Common arithmetic skills
The KS2 arithmetic paper rewards accuracy and confidence with core calculation methods. Regular practice helps pupils answer familiar question types faster and with fewer avoidable mistakes.
- Addition and subtraction with whole numbers and decimals.
- Multiplication, division and place value questions.
- Fractions, decimals and percentages.
- Order of operations and number facts.
Move from fluency to reasoning
Arithmetic fluency makes reasoning questions easier. Once pupils are quicker with calculation, they have more attention left for multi-step problems and explaining methods.