Tweet It is in year 3 that the term ‘multiple’ is introduced. Whilst there are some very complex explanations of the term ‘multiple’ it is best thought of  as a number produced by multiplying a starter number by another whole number. The answers to ‘tables’ are all multiples. These two Year 3 maths worksheets ask whether various [...] . . . → Read More: Year 3 maths worksheet: Multiples

Tweet This is a great worksheet for children to develop their ‘trial and improvement’ methods. The area of the rectangle is 24 sq cm. One side has a length of 17 cm. What must the other side measure? The catch is that only multiplication can be used to find the answer and a calculator is an [...] . . . → Read More: Year 6 maths worksheet: Area of rectangles challenge

Tweet This is the second page that looks at the relationship between division and multiplication and how knowledge of one fact can lead to knowing several other facts. Some children fail to realise that division and multiplication are related, so when it comes to long division later, which involves mostly multiplication, they are lost. This sheet shows clearly [...] . . . → Read More: Year 3 maths worksheet: division and multiplication

Tweet This page looks for a rapid response from children to show that they clearly understand what is happening when numbers become 10 times or 100 times smaller. The process is simple: to divide by 10 move each digit one place to the right. To divide by 100 move each digit 2 places to the right. All the [...] . . . → Read More: Year 4 maths worksheet: More dividing by 10 and 100

Tweet This is the second of our pages on dividing decimals mentally. Concentrating on just one decimal place it is a good test of how well children know their tables and understand place value. This is published in our Year 6 maths worksheets, under Knowing Number Facts. As well as these resources further number worksheets can also [...] . . . → Read More: Year 6 maths worksheet: Division with decimals (2)

Tweet By Year 4 children should be quite familiar with the main metric units of measurement and should know the following: 1 kilometre = 1 000 metres 1 metre = 100 centimetres 1 metre = 1 000 millimetres 1 centimetre = 10 millimetres 1 kilogram = 1 000 grams 1 litre = 1 000 millimetres It is a good idea to tell children [...] . . . → Read More: Year 4 maths worksheet: Metric units of measurement

Tweet It is important to show children the relationship between multiplication and division as this makes division so much easier. Here we have a page which shows that if you know one multiplication fact you can quickly work out two division facts. For example: if you know that 5 times 7 is 35 then you can instantly work out that 35 [...] . . . → Read More: Year 3 maths worksheet: division and multiplication

Tweet The fraction worksheets, they keep going and going… and going… An initial set of drills for converting fractions to decimals has been posted, along with worksheets for converting fractions with slightly larger denominators into decimal equivalents using long division. I keep thinking I’m near the end of the content dealing with fractions, but recent home work [...] . . . → Read More: More Fractions Worksheets… Will It End? Argh!