Place value - Comparing/Ordering numbers to 1,000,000 - Starter

The 'Fluent in Four' revision starter for Year 5 students during the Autumn Term's third week is designed to reinforce their understanding of number sequences, addition, and multiplication. The exercises challenge the pupils to complete number sequences by identifying the rule governing the progression of numbers. For example, they are required to fill in missing numbers in a sequence that jumps by increments of 10,000 or 10. Additionally, they must solve addition problems, such as combining 7,371 with 627, and work with place value by adding quantities of ones, hundreds, and tens. The starter also includes a practical multiplication task where students calculate the total number of flowers in multiple carts, each cart containing 45 flowers, thereby applying their multiplication skills to find the product of 45 and 6.

The activities are designed to be engaging and to help students grasp the concepts of place value and arithmetic operations. For instance, they are asked to add 82 tens to 4 ones, 27 hundreds, and 68 tens and then further add 34 ones to the result. In another task, they must complete a part-whole model to represent a number, enhancing their understanding of how numbers can be broken down into constituent parts. To ensure the students are comprehending the material, they are also asked to calculate the time as 14:20, which is a way to express 20 minutes past 2 o'clock. These varied tasks aim to build a solid foundation in number sense, which is crucial for their mathematical development.