Place value - Comparing objects - Starter

The 'Fluent in Four - Revision' activity is designed to reinforce key mathematical concepts for Year 4 students during the Autumn Term's third week. The exercises focus on place value and comparing objects through a series of engaging tasks. Students begin by filling in missing values to complete sequences and calculations, offering a thorough revision of addition and subtraction with multi-digit numbers. For example, questions such as "3,961 + 10 = ____" and "3,501 – 100 = ____" encourage students to apply their understanding of how numbers change with increments or decrements of 10, 100, or 1,000.

Further tasks involve representing fractions on a number line with the aid of bar models, enhancing students' grasp of fractions and their placement within a whole. Multiplication skills are also honed as children are prompted to solve problems like "____ x ____ = _____" and "3 × 9 =". Additionally, they are tasked to calculate the difference between products of multiplication facts, such as determining how much more "4 × 8" is compared to "3 × 4". This set of exercises not only strengthens mental arithmetic but also deepens the students' conceptual understanding of mathematical operations and their relationships.