Additive thinking resources

Students solve problems involving money by finding the total spent and the change from a given amount.

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

Students work out how many small boxes fit into a larger carton.

Students calculate addition and subtraction problems, written in decimal form, for city populations.

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

Students find the perimeters for range of different 4-sided polygons.

Students perform calculations using the times taken to carry out a range of fitness activities.

Students use addition to calculate possible scores in a fairground game.

Students work out the extra amounts of ingredients needed for a recipe and complete a table of results.

Students answer questions about total cost, cheapest, most expensive, and the maximum number of books that can be bought. Book prices are decimal numbers.

Students work out the difference in distances of throws and jumps of various athletic events.

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

Students calculate scores for teams at a school swimming sports.

Using given information about a shop's takings students round the amounts to give estimated totals for four weeks takings.

Students answer addition and subtraction questions about attendance at an art show.

Students use addition and subtraction to calculate temperatures over periods of time.

Students calculate the numbers of pieces of fruit and vegetables divided evenly into bags, and any remainder.

Students work out the height, width and length of gift packets.

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

Students show how to solve some subtraction problems.

Students use addition and subtraction to calculate the changing balance in a students back account.

Students drag numerals to create decimal numbers to create the largest and smallest decimal numbers, and closest decimal numbers to given whole numbers.

Students solve subtraction maths problems and show their strategy for working it out.

Students solve addition maths problems and show their strategy for working it out.