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Key Stage 2
Key Stage 2 covers Year 3 , Year 4 , Year 5 and Year 6 and ends with Key Stage 2 SATs in England and Wales. Throughout KS2 you child will be taught many new concepts and have to master tricky skills, so how can you help them at home?
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The Top 10 Free Maths Homework Help Sites and Apps For Primary School Children And Their Parents! (UK)
Ellie Williams
Finding the best free maths homework help sites online for your child can be tricky as a parent. Here we review the 10 top UK maths homework websites and apps that are free, packed full of homework help for primary school children – and may even teach parents a thing or two along the way!
We’ve all been there.
It’s 7pm on a Sunday night and you are struggling to persuade the kids to get their maths homework done, take a bath and get their uniform ready for the morning.
Regrettably, we can’t help with the last two battles on that particular list, but if it’s anything to do with primary school maths or maths homework you need help with, rest assured we’ve got you covered. Every week thousands of 6 to 12 year olds are improving their maths skills, furthering their knowledge, and learning to love the subject with their personal tutor on our KS2 Maths Intervention Programmes. We live and breathe the subject, talking to parents and teachers about nothing other than maths every day!
So it’s not surprising that parents often ask us for recommendations for cheap or ideally free maths homework help online.
This blog post is the list we now give out when asked!
How we compiled our list of maths websites and apps
To compile it we specifically looked at all the online maths programmes, websites and free maths apps that are focused on the national curriculum. This is because we believe it’s a lot easier for UK parents and kids to find their way around sites that refer to Year 3 or KS2 then Fourth Grade or other public examinations.
We also asked parents for their recommendations and of course used our network of expert teachers to give us any additional secret teacher tips on the top free maths websites and apps that they recommend to parents to help with homework. (Number 8 is most definitely a big hit with teachers! As is our bonus entry in at number 11.)
Most of these home learning sites are free or so cheap as to be almost free, and we guarantee that the methods used here will be up to date with national curriculum, in line with most schools’ moves towards a maths mastery approach to teaching, and a great way to make sure you’re able to provide your 6 year old or your 12 year old with the specific help their maths homework might require.
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Here is our list of the top ten free maths homework websites and apps suitable for children and parents in the UK (ie the sites support the national curriculum):
- Third Space Learning Maths Hub (resources from maths tuition experts)
- BBC Bitesize – KS2 Maths (everything)
- Primary Games Arena (games)
- Hit the Button (times tables and number bonds)
- Math is Fun (worksheets)
- Primary Resources (oldie but a goodie!)
- NRich (problem solving and challenge questions)
- TT Rockstars (competitive times tables)
- Maths Zone (portal to lots of maths games and quizzes)
- Ashcott Primary School (videos from pupils for parents)
Read on for more detail on which free maths website is good for maths games, which worksheets, and which will challenge children of any ability to think deeply, reason and problem solve.
1. Third Space Learning’s Online Maths Hub – thousands of maths resources for teachers and parents
The Third Space Maths Hub contains thousands of downloadable home learning resources and videos , many of which are free. Lots of free maths worksheets practice SATs papers, mental maths activities and even short maths in minutes videos that break down for non-specialists like parents and support staff at school, how to help children with maths.
2. BBC Bitesize – maths homework help online for children of all ages
What’s the website about?
BBC Bitesize is the gold standard when it comes to getting help for your child with their maths homework, and it’s good for parents who are struggling with the new curriculum being used in schools too! It’s not just getting to grips with whether your child is in Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 1 – but what about the methods now used? Chunking anyone?
The first incarnation of the Bitesize website was launched back in 1998, and over the last 20 years the BBC has built up a sterling reputation amongst teachers, parents and children alike as the place to go for free homework help online.
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All topics on the Bitesize website are organised by year group and curriculum, so you’ll be secure in the knowledge that your child will be working at the right level. Short videos make the learning enjoyable and accessible, and the sheer amount of information on offer on this website should make it the first stop for maths homework help!
