Christmas 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about solving story problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Question 1Change answer There are 8 people at the Randell's house for Christmas dinner. Each person is given a Christmas cracker. There are 2 toys inside each cracker. There are 8 people at the Randell's house for Christmas dinner. Each person is given a Christmas cracker. There are 2 toys inside each cracker. How many toys are there altogether? Question 1Change answer Each of the 8 people has a fork, knife, and spoon. Each of the 8 people has a fork, knife, and spoon. How many forks, knives, and spoons are there altogether? Question 1Change answer There are 32 presents under the Christmas tree. There are 32 presents under the Christmas tree. If each of the 8 people are given the same number of presents, how many presents will each person get? Question 1Change answer Mary had 5 flowers and she picked 11 more. She divided them equally into 2 vases. Mary had 5 flowers and she picked 11 more. She divided them equally into 2 vases. How many flowers were in each vase? Question 1Change answer Jay had 3 bags of chocolate Santas. Each bag had 6 chocolate Santas. Jay ate 3 after breakfast and 2 before lunch. Jay had 3 bags of chocolate Santas. Each bag had 6 chocolate Santas. Jay ate 3 after breakfast and 2 before lunch. Altogether, how many chocolate Santas did Jay have left? Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students). Level: 2 Curriculum info: Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies Keywords: multiplication, division Description of task: Students use addition, multiplication and division operations to perform calculations. Curriculum Links: This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply additive or simple multiplicative ideas to solve multiplication and division problems. Learning Progression FrameworksThis resource can provide evidence of learning associated with Multiplicative thinking, sets 3-4 within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks. Answers/responses: Y4 (11/1998) a) i) ii) iii) 16 24 4 very easy easy moderate b) 8 easy c) 13 (accept 2 bags + 1 marble) moderate Diagnostic and formative information: Common error Likely calculation Likely reason a) i) 4 8 ÷ 2 Confuses division and multiplication. a) ii) iii) 3 32 Gives number for 1 person, not 8. c) 1 6 - 5 Number left from 1 bag of marbles. Money computations Multiplying and dividing fractions Estimating cards, money and pinecones
