Tweet Geometry replaces the old shape and space categories and is in two parts: a. properties of shapes b. position and direction. The statutory requirements for Year 1 Geometry are: Properties of shapes Pupils should be taught to: •    identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including the number of sides and symmetry in a [...] . . . → Read More: New Maths Curriculum: Year 1 Geometry

Tweet Here are the statutory requirements for Measurement in Year 1. There is a great deal more in Measurement now, including money and time. Measurement Pupils should be taught to: •    compare, describe and solve practical problems for: lengths and heights (e.g. long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short, double/half) mass or weight (e.g. heavy/light, heavier than, lighter than) capacity/volume [...] . . . → Read More: New Maths Curriculum: Year 1 Measurement

Tweet Fractions is a brand new category for Year 1: in the past this was part of the division section. The statutory requirements for Year 1 Multiplication and Division are: Fractions Pupils should be taught to: •    recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape or quantity •   [...] . . . → Read More: New Maths Curriculum: Year 1 Fractions

Tweet Let’s look at the new targets for year 1 multiplication and division. A lot of the work this year should be practically based. The statutory requirements for Year 1 Multiplication and Division are: Multiplication and division Pupils should be taught to: •    solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete [...] . . . → Read More: New Maths Curriculum: Year 1 Multiplication and Division

Tweet Let’s look at the new targets for year 1 addition and subtraction; children will be expected to work with larger numbers! Addition and subtraction Pupils should be taught to: •    read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (-) and equals (=) signs •    represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts [...] . . . → Read More: New Maths Curriculum: Year 1 Addition and Subtraction

Tweet It’s a whole new set of targets for Year 1 from 2014. Let’s begin by having a look at Number and Place Value. The statutory requirements for Year 1 Number and Place Value are: Number and place value Pupils should be taught to: •    count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0 [...] . . . → Read More: New Maths Curriculum: Year 1 Number and Place Value

Tweet The term perpendicular was usually introduced to children in the upper primary years and indeed into secondary school, but it is now thought that it should be introduced in year 3. At this stage children just need to be able to recognise two lines which are perpendicular to each other and to make it easier [...] . . . → Read More: Perpendicular lines

Tweet Understanding factors and multiples is something many children fail to grasp. Here we have a page on factors and how to find all the factors of a number. The process is fairly straightforward, but can be quite time consuming. A good knowledge of tables and division is also needed. So if children’s knowledge of tables [...] . . . → Read More: Year 6 resource of the week: factors

Tweet Our Roman numerals clock face worksheet has proved very popular so I thought I would post another similar page, but including quarter to and quarter past the hour times. I have also been asked why the clock face shows IIII for four o’clock rather than IV. In fact most Roman clockfaces do show the four [...] . . . → Read More: Roman numeral clock faces (2)

Tweet I really like this challenge, partly because there is no, one right way to answer it and partly because it really makes children think. There are 10 digits, from zero to nine to be placed in the 10 boxes in such a way that the targets can be matched as closely as possible. The catch [...] . . . → Read More: Resource of the Week: Year 5 Number Challenge