Throughout these chapters, pupils explore the importance of using operations in the correct order.
Previously, pupils will have used all four operations, sometimes in combination, to solve problems.
In this topic, they will start to understand the importance of the order in which calculations are performed and the impact that this has on the answer.
Brought to you by Tes in partnership with experts at Mathematics Mastery and the White Rose Maths Hub, this PDF provides teachers with the progression of learning for the topic, broken down into digestible chapters.
It is an ideal starting point for primary teachers looking to brush up on their subject knowledge, or adopt the mastery approach to maths in their classroom.
Check out the Teaching for mastery site, which contains schemes of work accompanied by quality-assured classroom resources.
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Brought to you by Tes in partnership with experts at Mathematics Mastery and the White Rose Maths Hub, this PDF provides teachers with the progression of learning for the topic, broken down into digestible chapters.
It is an ideal starting point for primary teachers looking to brush up on their subject knowledge, or adopt the mastery approach to maths in their classroom.
Check out the Teaching for mastery site, which contains schemes of work accompanied by quality-assured classroom resources.
Download resources for all primary maths topics in the planning and lesson resources pages of the new primary maths section.
In this chapter, pupils solve problems using all four operations.
Pupils continue to solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and demonstrate their understanding of the meaning of the equals sign. As they begin to solve problems combining all four operations, they appreciate the importance of the order in which operations are used.
Take this problem, for example: “If 3 boxes each contain 5 counters and 4 boxes each contain 10 counters, how many counters are there is total?” Here, pupils recognise the importance of multiplying before adding the resulting answers.
In this chapter, pupils use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations and solve problems.
When given a long calculation, pupils often work from left to right. This frequently leads to the incorrect answer. Experience of this error, particularly in meaningful contexts, helps pupils to understand the importance of calculation order.
In time, pupils know that calculations in brackets should be completed first, before moving onto powers, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division. Pupils continue to use mental methods to calculate and estimate answers to problems.
