Worksheet guide
What the Year 6 preset does
Year 6 uses 14 pt type. This page opens on 24 questions because long division needs two ruled working lines under every frame, so a longer sheet would have to run over two pages. The difficulty is set to Hard, which pushes column work to five digits and long division to larger divisors.
The preset opens on long division, because it is the method that takes longest to secure and the one that benefits most from short, regular practice. Switching to column addition gives five-digit numbers with carrying.
Long division in Year 6
The long division sheet prints the bus stop frame with two ruled working lines. Children write the quotient above the bracket and each subtraction step on the lines below, which keeps the working attached to the question instead of spread across the page.
Difficulty Hard raises the divisor range, so a sheet can include 96 × 43 = 4,128 style questions divided back down. If that is too much, Medium keeps the divisors smaller and the quotients shorter.
Keeping tables warm
Long division depends on times tables more than any other method: every step needs a multiple of the divisor. A mixed tables sheet once a week keeps that recall alive without taking a whole lesson.
The three ready-made PDFs below cover the three things a Year 6 class most often needs — long division, five-digit column addition and mixed tables — and all three print on a single A4 page with the answers on page 2.
The final term
By the last term of Year 6 the methods should be secure and the job is keeping them sharp. A long division sheet on Monday, a column addition sheet on Wednesday and a mixed tables sheet on Friday is about fifteen minutes of practice across the week, and none of the three needs planning. Keep each sheet short so it stays a warm-up rather than taking over the lesson. If a child is still losing their place in long division, drop back to short division for a fortnight before returning to it.
How to use it
How to use this generator
- Keep Year on 6 for 14 pt type and 24 questions.
- Choose Long division and set Division gives whole numbers to Yes or No.
- For column work, choose Column addition and leave Carrying on Yes.
- Print page 1, mark from page 2, and keep the same time limit each week.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many long division questions should Year 6 do?
Twenty-four is a full page at a readable size. Thirty is available, but the working lines get shorter, so use it only for a fluent class.
What if a child cannot do long division yet?
Drop back to short division with a one-digit divisor, which uses the same bus stop frame without the written subtraction steps. Once that is secure, long division has somewhere to build from.
Can I print five-digit column addition?
Yes. Choose Column addition with Year 6 and Hard difficulty, and the numbers run to five digits.
Are there remainders?
Set Division gives whole numbers to No and some answers will include a remainder, written after the quotient.
Why is the type size smaller than on the Year 4 sheets?
Year 6 uses 14 pt so a full sheet fits on one page. Vertical layouts go one step larger at 16 pt, which is what the long division sheet uses.
Can I use these sheets for SATs practice?
They are calculation practice, not past papers, and they are not produced or endorsed by the Standards and Testing Agency. Arithmetic papers include other content, but column methods and long division are a useful part of preparation.
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