Key Stage 2 SATs – advice and help for parents
Information and advice to help parents understand exactly what Key Stage 2 SATs involve and how you can best support your Year 6 child.
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Category: Maths skills
What is the Year 4 multiplication tables check?
Find out all about the new times tables assessment for Year 4 students being trialled in June 2019. Discover how you can help your child prepare.
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Non-verbal reasoning
Parents with children in Year 6 will probably hear about non-verbal reasoning a lot. But what exactly is non-verbal reasoning?
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Everyday activities to practise subtraction
Subtraction is a key concept in the primary maths curriculum. Here are some easy activities you can try at home to build your child’s skills and confidence.
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Cooking with kids – developing early maths skills
Cooking with your child is good fun, and a perfect opportunity to talk about maths together. Author Isabel Thomas shares her tips for using maths while cooking.
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7 ways to practise multiplication skills at home
Bring maths to life with these seven easy activities you can try at home to build and improve your child’s understanding of multiplication.
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Early numeracy skills: 6 fun ways to encourage counting
It’s never too early to explore numbers and counting with your child. Encourage early numeracy skills with these 6 great activities.
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Five easy ways to explore fractions with your child
Here are some easy ways you can relate fractions to everyday life to help your child explore them in an enjoyable way.
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Times tables tips
Our times tables top tips will provide some useful advice and great ideas to help you support your child in learning their times tables.
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How to: the grid method of multiplication
Former teacher and mathemagician Andrew Jeffrey shows us how to use the grid method of multiplication.
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