Time - Analogue to Digital - Activity- Starter

In a Year 4 mathematics session, students embark on a series of activities designed to enhance their numerical fluency and problem-solving skills. The lesson is part of the Summer Term curriculum, taking place on Day 2 of Week 6. Initially, the children tackle a 'Fluent in Four' revision exercise, which includes a subtraction problem involving place value understanding. They must calculate the difference between a number composed of six thousands, four hundreds, and eighty-three ones, and a value that is three less than nine hundreds. This task not only reinforces their comprehension of large numbers but also hones their subtraction techniques.

Subsequently, the lesson shifts to practical applications of addition through real-life scenarios. Malachi, a character in the exercise, purchases a watch for £288 and a laptop for £1,215. Students must determine the total amount spent by combining these figures. They are then introduced to Rosie, who buys a watch for £610, and the children calculate the cumulative expenditure. In addition to these arithmetic challenges, the lesson includes a comparison of areas between two shapes, prompting the students to think spatially and quantify the difference in surface coverage. This multifaceted approach ensures that the children are engaging with various aspects of mathematics, from time conversion and arithmetic operations to geometric reasoning and measurement comparison.