Calculation Activities for Students Aged 7-9

A selection of resources published by BEAM for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding.

The activities, and their mathematical content, are:

• How many squares - using connection between multiplication and area

• 10 spots - making a magic square

• Addition grids - to check addition

• Addition crossword

• Brick walls - using addition

• Dot to dot - simple addition, subtraction and multiplication

• Ethan's puzzle - making the biggest or smallest number using addition of number cards

• Missing numbers - using addition and subtraction to complete a number square

• Number puzzle - finding the missing numbers from 1 to 9 to make a given total

• Use what you know - using a given multiplication question to find the answer to another

• Words - using addition and subtraction to crack a code

• Number flag - finding as many totals as possible by multiplying two numbers from a given list

• Squares picture - finding the halves of numbers to give a picture

• Divisible by 7 and 9 - filling in the missing digits in a number grid

• Subtractions - move around a track by subtracting numbers

• The number worm puzzle - answering questions using subtraction and mutliplication

• Addition squares - working out the correct number to go in the addition squares

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