Year 4 - Maths
Review and use knowledge of place value to correctly lay out column addition
Review of column addition and subtraction
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will revisit column addition with regrouping and column subtraction with exchanging to solve problems.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use place value to lay out column addition correctly.
Key Notes
- The addends are written in columns with the same value digits in the same column.
- One addend is written above the other one.
- The sum is recorded underneath the addends with the same value digits in the same column.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Addend: An addend is a number added to another.
- Column addition: Column addition is a way of adding numbers by writing a number below another.
- Sum: The sum is the total when numbers are added together.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils need to make accurate use of place value, especially with numbers that have zero ones, tens or hundreds.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Solve this in steps: explain the method from this lesson and why each step matters.
The addends are written in columns with the same value digits in the same column. One addend is written above the other one.
2. Use this key word in a maths sentence and explain it clearly. 'Addend'
An addend is a number added to another. Use this word when showing your method, then check your final answer is reasonable.
3. Spot and fix this common maths mistake.
Mistake: Pupils need to make accurate use of place value, especially with numbers that have zero ones, tens or hundreds. Correction: Give pupils opportunities to set out calculations such as two hundred and thirty add three hundred and four. Can they use zero correctly to represent zero ones and zero tens?
More Lessons In This Unit
- Decide on the most efficient subtraction strategy, including column subtraction Study Guide
- Review adding 2-digit numbers using column addition without regrouping Study Guide
- Review adding 3-digit numbers using column addition without regrouping Study Guide
- Review column addition and identify the addends and sum Study Guide
- Review identifying the minuend and subtrahend in column subtraction Study Guide
- Review using column addition to add 2- and 3-digit numbers by regrouping ones Study Guide
- Review using column addition to add 2- and 3-digit numbers by regrouping tens Study Guide
- Review using column addition with regrouping in the ones and tens columns Study Guide
- Review using column subtraction to subtract without regrouping Study Guide
- Review using column subtraction with regrouping from hundreds to tens Study Guide
- Review using column subtraction with regrouping from tens to ones Study Guide
- Review using known facts and strategies to accurately and efficiently use and check column addition Study Guide
- Use column addition to solve problems in different contexts Study Guide
- Use knowledge of column addition to solve problems in a range of contexts Study Guide
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