SATs

Today, my son did one science test-KS2. He scored very well, reaching the top end of level 5 (look at the answer sheet). The test consisted of two parts: A and B and involved quite a lot of thinking and drawing conclusions. The questions ranged from biology (plants) to physics (magnets, three states of water, forces, astronomy).
They were not very difficult, but they will be for a child, who does not read and does not pay attention at school. I highly recommend these tests as a practivcal preparation for other exams. They are also useful in finding out about gaps in your child's knowledge.

KS2 Sats, Maths test A and mental mathematics

Today, my son solved the first paper from KS2 SATs maths. He did not have any problems with the questions, however, he still made a couple of mistakes.

 

My observations:

1. Children tend to make mistakes if they are over confident and don't check their answers, which was the case with mine. He lost points for one question simply because he did not read the question properly-once again, rushing to finish the test off...
2. Be sure that your child understands square roots and factors.
3. Check if your child knows  how to calculate 3/4 of a number.
4. Sums of the angles in a triangle- can your child calculate the third angle knowing the other two?
5. Calculating the mean of three numbers.
6. Temperatures - how much it changed?

The tests my chilld is doing come from: KS2 Complete SATs Practice Papers (Maths, Science & English)
£12.95. The pack contains:

• 3 sets of Maths Papers
• 3 sets of Science Papers
• 2 sets of English Papers

plus answer book to each set. I recommend this book, it's money well spent, as it allows you tpo check what your child is struggling with.