Fractions - Number Sequences - Starter

The 'Fluent in Four' revision exercises for Year 5 students, as part of their Spring Term learning in Week 5, Day 2, are designed to strengthen their understanding of various numerical concepts. One task involves performing subtraction using place value knowledge, where students must subtract '83 hundreds and 76 ones' from '3 hundreds and 198 ones', and similarly, subtract 764 from 6295. These exercises help to reinforce mental arithmetic and the understanding of ones, tenths, and hundredths. Additionally, pupils are tasked with converting mixed numbers into improper fractions, exemplified by turning '8 wholes and seven eighths' into an improper fraction, which is demonstrated as 71/8.

In another activity, students are encouraged to use subtraction to verify the result of an addition sum, such as checking if '1,458 + 6,577' equals '8,035' by finding one or more subtractions that can confirm the addition. This not only tests their addition and subtraction skills but also their logical reasoning in reverse calculations. Furthermore, the exercises include writing down the decimal represented in a place value grid, enhancing their comprehension of decimal places and how to read and write decimals correctly. The tasks are designed to be comprehensive and to challenge the students' understanding of fractions, decimals, and arithmetic operations.