Mastery: multiply and divide by ten/hundred

Topic: multiply and divide by ten
Age group: Aimed at Y4 standard (4 digits), but could also be used as revision for Y5/6 pupils, as many of the resources can be adapted to represent 3 digits.
The UK National Curriculum states that pupils should be fluent in mathematical facts (a deep and clear understanding of place value is vital to this). This lesson sequence uses many elements of teaching for mastery in order to achieve this fluency:
• Small steps – each stage of teaching sequence has been carefully planned to build on pupils’ prior knowledge and understanding.
• Balance between factual fluency and conceptual understanding with carefully thought about reasoning questions, which allow pupils to understand concepts at a deeper level.
• Procedural Variation – Questions/calculations are chosen carefully in order that as well answering them accurately, pupils will also begin to understand the deeper mathematical structures. As the Japanese say: The answer is only the beginning.
• Conceptual Variation – The same mathematical concept is presented and proven in different ways so that pupils can make sense of it.

Pack includes:
• Lesson plans (arranged by each small step, rather than by day)
• PPT presentation, with full animations showing effect of multiplying by ten and hundred in memorable visual way, supportive of conceptual understanding.
• Smart notebook with resources and question ideas – vast range of images of equipment which can be dragged, edited etc. base ten blocks, place value counters, place value arrows etc.