Additive thinking resources

Students complete subtraction equations by selecting from a range of numbers.

Students order possible items, work out the change from $10 or the shortfall for different items.

Students calculate the perimeter of a range of 2-dimensional shapes.

Students calculate the length of a builder's string line.

Students answer four questions about flight times on a flight schedule.

Students conduct a practical, statistical investigation. They decide on a Topic and question, conduct the survey, complete the tally chart, construct a bar graph of the major ideas and make statements about the results.

This practical task involves students making best estimates of sets of items and clearly demonstrating their method(s) of estimation.

Students give answers to addition and subtraction basic facts problems.

Students complete equations by subtracting given numbers on a subtraction wheel.

Students work out how long a race took given the starting and finishing time. Answers are split into hours, minutes and seconds.

Students work out time calculations involving 24 hour time.

Students identify different ways that given amounts of money can be made up using a range of coins and notes.

Students answer questions about international time differences.

Students identify the coins that would be given as change in a range of transactions.

In this practical task, students use plastic coins to work out three different ways to make the same amount of money.

Students addition and subtraction to work out what they can buy with given amounts of money, and the change they will get.

Students to show how they estimate in some addition problems.

Students use number lines to show how to solve whole number addition and subtraction problems.

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

This task requires students to estimate some addition problems using any appropriate method.

This practical task involves students making estimates of sets of items and demonstrating their method(s) of estimation.

Students perform addition and multiplication based on information given in decimal form in a table.

Students answer questions that involve time calculations.

Students answer questions about international time differences.

Students find the sum of a number of given decimal weights of objects or the post.