Additive thinking resources

Students carry out calculations involving addition, and multiplication of whole numbers by decimal numbers.

Students demonstrate their understanding of the order of operations and placing brackets.

Students calculate the amount of money shown by diagrams of coins, then calculate change given when some of the money is spent.

Students write addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division story problems for given car advertisements.

Different selections are made from a canteen menu that will cost a given amount. An extension activity is given that asks for all possible combinations to be found.

Students use addition and subtraction to work out costs related to the purchase of grocery items.

Students use all addition and subtraction operations to perform calculations.

Students estimate a subtraction problem, share their methods, discuss the rounding one number method, and then do more problems by rounding one number.

This task requires students to show how to calculate multiplication problems with multi-digit numbers.

Students complete a timetable by adding on the time taken for each task.

Students complete addition and subtraction equations that explore part-whole relationships.

Students calculate scores for teams at a school swimming sports.

Students count amounts of money involving coins and notes.

Students read temperatures on thermometers and identify where changes of temperature would be marked.

Students demonstrate their understanding of place value by identifying numbers shown in a shape-based number system.

Students explain why a range of students' answers to a maths problem are incorrect.

Students select the answer for two subtraction problems, select which one they thought was easier, and explain their reasons for this.

Students answer questions that ask them to add and subtract several numbers.

Students use number lines to show how to solve 2-digit whole number addition problems.

Students use a number line to show how to solve whole number subtraction problems.

Students work out the number of covered counters on a 10 x 10 array.

Students identify fractions that are greater than a half, explain their reasoning, and identify how far from half some fractions are.

Students identify the coins that make up specified amounts of money.

Students complete addition and subtraction story problems using the vertical algorithm.

Student solve addition problems where the missing value is located in different positions. This may mean that students transform the problem into a subtraction one. Students reflect on the easiest and hardest problems, and explain their choice.