Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division - Multiply 4-digits by 1-digit (Pictorial representations) - Starter

The 'Fluent in Four' revision exercise presents a series of mathematical challenges designed for Year 6 students as part of their Autumn Term learning in Week 4, Day 1. The tasks aim to consolidate students' understanding of the four basic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The first task requires students to identify missing digits in a given calculation and observe any patterns. This is followed by addition problems where students must complete calculations involving large numbers, such as adding together numbers with tens, thousands, and ones. For example, adding 34 tens, 47 thousand, and 67 ones to 24 thousand and 971 ones, which equals 72,378.

Further exercises involve more complex addition, where students must accurately align numbers and carry over values to find the sum of multi-digit numbers. Additionally, there is an estimation activity where students must estimate and label positions of given numbers on a number line, including both positive and negative values. This helps to reinforce their understanding of number placement and the concept of negative numbers. Multiplication practice is also included, with a focus on multiplying 4-digits by a 1-digit number using pictorial representations to aid understanding. For instance, multiplying 25 by 22 is broken down into adding 400, 100, 40, 10, and 20, resulting in a final product of 550. These exercises are designed to build fluency and confidence in handling a variety of numerical problems.