Number: Whole Numbers and Decimals - offline version

Objectives:

• In solving number problems, pupils use a range of mental methods of computation with the four operations ......quick derivation of corresponding division facts.
  
  
• Pupils apply inverse operations.

National Curriculum:

• AT2 level 4, level 5

Resources required:

• Worksheet on Whole numbers.



• Pens and pencils

Teaching activities:

Mental Starter

• Mental recall of multiplication facts up to 10 × 10.



• Number bonds to 100.



• "I will give you a number, tell me how much more I need to get to 100?" 63, 28, 105

Activities

• Give the Whole Numbers worksheet out.
  
  
• The pupils should read through the first example and the teacher could discuss the links with them.
  
  
• The pupils complete the first exercise.
  
  
• The pupils read through the second example and the teacher discusses the links.
  
  
• The pupils complete the second exercise.

Extension

• A good extension would be to introduce:
  "If 32 × 21 = 672, what is 3.2 × 21?"
  
  
• This could then lead on to questions such as:
  "If 27 × 31 = 837, what is 83.7 ÷ 31?"

Plenary

• Lots of quick fire questions on the topic.

Suggested homework:

• Teacher-prepared worksheet with number-bond and decimal addition, multiplication and division problems.