Number Strategies resources

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

Students show how to solve some addition problems.

Students show how to work out the number of 1-digit that there are in 2-digit numbers.

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

This task requires students to calculate multiplication and rate problems.

Students answer questions about time, distance and speed of a journey of two motorbikes.

Students calculate the quantity and time taken for pages to be printed on a computer printer from the rate at which it prints.

Students compare two fractions, find the larger fraction and show or explain their reasoning.

Students calculate fraction division problems and show their working.

Students find different ways to divide squares into halves and quarters.

Students show or explain how to share equally amongst a number of people.

Students use information in a table about exploding bottles of ginger beer to find the fractions and percentages of bottles that exploded or stayed sealed in given weeks.

Students identify the larger of two improper fractions and drag a number of improper and mixed fractions into ascending order.

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

Students order fractions from smallest to greatest, and work out fractions of an amount.

Students show or explain how to share cakes and pizzas equally amongst a number of people.

Students identify the correct denominator as numerator to create equivalent fractions for a range of given fractions. Optional space for diagrams is provided.

Students identify equivalent fractions to those given.

For this NEMP task students use addition and subtraction operations in calculations involving fractions.

Students draw lines to divide up shapes into equal parts and name the fractional value of the part.

Students solve addition and subtraction problems involving fractions and mixed numbers with different denominators.

Students partition sets of objects and show how to work out fractions of quantities (using fractions as operators).

Students find and show given fractions of shapes and sets of counters.

Students solve problems involving finding simple fractions of quantities, and show their working.

Students place fractional numbers in the correct order on a number line.