The SATs Countdown And other useful SATs info It is not too late to grab a course Maths is a huge topic but I have something for every topic!From full lessons to cover every area of the National Curriculum to short courses aimed at SATs revision. I also have lots of FREE QUIZZES so you can check where your child's needs are. Here is a handy list with links to all of my FREE QUIZZES I also have maths resources to help everyone, whether you are looking for support or challenge. Visit my Shop to...
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The SATs Countdown And other useful SATs info Does your child struggle with word problems? It is very common for a child to be great at the Arithmetic Paper but struggle with the Reasoning papers.This is because, in the Reasoning Papers your child has to understand a problem in context and then decide which mathematical skills they need to use. When I first started teaching in Year 6, over a decade ago, I noticed children answering problems incorrectly (or leaving them) that I knew they were...
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The SATs Countdown And other useful SATs info There are just 9 weeks left until SATs week. But there's still time to make a difference to your child's chance of success in the SATs. Have a look at a breakdown of last year's SATs topics across the 3 papers below. How secure is your child with each area? I have EBooks covering all of the learning objectives in each math area for Year 6, with easy to follow video tutorials, printable worksheets and actual past SATs examples. You can find them...
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The SATs Countdown And other useful SATs info How does your child cope with word problems? It is so common for children who seem to be confident with arithmetic then struggle with word problems.In class, children know the objective they are learning. For example in a lesson on division, they will practice the arithmetic skill and then perhaps apply this to some division word problems. However, in SATs, they are exposed to a lot of different word problems which cover the whole range of skills...
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The SATs Countdown And other useful SATs info Does your child need help with Ratio? Ratio and Proportion first appears on the National Curriculum for Mathematics in Year 6 and continues to be a firm part of the Key Stage 3 & 4 curriculum too. It is very much a topic that relates to real life; we use ratio as part of recipes, medicine, and various aspects of building work to name a few! But what does it look like as a topic taught in a maths lesson? Ratio can be linked to but should not be...
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The SATs Countdown And other useful SATs info Do you understand what Ratio is? Ratio & Proportion is not taught in maths until Year 6 but continue to be a big part of the Key Stage 3 curriculum.It can be a topic that is not covered in depth, either missed out or gone over too quickly but it is important that time is spent on the areas in Ratio & Proportion, not only for SATs but to lay foundations for secondary school.Here's what is says in the National Curriculum:"Pupils recognise...
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The SATs Countdown And other useful SATs info How is your child's long division? The "formal written method" of long division is very different from how you and I learnt it at school!At first glance it seems long winded and over complicated but it is actually a very good system once your child understands it. Read my blog "Why is long division so hard?"Take a look at my short course here where I break down the method into 5 easy manageable steps. Long division is one of the skills I most...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read
The SATs Countdown And other useful SATs info Arithmetic skills should now be secure Have you checked your child's arithmetic skills? If they can achieve 30 marks on an Arithmetic Paper they are in a good place.If there are still a few gaps in their skills, it is important to address these now. The Arithmetic Paper is generally the easiest to score on but it also contains the skills that underpin many of the Reasoning Paper questions too. Read more about the Arithmetic Paper here. I have tons...
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The SATs Countdown And other useful SATs info There are 21 weeks until SATs. Why not ask me about my tuition groups? I still have some spaces left By this time of year, children would be expected to have achieved a good score on Paper 1The first term is often spent focusing on arithmetic skills, number properties and fractions. If your child has these secure they will be ready to move on to the other many areas of the Year 6 National Curriculum. There are 2 common scenarios that I have come...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read