Christmas is full of maths I've heard so many people say that they don't need maths in the real world but this simply isn't true; Christmas is a great example of how many mathematical skills we use in the "real world". Children often stumble on questions in the Reasoning Papers because they aren't able to conceptualise the problems but if they are aware of the maths in the real world, these word problems become a lot more familiar and less intimidating. Here are just some of the ways that Christmas is full of maths... Christmas shopping is full of maths…

• Date: 23rd December 2022
• Author: mypptutor
• Category: Year 6 SATs

The Christmas Holidays are here, your kids are tired and you probably are too. You want them to have a break and enjoy themselves but you also don’t want them to lose any momentum with their learning. So how do you keep their maths brains engaged without it feeling like you are punishing them? Here are my 5 tips for staying on top of their maths during the Christmas holidays. Christmas Maths Tip 1: Engage your children in some of the real life maths that comes with Christmas. Shopping involves calculating costs, using percentages and comparing better values. Cooking involves…

• Date: 21st December 2022
• Author: mypptutor
• Category: Year 6 SATs