning, ‘lots of’. In oral work the terms multiple and product can be introduced. A key concept for children [...]
With the start of the summer term comes the next in our sets of mental arithmetic worksheets for years 4, 5 and 6. The year 4 questions concentrate on multiplying and dividing by ten as well as place value. It is always worth reinforcing the idea that to multiply by ten move each digit one [...]
There has been a great deal of interest in the Titanic during the last few weeks, as the 14/15th April 2012 approaches, exactly one hundred years after the disaster. The Titanic was built by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line as the largest passenger ship in the World, and was thought to be [...]
One of the most famous 800 metre finals in history took place in 1980 where three British runners were meeting, two of them with an excellent chance of winning. The athletes were Steve Ovett and Seb Coe and Dave Warren. Coe was the favourite as he already held the World Record for the 800 metres. [...]