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Free KS2 Maths Worksheets For Year 3 To Year 6: Downloadable And Following A Maths Mastery Approach

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This blog contains our most popular KS2 maths worksheets that are available to you to download and print. We offer a mixture of free maths worksheets, maths activities, and premium resources for all KS2 maths teachers from Year 3 to Year 6.

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Ks2 addition and subtraction worksheets, ks2 multiplication & division worksheets, ks2 times tables worksheets , ks2 fraction worksheets , ks2 geometry worksheets , ks2 measurement worksheets , time worksheets ks2 , algebra worksheets ks2 , ratio and proportion worksheets ks2 , ks2 sats worksheets, building fluency in ks2 maths .

We offer a wide range of learning resources that are in line with the national curriculum for England. These resources are available across year groups, for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 as well as some secondary resources.

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We strive to be attentive to the needs of teachers and often create content, resources and worksheets in response to specific requirements we receive from teachers and school leaders across the country. 

All of our material, including our KS2 maths worksheets, are created by experienced teachers like yourself. They have been carefully designed to follow the national maths curriculum and wherever possible, are in alignment with White Rose Maths.

All our KS2 maths worksheets follow maths mastery principles, working towards building a deep understanding of mathematics principles in students rather than resorting to rote learning. These KS2 worksheets include answer sheets and teaching tips where needed, they are also printable and downloadable with many of them available for free. 

Downloading these resources is simple, with many of them on this blog available by just clicking the link and registering with your email address. Our primary maths resources can also be downloaded by logging into the Third Space Learning maths hub .

We have collections of Year 2 maths worksheets , Year 3 maths worksheets , Year 4 maths worksheets , Year 5 maths worksheets and Year 6 maths worksheets . We also have White Rose Maths resources and White Rose worksheets . 

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Ks2 place value worksheets .

All our place value worksheets are free to download from the maths hub and cover the full spectrum of place value knowledge at KS2. They start with a CPA approach to understanding 10s and 1s as whole numbers and moving through to hundred thousands, millions millions and decimal place value. This leads well into Roman Numerals lessons and resources too.

• Download free Place Value Worksheets and Ready To Go Lesson Slides (White Rose Autumn Block 1)
• Download free Place Value Word Problems Worksheets
• Download free Number and Place Value Diagnostic Assessment Quizzes 

Third Space Learning’s Fluent in Five resource is a daily arithmetic series available for all year groups. Fluent in Five provides five daily arithmetic questions for each day of the week to help build maths fluency and confidence. Download the first 6 weeks of: 

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Our collection of addition and subtraction worksheets cover all KS2 year groups and cover a wide range of skills such as word problem solving, missing number patterns, mental maths, addition of 2, 3, 4 and more digit numbers and bar modelling. Our addition and subtraction worksheets even include some fun maths games! 

• Download Code Crackers pack of resources for Years 3-6. 
• All Kinds Of Word Problems On Addition And Subtraction
• Ready-to-go Lesson Slides – Addition and Subtraction
• Addition And Subtraction Diagnostic Assessments 
• KS2 SATs Year 6 Addition and Subtraction Topic Based Practice Test

We have a large number of multiplication and division worksheets appropriate for each year group. Worksheets cover topics such as halving, long multiplication, short division, long division and everything else to do with multiplication and division within the KS2 curriculum. 

• Year 3 Worked Examples Multiplication and Division
• KS2 Long Multiplication Worksheets
• Long Division Worksheets For Year 3-6
• All Kinds of Word Problems on Multiplication Year 4
• All Kinds of Word Problems on Division Year 3

With children taking the Multiplication Tables Check in KS2 it’s important to get lots of times tables practise in. Download our packs of KS2 times table worksheets.

• Times Tables Packs for Years 1 to 6
• Free 30 Times Tables Tests and Answers

Our fractions, decimals, and remainders resources cover the whole span of the KS2 fractions curriculum, including equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions, simplifying fractions and mixed numbers. 

