Tweet Today I have published a page of multiplication questions which can be used to reinforce knowledge of the 3 times table as well as practising the short method of multiplication. it is called the short method because it does not involve writing to answer to each part of the question on a new line and [...] . . . → Read More: Short multiplication (multiplying by 3)

Tweet This week we are highlighting a Year 2 worksheet on number squares. This is our second in a series for year 2 children where they have to complete the missing numbers in a 100 square. Some of the squares have been removed from the rectangles which, curiously, seems to make this task harder than when [...] . . . → Read More: Resource of the Week: Completing number squares

Tweet The Triple Jump is a fascinating event, combining great athleticism with co-ordination. Originally known as the hop, step and jump it is an excellent activity to carry out with children using a standing start rather than a run up. The American, James Connolly was one of the early competitors, winning in Athens in 1896. Triple [...] . . . → Read More: Maths worksheet: the triple jump

Tweet I have had several requests for another page of subtracting 2-digits from 3-digits, a worksheet that was published about a month ago. So here it is! The benefit of the worksheet is that the questions keep to fairly small numbers but increase in difficulty and can show clearly whether children have fully grasped the standard [...] . . . → Read More: More subtraction using the standard method

Tweet It’s lovely and sunny here and the Olympics are well under way, so what better than a weather chart to brighten the day even further! This worksheet shows a weather graph of the average maximum and minimum temperatures for each month of the year for London and shows just why August is a pretty good [...] . . . → Read More: Resource of the Week: Weather chart

Tweet One of the great athletic competitions is the Men’s Long Jump. It has been a part of the athletics events since their beginnings. It demands a combination of speed, power and lift. As with the Women’s Long Jump, the rules are strict; for example no part of the foot must land over the board and [...] . . . → Read More: Long jump maths worksheet

Tweet I have had a number of requests for more pages that let children practise the written method of addition, but without making the questions too hard. It is the method which is important to become familiar with. All the rest will depend on how well children know number bonds and can apply them. The method [...] . . . → Read More: More written addition worksheets