Calculation Activities for Students Aged 9-11

Subject(s): Mathematics | Age: 9-11 | Type: Activity sheet | Publication Year: 2010 to date

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:

• Ben's cakes - using factors

• Broken key - using the four rules of number

• Hidden spots - reasoning to work out the totals on hidden faces of dice

• How much you know! - multiplication table

• Ink blot puzzle - finding the missing digits using addition and subtraction

• Multiples grid - using knowledge of factors and multiples

• Multiply or divide - by 10 or 100

• Nines maze - pattern spotting around a maze by adding 9

• Swapsies - guessing the original numbers given the sum of two consecutive numbers

• Times table jigsaw - times table square jigsaw

• Two digits problem - adding two digits to make as many totals as possible

• Calculation mazes - travel through the maze by performing calculations

URL: http://stem.org.uk/rx5c3

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Posted by davidmain on 3rd April 2012

Activity time: Variable.
Level / prior knowledge: Variable
Subject…

Activity time: Variable.
Level / prior knowledge: Variable
Subject / curriculum links / skills: Number, Multiplying, Dividing, Factors, Multiples, Powers of 10’s, Addition, Subtraction.
Preparation time: Minimum
Extra resources: Counters, Dice (not needed but can be useful).

Commentary:
The resources included here, and in all BEAM activities, can be used in a multitude of different ways. The tasks can be used as games between groups of pupils, as well as individually. The tasks are excellently devised in order for pupils to develop their understanding of number and intricacies of topics involved.
Alternatively, I have found them particularly useful for extending pupils at the top end of my classes, having some of these worksheets in a file so they can pick these up and use the knowledge they have practiced and believe they understand. It has allowed me to focus on other pupils while those attempting this task get to push themselves.