Fluent In Five Arithmetic Pack | Weeks 1 to 6 | Year 5

Develop your pupils’ confidence with mental and written arithmetic strategies with these Fluent in Five daily arithmetic questions for weeks 1 to 6 of Year 5.

The questions are presented as an editable PowerPoint presentation and as worksheets to improve pupils speed and accuracy with arithmetic questions.

This daily practice resource is designed to enhance speed and accuracy in maths, offering a broad range of questions that align with the KS2 maths curriculum.

With over 140 questions spread across the 6 weeks, the resource incorporates a mix of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. The questions progressively build in complexity, ensuring pupils grasp fundamental concepts before advancing.

Encourage pupils to choose whether to use a mental or written method when answering. Answers identify which would be the most efficient method for each question.

We recommend teachers integrate this resource into their daily maths lessons, or as a warm up in the afternoon. With 5 to 10 minutes a day you’ll then have a structured approach to arithmetic practice.

Teachers report faster and more accurate results on arithmetic tests as well as greater confidence and fluency.

Topic breakdown per week

• Week 1: Focuses on Year 4 content, including addition and subtraction of up to 4-digit numbers, 7 times table, dividing and multiplying by 1-digit numbers, and unit fractions.
• Week 2: Continues with Year 4 content, similar to Week 1, but introduces multiplying and dividing by 10 (including decimals).
• Week 3: Covers addition and subtraction up to 4-digits, the 8 times table, division and multiplication by 1-digit numbers, multiplying and dividing by 10, and non-unit fractions.
• Week 4: Introduces new concepts including adding/subtracting more than 4-digit numbers and near multiples of 10, along with the 6 times table, multiplying/dividing by 10 and 100, and non-unit fractions.
• Week 5: Focuses on adding and subtracting more than 4-digit numbers, adding near multiples of 10, multiplying three numbers, adding fractions with the same denominator and the 6, 7, and 8 times tables.
• Week 6: Focuses on subtracting fractions with the same denominator, adding and subtracting more than 4-digit numbers, division and multiplication by 1-digit numbers, multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100, and adding fractions with the same denominator.