Place value - Rounding to the nearest 10 - Starter

This Year 4 maths session, part of the Autumn Term's first week, delves into the concept of rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and includes a series of 'Fluent in Four' revision exercises. The starter activity prompts students to perform basic arithmetic, such as dividing 24 by 4 and multiplying various numbers. These quick-fire questions serve to warm up the students' numerical skills and prepare them for the main focus of the lesson. Additionally, students are tasked with identifying the value an arrow points to on a number line, solving simple multiplication problems, and calculating monetary values in pounds and pence.

The lesson also incorporates practical questions related to time and calendar knowledge. Students are asked to recall the number of minutes in one, two, and two and a half hours, as well as in five hours. They must remember the number of days in a year, with a special note on leap years, which contain an extra day and occur every four years. These exercises not only reinforce arithmetic skills but also embed the understanding of time and the calendar into the students' learning. The interactive nature of the questions, which require filling in the blanks with the correct answers, helps to engage the students and solidify their grasp of place value and rounding numbers.