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title: "Square Numbers In Year 5"
url: "https://st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-22-13-26-square-numbers-in-year-5"
school: "St Bridget's Catholic Primary School"
---

# Square Numbers In Year 5

  ![Image of Square Numbers In Year 5](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-catholic-primary-school/images/blog/IMG_0218.jpeg)  22 October 2026   [Mrs Newby](https://st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/author/vnewby)   [Year 5](https://st-bridgets-pri.cumbria.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5)

Year 5 have been busy exploring square numbers in maths!

The children began by using counters to investigate which numbers could be arranged to make a perfect square. They enjoyed moving the counters around to create equal rows and columns, helping them to understand what makes a number a square number.

We then learnt that a square number is the product of an integer multiplied by itself. For example, 4×4=16, so 16 is a square number because 16 counters can be arranged into a perfect square with 4 rows and 4 columns.

The children used their new understanding to calculate all the square numbers up to 100:

**1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81 and 100.**

It was fantastic to see the children using practical resources to explore mathematical ideas, spot patterns and deepen their understanding. Well done, Year 5!

### Square numbers year 5

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