• Adding and Subtracting Fractions Gap Plugging Pack (Years 1 to 6)
• Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Gap Plugging Pack (Years 5 & 6)
• Understanding and Comparing Fractions Worksheets Year 3

All of our KS2 geometry worksheets are available for download on the Third Space Learning Maths Hub along with all of our other KS2 resources. Our library of geometry worksheets includes resources on 3D shapes, properties of shapes and applying geometry in different contexts. Take a look at some of our geometry KS2 maths worksheets:

• Year 3 Geometry Recap
• Year 4 Geometry Recap
• Year 5 Geometry Recap

For worksheets on measurement see the resources below. Worksheets include a mixture of questions on measurement and co-ordinates as well as a number of home learning activities. 

• Year 6 Algebra and Measures Independent Recap
• Maths Code Crackers Year 4 Area
• Year 5 Worked Examples Converting Units

Teaching children to tell time can be tough, we hope these time worksheets can help. These resources include questions on telling the time, time language, key time facts and comparing durations of time.

• Maths Code Crackers Year 3 Time
• Year 3 Telling the Time
• Year 5 Converting Units of Time

Algebra is most often introduced towards the end of KS2. Here are some Algebra resources to deploy in your Year 6 class. 

• Maths Code Crackers Year 6 Algebra
• Year 6 Worked Examples Algebra

Ratio and proportion are often introduced in Year 6 and our Year 6 ratio resources include a good introduction to the topic, however, our vocabulary lists are a good way to prepare students for new maths concepts to come and get them speaking in mathematical terms.

• Fractions, Decimals, Percentages and Ratio Sentence Stems and Vocabulary Lists
• Year 6 Introducing Ratio Worksheet 
• Year 6 Calculating Ratio Worksheet

In addition to our online, one-to-one SATs revision tuition, Third Space Learning produces a large number of expertly designed SATs preparation worksheets, free SATs papers and KS2 Maths SATs Practice Papers .

Our SATs revision article contains links Year 6 maths questions and many of our most popular SATs worksheets including:

• Year 6 Worked Examples Pack 1
• 75 Year 6 SATs Questions By Topic
• Free 360 Rapid Reasoning Questions

We hope that this collection of KS2 maths worksheets will come in handy and will help to develop fluency, reasoning and problem solving in maths in your classroom.

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As parents, we know transitioning into a new key stage can feel like your child has hit a new milestone, and with it comes new content in KS2 maths to conquer. Ensuring they’re supported as they transition into KS2 maths is key to setting your child up for success. Helping them with a range of KS2 maths activities, problems and interactive learning resources, will help them feel more confident with their Key Stage 2 maths knowledge as a whole! Whether your child is just starting their year 3 maths lessons or coming to the end of their year 6 maths journey, we’re here to help. With our range of activities aligned to the UK KS2 maths National Curriculum, your child will benefit from the fun learning resources that can be used outside of the classroom, or as a useful homeschooling tool to support your own homeschooling lesson plans.

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How can Key Stage 2 maths worksheets help?

There are endless benefits to giving your child a helping hand when it comes to the KS2 maths curriculum - whether they’re struggling to keep up in school or want to revisit topics in a more relaxed, interactive environment, our Key Stage 2 maths worksheets can help. Our informative, educational content is complimented by visual elements, including drawings, simple charts and bright colours to avoid the classic ‘textbook’ feel and helps to keep learners engaged! 

All of our KS2 maths worksheets are designed by our team of qualified teachers who best understand the importance of creating educational, engaging and fun learning resources.  KS2 maths questions and KS2 maths word problems help your child put their knowledge into practice, and our KS2 maths test resources help benchmark their progress. We’re proud that our online Key Stage 2 maths activities, revision and other resources promote fun learning, achievable goals and inclusive access to the KS2 maths curriculum

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All of our worksheets for KS2 maths are aligned to the UK National Curriculum and our learning resources cover all of the topics taught in schools. We’ve designed maths worksheets to cover the length and breadth of the UK KS2 maths National Curriculum, ensuring your child stays on track and progresses at a pace that’s right for them. Whatever topics or concepts your child needs to brush up on, we’re here to help. With numbers worksheets to solidify their understanding of the basics, angles worksheets , fractions worksheets , money worksheets and much more. Your child will develop their understanding of KS2 maths topics online in an enjoyable way!

