Five a Day - Calculations - Add subtract using written methods

The "Maths Five a Day" resource offers a set of five calculation questions designed to emulate the style found in past SATs papers, allowing students to practice and refine their addition and subtraction skills using written methods. Each question provides a unique challenge that requires students to fill in missing digits to complete addition equations correctly, or to find the difference in subtraction tasks. This resource is ideal for use as a warm-up activity at the start of a lesson, serving both as a knowledge check and a tool for retrieval practice to help cement the mathematical concepts in students' minds.

Included within the resource are questions that also incorporate real-life contexts, such as surveys about favourite pizza toppings or pets, where students must use their calculation skills to deduce missing information. For instance, one question asks students to figure out how many children voted for ham and pineapple as their favourite pizza topping by using the total number of votes and the votes for other toppings. The answers to each question are conveniently provided on subsequent slides, making it easy for teachers to guide students through the correct methods and to discuss common errors. This approach not only reinforces their computational skills but also encourages critical thinking and problem-solving.