Take a look at the BBC Bitesize website here.
3. Primary Games Arena – learn maths through games online!
At Third Space Learning, we believe that children learn best when they’re engaged and empowered by learning, and Primary Games Arena delivers this with a huge helping of fun too.
It is a free website that encourages children to play online maths games linked to their homework.
What’s more, children can play against other students. Forget Fortnite, these games will sharpen their maths skills without them even noticing!
Primary Games Arena breaks down the games on the site by both age (school year group) and by topic. This gives you as a parent the ability to pair up the maths game with whatever topic your child is learning in school, forming a fantastic learning partnership. This may seem like a unique way to get maths help online, but it certainly works!
Head over to Primary Maths Arena by clicking here .
4. Hit the Button – excellent website and app to practise times tables and number bonds homework
Perfect for helping your kids get their heads round the basics in an engaging way, Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quickfire questions on:
- Number bonds
- Times tables
- Doubling and halving
- Division facts
- Square numbers
The games work against the clock so are great for developing your child’s mental maths skills at primary school.
Another reason we like this website is that in addition to the fun and interactive nature of the maths games, it also has a dedicated section on parental tips and tricks for the best ways to support your child throughout their learning.
Hit the Button can be found here.
5. Math is Fun – A simple but very useful free maths homework help website
Math or maths? Don’t be put off by the US spelling, as this site will reinforce learning for the UK curriculum in a lively and engaging way.
It’s topic based rather than year based, but it is an excellent site if your child needs to revise a particular topic because each one is written in a clear and precise style.
As well as being a great place for your child to get free maths homework help online, Math is Fun also gives you the chance to see how well your child has digested the material they have learned through a number of questions on each topic.
There’s also a section of the site dedicated to downloadable worksheets, and we love this too!
Check out the Math is Fun site here !
6. Primary Resources – Everything you’ll need for maths homework help all in one place
We love Primary Resources because its no-nonsense maths worksheets are perfect for free maths homework help. It’s a long standing favourite website among teachers but there’s no reason why parents can’t use the exercises and maths practice activities too.
Worksheets are sorted by topics and level, so you can be confident that whatever topic from the primary maths national curriculum for KS1 or KS2 your child practises with you in the evening can be applied in the classroom the next day.
Check out the Primary Resources site .
7. NRICH – When the maths homework requires some support on problem solving!
NRICH is a free maths site born from a Cambridge Maths Project to encourages children to think like mathematicians, become ‘good thinkers’ and generally develop curiosity about the world around them. It’s
It was originally founded by a group of teachers and provides free maths activities for all ages and abilities – secondary as well as primary. There’s a particular focus on problem solving and reasoning, key principles of the new national curriculum for KS1 and KS2. The step-by-step explanations are perfect for anyone who is pursuing that elusive ‘I get it!’ moment.
NRICH is a great site for challenging high achievers. Thanks to the breadth of topics and tasks on there, you will be able to really challenge your child whilst ensuring that they can get the right level of maths help online.
The NRICH website can be found here.
8. Times Tables Rockstars – so cheap it’s free homework help website and app to support learning times tables and multiplication
One of our favourites, and although it’s not strictly free, it’s only £6 per year for family membership. Times tables are the absolute bedrock of maths learning; mastering them can have a direct impact on how well kids get to grips with the more complex maths further up the curriculum, so it’s worth nailing them early on.
Moreoever, from 2020 all Year 4 pupils will be required to sit a short Multiplication and Times Tables Test/Check as part of the new government assessment regime. Worth getting a head start now!
In Times Tables Rockstars, you earn rewards through mastery which can be ‘spent’ buying accessories for your online avatar. This is often the most popular part, of the whole process!
Times Tables Rock Stars can be found here.
9. Maths Zone – The ultimate site for free maths homework help with links to lots of other websites
Maths Zone describes itself as ‘cool learning games’, and it’s just that.