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Whether you’re a parent wanting to help your child improve their understanding of Key Stage 2 maths, looking for KS2 maths questions to help put their knowledge to the test, or you’re a teacher looking for resources to support lesson planning, our online KS2 maths worksheets and learning resources are the perfect place to start! Used by hundreds of schools and thousands of hard-working parents around the UK, our online Key Stage 2 maths worksheets are the ideal resource for any child.

With KS2 maths activities catering to both upper and lower Key Stage 2, we’re proud to have created an inclusive online learning environment tailored to every learner. For lower Key Stage 2 maths activities, we focus on helping children understand the fundamentals of each topic, supporting worksheet activities with KS2 maths problems and revision resources. In our upper Key Stage 2 maths activities, we focus on developing the understanding of each topic, and include KS2 maths test resources and specialist SATs preparation .

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World War II

What was World War II?

World War II involved many countries around the globe fighting against each other, including the UK. It lasted six years, from 1939-1945.

The War became a global conflict after the German military, led by Adolf Hitler , invaded Poland in 1939 because he wanted to take some of their land for Germany . France and Britain declared war on Germany because they didn’t think what Germany was doing was right, then Italy joined with Germany, and gradually other countries in Europe and around the world became involved with either the Allies or the Axis powers.

Life during the Second World War was very difficult. Today, we mark special days to remember the many millions of people who fought and died during World War II.

Top 10 facts

• World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945.
• World War II began when German troops invaded Poland on 1 September 1939 .
• The UK declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939. It was announced by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.
• While many countries were involved in the war, they each took sides – either with the Allies, or the Axis.
• The main Axis countries were Germany, Italy and Japan .
• The main Allied countries were Great Britain, the United States , France and the Soviet Union ( Russia ).
• British Prime Ministers during World War II were Neville Chamberlain until 1940, then Winston Churchill .
• The Battle of Britain , between the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force, was the first ever battle to be fought only in the air. It was made up of lots of air battles that lasted from 10 July to 31 October 1940.
• World War II ended in Europe on 8 May 1945 – this is also known as VE Day (Victory in Europe Day).
• World War II carried on for a few months after it ended in Europe, and officially ended when Japan formally surrendered to the Allies on 2 September 1945 (also called VJ Day).
• 1 September 1939 Germany invaded Poland
• 3 September 1939 The UK and France declared War on Germany

• 14 May 1940 The Home Guard was created (The Local Defence Volunteers)
• 26 May-4 June 1940 The evacuation of British and French troops from Dunkirk, France
• June 1940 German troops occupied the Channel Islands.
• 10 June 1940 Italy declared war on Britain and France, and allies with Germany
• 10 July-31 October 1940 The Battle of Britain
• 7 September 1940 The Blitz begins in London
• 8 September 1941-27 January 1944 The Siege of Leningrad
• 7 December 1941 The Japanese attacked an American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• 8 December 1941 The United States declared war on Japan, and joined with the Allies
• 6 June 1944 D-Day, when troops from Britain and the US landed in France to fight against the Germans
• 16 December 1944-25 January 1945 The Battle of the Bulge
• 8 May 1945 VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), when Germany surrendered
• 15 August 1945 VJ Day (Victory in Japan Day), when Japan surrendered
• 2 September 1945 Japan formally surrendered, and officially ended World War II

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• Even though World War II involved countries all over the globe, there were two sides fighting against each other – the Axis powers and the Allied powers.
• The UK was part of the Allies.
• Two types of aeroplane were used in the Battle of Britain – bombers that dropped bombs on towns and cities and fighters that attacked other aeroplanes.
• The main aeroplanes flown by the RAF were fighters called the Spitfire and the Hurricane . They tried to destroy German bombers before they could attack British towns and cities.
• The Luftwaffe (Germany’s air force) used both bombers and fighters. They used the bombers to attack towns and cities, and the fighters to stop the RAF fighters from destroying German bombers.
• The German’s most famous fighter aeroplane was the Messerschmitt and their main bombers were the Heinkel, the Junkers and the Dornier.
• British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US President Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin were known as the ‘big three’. They were all leaders of Allied countries.
• The Siege of Leningrad – when all the roads going in and out of Leningrad were closed off so nobody could come in or go out, even to get food – lasted for 900 days (about two and a half years).
• The code name for D-Day was ‘Operation Overlord’.
• D-Day is a name the military use when planning an event – the ‘D’ doesn’t stand for anything.
• The code name for the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk was ‘Operation Dynamo’.
• Hitler’s plan to invade Britain in the summer of 1940 was called ‘Operation Sea Lion’.

