2. Free KS2 Maths Sats Resources

This is something I should have done years ago. This is a page I intend to develop in the next week or two, but also add more over the coming year. 

One of the issues with SATs preparation is that if a child needs more practice at a particular topic, it's hard to find enough questions in a style similar to that in the paper itself.

So for our Y6 classes this year, I have started to create sets of graded questions with videos of my answering them. So far I've only done four rules of mixed numbers, but I'm planning to add percentages and angles soon.

The page allows you to download the PDF to print out and also watch the videos of the worked solutions.There's no cost. It's all at this link. 

3. Funkey Maths Tables Cards

At the Easter Conferences this year I came across an exciting new resource for learning times tables in a way that felt a bit more 'sticky' than pure rote learning. It's a pack of cards to help with times tables.

The reasoning behind these cards is that although there are 144 table facts to learn, there are far fewer products (since 4x6 = 3x8 = 2 x12 etc.) so each card focuses on one product and shows all the factor pairs from the times tables up to 12x12.

The website contains a huge range of ideas, available at no cost, that you can use. I could say a lot more, but I can say that having trialled some them with Y2 last week they were a big success. Not only that, but I started with one of the the powerpoints that can be freely downloaded from the FunKey Maths website. 

Maggie, whose invention these are, has said that if you use the code May22 you can get a £40 discount on two packs during May. 

Disclaimer: I have no financial interest whatsoever in these cards, and will receive no commision whether or not you buy. I just think they have the potential to help a lot of children, and deserve to reach a wider audience.

4. Podcast Latest News

Being in Stratford for the MA Easter Maths Conference was too great for Rob and I an opportunity to miss, so as well as doing a maths talk with a Shakespeare theme, we also took the chance to record a Shakespeare/Stratford episode of the Puzzling Maths podcast.

Check it out wherever you get your podcasts (we are now on Google, Apple and Spotify) , or directly from here.

5. April Madness Update

April Madness, in which I offered one resource per day at a huge 75% discout suffered both from a few technical difficulties (malware) and the fact that I had Covid at the start of term, meaning a few days were missed.

This means that many people reported that they were not able to buy the offers they wanted.

So to make up for it, I've decided to offer this one more time.

If you use the code MADMAY when you checkout on any of the resources on this page you will pay just a quarter of the advertised price - but only until 5th May.

7. Puzzle of the Month

Last month's puzzle received no correct solutions, so it's a rollover.

See what your students make of this little gem:

That's all for May {{customFields.554979}}. I hope your exam students get the results that you and they deserve - or maybe do even better!

Andrew x