Need some help with frustrating fractions homework? There’s a free maths game for that on Maths Zone.
Place value proving problematic? There’s a free maths app for that too….
Absolutely jam-packed with fun ways to learn more about maths, this site is ideal for children that like task-based learning and are motivated by tech, as the games are fast paced and full of action.
Each game starts with a short video to show how it’s played, so this should result in fewer calls of “Mum/Dad, I don’t know how to do it!” coming from the living room.
Maths Zone and all of its amazing games can be found here.
10. Ashcott Primary School – Online maths homework help fresh from the mouths of primary pupils!
Ashcott Primary is a school with a big heart that’s based in Somerset. What we love about the maths homework help on their page is that the videos explaining core maths concepts are all done and narrated by the kids, and are very clear and helpful.
With the content on the site coming from a school, you know for a fact that the teaching strategies involved here will be aligned with what your child has been taught.
The Ashcott Primary School website is available here.
So that’s our top 10 list of free online maths homework apps and websites – hopefully something to suit all children, whether they’re puzzle-loving logic fans or rapid action game adventurers.
Any more we’ve missed? Let us know!
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The Tudors for kids KS2 learning at Primary School. Homework help on the history of the Tudors, Tudor Britain and Henry VIII.
Time: 1485AD - 1603AD
Who were the Tudors?
The Tudors are one of the most famous families ever to rule England. They were in power from 1485 when Henry Tudor was crowned King Henry VII, until the time Queen Elizabeth I died, without an heir, in 1603. The Tudors were some of the most colourful people in history.
Tudor Kings and Queens
There were six Tudor Kings and Queens.
- Henry VII - 1485-1509
- Henry VIII - 1509-1547
- Edward VI - 1547-1553
- Jane Grey - July 1553
- Mary I - 1553-1558
- Elizabeth I - 1558-1603
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He had six wives:
- Catherine of Aragon - Catherine had a daughter with Henry, but no son so Henry divorced her.
- Anne Boleyn - Anne had a daughter (who would be Queen Elizabeth I) with Henry, but Henry turned against his wife and had her head chopped off.
- Jane Seymour - They had a son, Edward (who was the next King) but she died two weeks after he was born.
- Anne of Cleves - Henry divorced Anne after only six months.
- Catherine Howard - Catherine was only 19 when they married. Henry had her head chopped off.
- Katherine Parr - She looked after Henry's children.
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth had a quick temper and liked to get her own way. She liked to live in fine palaces in London and it was an exciting time when she ruled. There were a lot of new discoveries during her time and many English explorers sailed off to find new lands.
Unlike Henry VIII, Elizabeth I never married and as she grew older people wondered who would be next Tudor to take over. So when she died on 24th March 1603, the Tudor period ended and the next in line to the throne was James VI of Scotland who became King and started the Stuarts period.
Tudor Britain
Although Elizabethan England was very rich, there were many poor people who had to beg for a living. In 1563 a Poor Law was passed so that money could be raised for the less fortunate ones.
Sir Walter Raleigh
He had many expeditions across the Atlantic to America. From one trip he brought back potatoes and tobacco to Europe, two things that were not known of at that time.
Sir Francis Drake
The Spanish Armada
How did the spanish armada start.
In 1588 King Philip II of Spain, angry that the English were raiding Spanish ships and stealing their treasures, sent a fleet of ships (The Spanish Armada), to invade England. They planned to sail to the Netherlands to join with an army, but while sailing through the English Channel, they were attacked by English warships. Fierce sea battles took place and during one night, while the Spanish ships were anchored near France, the English sent eight ships that had been set on fire, into the middle of the Spanish ships. The Spanish panicked and scattered all over the place.
The next day battle raged all day but the English, in the end, won.
What happened to the Spanish Armada?
Having been blown north around Scotland and Ireland, most of the Spanish ships were wrecked in terrible storms.
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