Browse through the gallery and see if you can spot the following:

• Spitfire planes
• The bombing of Cologne in Germany
• Omaha Beach in Normandy
• A D-Day commemorative statue
• Soldiers' graves in Normandy
• The evacuation of troops from Dunkirk
• Winston Churchill during WWII
• Neville Chamberlain declaring war on Germany
• Supermarine Spitfire aeroplanes
• Hawker Hurricane aeroplane
• A Luftwaffe aeroplane
• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini
• Franklin D Roosevelt
• Hideki Tojo
• Joseph Stalin
• World War II British Army uniform

The main countries and leaders that made up the Allied powers were:

• Great Britain – led by Prime Minister Winston Churchill
• The United States – led by President Franklin D Roosevelt
• France – led by Charles de Gaulle
• The Soviet Union – led by Joseph Stalin
• China – led by Chiang Kai-shek

The three main countries and leaders that made up the Axis powers were:

• Germany – the Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler
• Italy – the Fascists, led by Benito Mussolini
• Japan – known at that time as the Empire of Japan, led by Hideki Tojo; the emperor of Japan during World War II was Emperor Hirohito.

World War II began when the UK and France declared war on Germany, after German troops led by Adolf Hitler had invaded Poland on 1 September 1939 to claim land there as their own. Hitler had already invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia, so the war began over his plan to take more land for Germany.

The Siege of Leningrad is a famous event during World War II. For 900 days – from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944 – the city of Leningrad in Russia was surrounded by German troops. That meant everyone inside the city had to stay there, and that there wasn’t any way for food or other provisions like medicine to get in. Many hundreds of thousands of people died during this time (600,000-800,000) because there wasn’t enough food or heating to go around, but the people who lived in Leningrad refused to surrender to the Germans.

In 1940, the French port of Dunkirk was the location of a big turning point for the Allies in World War II. Hitler’s armies bombed Dunkirk heavily, and many Allied troops were waiting on the beach to be rescued because they didn’t have the resources they needed to fight back. From 26 May to 4 June, over 550,000 troops were ferried to safety across the English Channel – the code name for this was ‘Operation Dynamo’. Some British civilians (people who weren’t in the army) even used their own boats to help save as many people as they could. The rescue operation helped to boost morale in Britain, where they really needed some good news. This helped in going into the next major event in World War II, the Battle of Britain .

The Royal Air Force were the stars of the Battle of Britain , which is the first military battle to be fought entirely in the air. In ‘Operation Sea Lion’, Hitler planned to invade Britain and add another country to his list of conquests. But, first he had to fight off the RAF, which is where he ran into trouble. Britain’s RAF beat Germany’s Luftwaffe, but after a long series of battles from 10 July-31 October 1940. The whole thing is called the Battle of Britain because it’s what made Hitler eventually change his mind about trying to invade the UK, and he went after Russia instead. The RAF pilots showed tremendous courage and bravery as they kept fighting the Luftwaffe even when it looked like they might lose.

June 6, 1944 is also known as D-Day. On that day, the Allied forces launched a huge invasion of land that Adolf Hitler’s Nazi troops had taken over. It all began with boats and boats full of Allied troops landing on beaches in the French region of Normandy. They broke through the German defences and carried on fighting them back through Europe for the next 11 months until they reached Berlin, where Hitler was then hiding.

The Battle of the Bulge took place from 16 December 1944-25 January 1945, and was the last major effort by Hitler to defeat the Allies. He had hoped to break up the parts of Western Europe that the British, American and French troops secured by splitting the area in half – this would mean that the armies wouldn’t be able to get supplies across to each other, and would make them easier targets for Hitler and his armies to fight against. But, all Hitler did was to make the Allied line of troops ‘bulge’ in the middle as he fought to push them back, and the line didn’t break completely. So, he didn’t accomplish his goal, and the Allies won the battle.

