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Year 5 homework help

Guides for parents to what your child learns in Year 5, how it's taught at school, and how to help at home.

Maths

Maths · Years 5–6
Fractions, decimals and percentages explained
How Years 5 and 6 link fractions, decimals and percentages, the equivalents worth knowing by heart, finding percentages of amounts, and ideas for home.
Maths · Years 5–6
Long multiplication explained for parents
How long multiplication is taught in Years 5 and 6, a worked example step by step, the usual slips, and quick ways to help at home.

English

English · Year 5
What is a relative clause? A guide for parents
What a relative clause and a relative pronoun are, how Year 5 children learn to use them, the common mix-ups, and quick ways to practise at home.

Science

Science · Year 5
The solar system: Year 5 science for parents
What Year 5 children learn about the Sun, Earth, Moon and planets, why we have day and night, and how to explore space safely at home.