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136 short lessons for classes 1 to 10 that a child can read alone. Every lesson has a simple explanation, worked examples, an activity to try at home with things you already have, and a practice sheet with an answer key that prints neatly.
- 136 lessons
- Classes 1 to 10
- Printable practice sheets
- Answer keys
- 21 printable books
Daily practice
Thursday is computers and coding day
One lesson for each class group, picked for today. Read it, try the activity, then print the practice sheet. A question from each lesson is below; try it before you open the answer.
Classes 1-2 · Computers and coding
Mouse and keyboard basics
Try this: What is the small arrow on the screen called?
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The pointer (or cursor arrow).
Classes 3-5 · Computers and coding
Algorithms: instructions step by step
Try this: Why does the order of steps matter?
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If the steps are in the wrong order the job goes wrong or cannot be done.
Classes 6-8 · Computers and coding
Input, process, output
Try this: In the area pseudocode, which line is the process?
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area = length * breadth.
Classes 9-10 · Computers and coding
Lists and arrays
Try this: Add up [4, 11, 6, 9]. What is the total?
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Pick your class and subject
Choose a class group, a subject, or both. Each lesson takes a few minutes to read, and the practice sheet is a good way to check what you remember.
Subject
19 lessons in maths. Show all lessons
Classes 1 and 2
Counting, letters, shapes, our senses and good habits, in short lessons with big pictures.
- Maths
Counting and number names
Count from 1 to 100, learn tens and ones, and write number names like seven, fifteen and forty.
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Adding and subtracting up to 100
Add and subtract two-digit numbers using tens and ones, with carrying and borrowing explained step by step.
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Shapes around us
Meet circles, squares, rectangles and triangles, count their sides and corners, and spot solid shapes at home.
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Reading the clock
Learn the short and long hands, tell the time in hours, half past and quarter past, and count minutes in fives.
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Classes 3 to 5
Tables, fractions, grammar, the water cycle, the solar system and how to stay safe.
- Maths
Multiplication tables made easy
Understand multiplication as repeated addition and learn tricks and patterns that make tables easy to remember.
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Division: sharing equally
Learn division as equal sharing and equal grouping, see how it links to multiplication, and handle remainders.
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Fractions: parts of a whole
Learn what numerators and denominators mean, compare fractions, find equal fractions and take fractions of a group.
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Perimeter and area
Find the distance around a shape (perimeter) and the space inside it (area) for rectangles, squares and triangles.
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Classes 6 to 8
Algebra, ratio, circuits, photosynthesis, coding ideas and how our country is run.
- Maths
Factors, multiples and prime numbers
Find factors and multiples, spot prime and composite numbers, use divisibility tests, and work out HCF and LCM.
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Decimals and percentages
Understand tenths and hundredths, change between fractions, decimals and percentages, and work out discounts.
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Ratio and proportion
Compare quantities with ratios, simplify them, check proportion and use the unitary method to solve everyday problems.
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Algebra: first steps
Use letters for unknown numbers, write simple expressions and solve equations by keeping both sides balanced.
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Classes 9 and 10
Pythagoras, motion, acids and bases, the internet, the Constitution and money.
- Maths
Pythagoras theorem
In a right-angled triangle, the square on the longest side equals the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
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Mean, median and mode
Summarise a set of numbers with the mean, median and mode, and learn when each one gives the best picture of the data.
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Rational and irrational numbers
Tell rational numbers from irrational ones, turn recurring decimals into fractions and find where √2 sits on the number line.
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Polynomials and factorisation
Learn degree and zeroes of a polynomial, use the identities for squares, and factorise quadratics by splitting the middle term.
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Linear equations in two variables
See why ax + by = c draws a straight line, and solve a pair of such equations by substitution, by elimination and by graphing.
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Quadratic equations
Solve ax² + bx + c = 0 by factorising and by the quadratic formula, and use the discriminant to predict how many real roots there are.
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Arithmetic progressions
Recognise a sequence with a constant difference, find any term with a + (n − 1)d and add up n terms with the sum formula.
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How a lesson works
Read, try, practise, check
Every lesson follows the same four steps, so you always know what comes next. Parents and teachers can print the practice sheet and keep the answer key.
Read
A friendly explanation with worked examples and, in many lessons, a labelled diagram.
Try it at home
A small activity using things you already have. Some need a grown-up to help, and the lesson says so.
Practise
A practice sheet of 8 to 12 questions that prints on one or two pages.
Check
An answer key on its own page, so you can mark your own work and see where to look again.