Maths Hints When a line can be drawn on a shape and

both sides of the line are the same, this is a

line of symmetry.
Some shapes have more than one line of
symmetry.
Symmetry

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Maths Hints The value of a digit changes depending on

where it is in the number.
17

1 ten = 10 7 ones = 7

Place Value 39

3 tens = 30 9 ones = 9

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Maths Hints + add, total, altogether, plus

- subtract, take away, minus
× multiply, times, lots of
÷ divide, share equally
Symbols = equals, same as
< less than
> greater than
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Maths Hints 7 days of the week

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Friday Saturday Sunday

Time
60 seconds in a minute
60 minutes in an hour
24 hours in a day
12 numbers on a clock face
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 Maths Hints When two numbers are multiplied together,
the answer is a multiple.

2×4=8

Multiples 8 is a multiple of both 2 and 4.

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Maths Hints A fraction is a part of a whole amount.

1
The top number is called the numerator. This
tells us how many equal parts we have.

Fractions 2
The bottom number is called the denominator.
This tells us how many equal parts the whole
number is divided into.

1 3
of the pizza has been eaten and are left.
4 4
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Maths Hints 100 pennies = £1

five 20p coins = £1
ten 10p coins = £1

Money
two 50p coins = £1
twenty 5p coins = £1

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Maths Hints We measure height and length in centimetres

(cm) and metres (m).
We measure mass in grams (g) and kilograms
(kg).
We measure capacity or volume in millilitres

Measurements (ml) and litres (l).

100cm = 1m
1000g = 1kg
1000ml = 1l
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 Maths Hints Addition – Either the large or small number
can go first in the number statement.
2+6=8
6+2=8

+ and - Subtraction – The large number must

go first.
8–3=5
3–8
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Maths Hints

These are
vertices. They This is

2D Shapes are also called

corners.
a side.

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Maths Hints Shape Number of Sides Number of Illustration

Vertices
Triangle 3 sides 3 vertices

Square 4 sides all the 4 vertices

2D Shapes
same length
Circle 1 curved edge no vertices

Rectangle 4 sides 4 vertices

Pentagon 5 sides 5 vertices

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Maths Hints Shape This shape has... Illustration

Cube 6 faces; 12 equal edges;

8 vertices.

Cuboid 6 faces; 12 edges; 8

vertices.

3D Shapes Sphere 1 curved surface; no

edges; no vertices.

Triangular prism 5 faces; 2 triangular

faces and 3 rectangular
faces.

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 Maths Hints Shape This shape has... Illustration

S q u a r e - b a s e d 5 faces; 4 triangular
pyramid faces and one square
face.

3D Shapes
Cylinder 2 flat faces; 2 curved
edges; no vertices; 1
curved surface.

Cone 1 flat face; 1 curved

surface; 1 curved edge.

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Maths Hints You are given change when you pay more
money than you need to.
Change is the difference between the cost
of something and how much you have
given the shopkeeper.
Finding Change 30p – 25p = 5p
change = 5p
25
p

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Maths Hints

clockwise anti-clockwise

Turns
half turn quarter turn full turn
anti-clockwise clockwise clockwise

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Maths Hints

Showing Data This is a This is a This is a

block pictogram. tally chart.
diagram.

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 Maths Hints Arrays:

2x5 3x8

5x2 8x3

Multiplication Repeated addition:

2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8 4×2=8

4 + 4 = 8 2×4=8
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Maths Hints 2 × 0=0 5 × 0=0 10 × 0=0

2 × 1=2 5 × 1=5 10 × 1 = 10
2 × 2=4 5 × 2 = 10 10 × 2 = 20
2 × 3=6 5 × 3 = 15 10 × 3 = 30
2 × 4=8 5 × 4 = 20 10 × 4 = 40
2 × 5 = 10 5 × 5 = 25 10 × 5 = 50

Times Tables
2 × 6 = 12 5 × 6 = 30 10 × 6 = 60
2 × 7 = 14 5 × 7 = 35 10 × 7 = 70
2 × 8 = 16 5 × 8 = 40 10 × 8 = 80
2 × 9 = 18 5 × 9 = 45 10 × 9 = 90
2 × 10 = 20 5 × 10 = 50 10 × 10 = 100
2 × 11 = 22 5 × 11 = 55 10 × 11 = 110
2 × 12 = 24 5 × 12 = 60 10 × 12 = 120
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Maths Hints Equivalent fractions equal the same but

look different.
1
2 is equal to 24

Equivalent Fractions
1 2
3
is equal to 6
1 2
4
is equal to 8
1 2
is equal to 10
5
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Maths Hints When using the inverse to check an answer,

you need to swap the numbers around and
use the opposite sign.
8 + 2 = 10

Inverse The inverse of this number statement would

be:
10 – 8 = 2 or 10 – 2 = 8

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