Names to know

Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) – British Prime Minister from 1937-1940; Chamberlain was Prime Minister when Britain declared war on Germany. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) – British Prime Minster from 1940 to 1945, then again from 1951 to 1955; Churchill was Prime Minister during most of World War II.  Churchill is famous for his speeches that inspired people to keep on fighting. Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) – German dictator during World War II, and leader of the Nazi political party Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) – Italian dictator during World War II, and leader of the Fascists; Mussolini was also known as ‘Il Duce’ (‘the leader’), and joined forces with Hitler as one of the Axis powers. Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945) – United States President during most of World War II Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) – leader of the Soviet Union during World War II Hideki Tojo (1884-1948) – Japanese leader and military general during World War II

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• Learn to sing songs that were popular during WWII , including 'White Cliffs of Dover' and 'Everything stops for tea'
• Use interactive maps to see the battles of WWII in Europe, Africa and Asia
• Take a WWII quiz
• Design the interior of an Anderson Shelter and try some WWII craft activity ideas with the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum Armchair Explorers Activities
• Watch the Horrible Histories song about WWII pilots, The RAF Pilots - The Few Song
• See a Battle of Britain dogfight in action and find out about Britain's pilots in a BBC interactive guide to the "secret" of winning the Battle of Britain

Children's books about World War II

Find out more:

• A series of BBC films about WWII for KS2 children  offers a comprehensive overview of World War Two for primary schools
• Watch a brief video overview of the Second World War
• Read about the 5 phases of WWII
• 10 facts about WWII from National Geographic Kids
• Watch WWII video clips from the BBC archive and find out more about evacuation, the Blitz, rationing, famous WWII songs, news reports, speeches and eye-witness accounts
• A children's guide to WWII from DKfindout!
• Interactive articles and timelines about the major events and people of World War Two
• Video information about rise of the Nazis
• Read a BBC Bitesize summary of WWII
• A complete BBC interactive timeline of WWII , including videos of key events
• Maps, investigations and individual sources about WWII from the National Archives
• Look at an interactive map of the world and events during World War II
• Watch short BBC films about the significance of D-Day, the biggest air and seaborne invasion in history
• Understand more about D-Day: look through information sources about D-Day and read a D-Day guide from the National Army Museum
• The  CBBC guide to D-Day
• See photographs of the Dunkirk evacuations
• Read about what people who lived during World War II remember from those difficult years at the website ‘The People’s War’
• Find out about 9 iconic aircraft from Battle of Britain , including the Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane
• A detailed guide to the Spitfire, the most famous plane of World War Two
• Find out about all the different types of World War II defences (called pillboxes) that you can still see around Britain
• Watch a Newsround introduction to the Holocaust
• The life and times of Winston Churchill , and how Churchill's speeches (and his dentures!) contributed to the war effort
• Read about life during WWII in kids' historical fiction set during the Second World War
• Nathalie Sergueiew, 'Treasure', was a WWII spy
• Look through photos of Victory in Europe (VE) Day celebrations

See for yourself

• See exhibits from the Battle of Britain and the Blitz at the RAF Museum in London . You can even climb into a Spitfire and experience what it would have been like to fly one!
• Take a tour of the HMS Belfast, one of the ships used to ferry troops to Normandy on D-Day
• See the aeroplanes involved in the Battle of Britain, inside on of the hangars that was actually used in 1940, at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford
• Walk through the Cabinet War Rooms , which were located underground so Winston Churchill and other leaders could kept safe during the Blitz and hold top security meetings
• Britain built thousands of defensive structures called Pill Boxes all over the country that soldiers could use to defend the country if the Germans invaded. Are there any near where you live?
• Find out about code-breaking at Bletchley Park
• See and find out about objects from World War II
• Hear all the sounds of WWII: Chamberlain and Churchill's speeches, WWII songs and music, news as it was reported in 1939-1945

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