Y7 - Addition and subtraction - U2

Year 7 Maths: Addition and subtraction (Unit 2 Number skills, Lesson 2) – Complete Lesson, Worksheet & Answers

SHORT SUMMARY (resource summary box)
A complete, fully editable Year 7 lesson on addition and subtraction: 67 teaching slides, a differentiated Mild/Medium/Hot worksheet with 8 questions, 5 GCSE-style exam questions with a mark scheme, and full answers.

DESCRIPTION
Students round whole numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1000 and beyond, estimate answers, then add and subtract with column methods and check with the inverse.

Learning objectives
• Round whole numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1000 and up to 1 000 000
• Estimate answers using rounded numbers
• Use column methods to add and subtract, and check with the inverse

What’s included
• PowerPoint: 67 teaching slides plus hidden teacher and cover notes and optional “more practice” slides
• Do Now (four retrieval questions from earlier topics) with solutions
• Prior knowledge checks for mini-whiteboards, with answers on click
• New material followed by I do → We do → You do for each key idea (You do slides have 30-second timers)
• Quick practice in books, from fully supported to challenge
• Differentiated worksheet (Word): 8 questions across Mild (step-by-step), Medium (hints) and Hot (no hints), plus a Finished? extension challenge
• 5 GCSE-style exam questions (9 marks) with a mark scheme labelled M1, A1, B1, P1 and C1
• Solutions slides after every level, and full teacher answers at the back of the worksheet
• Exit ticket with answers

Why teachers like it
• Planned as a 2-hour lesson, easy to cut to 1 hour (instructions on the hidden teacher slide)
• Every table and diagram is native and editable: change the numbers in seconds
• Timings and voice levels on every slide; answers appear on click
• Clear, consistent design and a lesson-by-lesson progress tracker on the title slide
• Cover-friendly: a non-specialist can follow the teacher notes

Part of the Year 7 Unit 2 Number skills series (10 lessons). More resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/osmith25