Year 4 - Maths
Use column addition to solve problems in different contexts
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 column addition to solve problems.
Key Notes
- The addends and sum are recorded in columns with the same value digits in the same column.
- When using column addition, start by adding the numbers with the smallest place value first.
- When there are missing addends, subtract the known part from the whole, or the known addend from the sum.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Column addition: Column addition is a way of adding numbers by writing a number below another.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may find it challenging to lay out column addition where they are adding a 3-digit number and a 2-digit number.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Solve this in steps: explain the method from this lesson and why each step matters.
The addends and sum are recorded in columns with the same value digits in the same column. When using column addition, start by adding the numbers with the smallest place value first.
2. Use this key word in a maths sentence and explain it clearly. 'Column addition'
Column addition is a way of adding numbers by writing a number below 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 may find it challenging to lay out column addition where they are adding a 3-digit number and a 2-digit number. Correction: Emphasise the place value. Continually ask the pupils, 'Where is the tens column? Where is the hundreds column? How many tens does this number have? How many hundreds does this number have?' so that they begin asking these questions themselves.
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 and use knowledge of place value to correctly lay out column addition 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 knowledge of column addition to solve problems in a range of contexts Study Guide
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