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December Week 1 – ESTIMATING

Out this Sunday, it’s the Ninja Maths December / Week 1 Worksheet, which is all about ESTIMATING.

Example Questions

How heavy is a typical cat? (multiple choice, the answer being 4000g)

How long is a normal pencil? (multiple choice, the answer being 15cm)

Year 4: 99 x 2 (multiple choice, approximating to 200)

Year 4: 11 x 2 x 3 (multiple choice, approximating to 60)

Year 5: 8.9 x 11.1 rounding to 9 x 11, which approximates to 100

Year 6: (29.1 + 9.8) x (9.9 + 0.123): rounding to (30 + 10) x (10) = which approximates to 400

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November Week 3 Long Division

This weeks free worksheets are for English Years 4, 5, and 6 (see table below for international equivalents).

The focus is on long division, including:

a reminder page on how to work long division

some long division questions

a verbal / decoding question involving part balloons and remainders

a ninja maths balloon maze

answers

a fun quote poster abut fractions

Long division is really useful to learn as it actually involves multiplication, addition, and subtraction as well as division.

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AGES7-88-99-1010-11
England, Wales, and New ZealandYear 3Year 4Year 5Year 6
Northern IrelandYear 4Year 5Year 6Year 7
ScotlandP4P5P6P7
USA & South Korea2nd Grade3rd Grade4th Grade5th Grade
AustraliaYear 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
ChinaYear 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
IndiaClass 2Class 3Class 4Class 5

November Week 2 Long Multiplication

This weeks free worksheets are for English Years 4, 5, and 6 (see table below for international equivalents).

The focus is on long multiplication, including a verbal problem requiring two steps to calculate the number of sandwiches needed.

It’s important to learn the columns method of long multiplication, but also to decode from a verbal question what the numbers are which require multiplying.

There’s also a cool maze (a more difficult version for Year 6 than for Years 4 & 5).

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AGES7-88-99-1010-11
England, Wales, and New ZealandYear 3Year 4Year 5Year 6
Northern IrelandYear 4Year 5Year 6Year 7
ScotlandP4P5P6P7
USA & South Korea2nd Grade3rd Grade4th Grade5th Grade
AustraliaYear 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
ChinaYear 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
IndiaClass 2Class 3Class 4Class 5

Comparing UK, US, and Other School Years

Table showing school ages and years around the world including England, Scotland, the USA, Australia, India, and China…

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England, Wales, and New ZealandYear 3Year 4Year 5Year 6
Northern IrelandYear 4Year 5Year 6Year 7
ScotlandP4P5P6P7
USA & South Korea2nd Grade3rd Grade4th Grade5th Grade
AustraliaYear 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
ChinaYear 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
IndiaClass 2Class 3Class 4Class 5

Year 3 Multiplication Wheels and Number Machines

One worksheet which uses multiplication wheels which is generally easier and more fun for children to fill in that “square” times tables.

Also included here are three Number Machine workouts which use three steps of maths targeted at Year 3, for example an addition, a multiplication and another addition. These are great fun and introduce children to working out multiple-step answers:

Year 3 Multiplication Wheels

Year 3 Number Machines – Worksheet 1 – e.g. uses addition, subtraction and multiplication with an input number and an output number

Year 3 Number Machines – Worksheet 2 – e.g. uses addition, subtraction and multiplication with an input number and an output number

Year 3 Number Machines – Worksheet 3 – e.g. uses addition, subtraction and multiplication with an input number and an output number

International Equivalence


English Year 4 for school ages 8-9 equates to:

USA Grade 3
Australia Year 3
Republic of Ireland Third Class
South Korea Grade 3
India Grade 3
Japan Grade 3
China Grade 3
Germany Grade 3
New Zealand Year 4
Wales Year 4
Netherlands Group 5
Scotland P5

English Year 5 for school ages 9-10 equates to:

USA Grade 4
Australia Year 4
Republic of Ireland Fourth Class
South Korea Grade 4
India Grade 4
Japan Grade 4
China Grade 4
Germany Grade 4
New Zealand Year 5
Wales Year 5
Netherlands Group 6
Scotland P6

English Year 6 for school ages 10-11 equates to:

USA Grade 5
Australia Year 5
Republic of Ireland Fifth Class
South Korea Grade 5
India Grade 5
Japan Grade 5
China Grade 5
Germany Grade 5
New Zealand Year 6
Wales Year 6
Netherlands Group 7
Scotland P7

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November Year 4 - Sample Pages


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November Year 5 - Sample Pages


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November Year 6 - Sample Pages


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