Mental Maths Cross-Numbers Y5/6: 30 puzzles, four operations, answers (KS2)

Instant PDF download, A4, print at home. Printable KS1/KS2 resource for UK primary classrooms and home learning, from Top Bins Learning.

What is inside

• 30 cross-number puzzles, 10 at each level, plus a how-to-play page.
• One star, Easier: addition, subtraction, doubling and halving.
• Two stars, Core: adds multiplication, division and fractions of amounts.
• Three stars, Challenge: adds percentages and square numbers.
• Answers up to four digits; crossing digits let pupils check their own work.
• Full answer key, teacher notes, contents page.

Year groups and use

Years 5 and 6 (KS2, ages 9 to 11). Maths starter, reasoning warm-up, homework or early finisher. A jotter helps with the larger calculations.

Checked

Every clue is calculated independently by a program and compared with the answer in the grid; every crossing digit agrees.

Supports practice only; it does not cover the whole programme of study.

Format: one PDF, A4 portrait, 42 pages in total (31 pupil pages including how-to or list pages, the rest are cover, teacher notes, contents and the answer key). Printable PDF, A4, print and go. Black and white pupil pages that print cleanly on a home or school printer.

Licence: for personal or single-classroom use; no resale or sharing.