Going on a picnic

Going on a picnic

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This task is about adding and subtracting numbers.
picnic basket
The Harper family go on a birthday picnic.

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a) They invite 15 friends, but 4 could not come.

    How many of their friends came to the picnic? 

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b) The Harper family brought 5 bottles of juice, 2 bottles of coke, and 3 bottles of lemonade.

    Their friends brought 6 bottles of juice.

    How many bottles of drink are there altogether? 

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c) There were 45 pieces of chicken.

    The Harpers ate 12 and their friends ate 16.

    How many pieces of chicken were left? 

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto-marking displayed to students).
Levels:
1, 2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies
Keywords: 
addition, subtraction
Description of task: 
Students answer questions that involve adding, and subtracting several numbers.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Additive thinking, sets 1-4
Additive thinking, set 5
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
    Y4 (11/2013)
a) 11 very easy
b) 16 very easy
c) 17 very easy

Based on an online sample of 52 Y4 students.

Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common errors [likely reasons] Next steps

a)

 

b)

12 

[Uses "inclusive counting", e.g., 15, 14, 13, 12]

15 
[Uses "inclusive counting", e.g., 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
 The student may need to do the problems on materials. Starting with 15, get them to say "Take 1 away and I have 14".
c)
23 (or 13)
[Uses subtraction but takes away the bigger digit from the smaller]
 Students may explore similar subtractions where the strategy does not work (e.g., 65 - 57, which should be single digit).
Students could to show their working on the number line.
c)
27
[Crosses the tens boundary without "renaming"]
 Students could explore renaming using money ($10 and $1 notes).

  • Firstly take off 3 $10s.
  • Then substituting 10 $1 for $10
  • Then take 8 lots $1 away from 14 lots of $1

This demonstrates a correct "renaming" of $10 as 10 lots of $1.
 
For more information about addition, including different strategies students employ (including work samples) click on the link: Solving maths problems
For more information about subtraction, including different strategies students employ (including work samples) click on the link: Solving more maths problems