Maths in Term 4

In term 4, we will be introducing the children to column addition and subtraction, building on their exisiting understanding of number bonds to ten, place value and mental methods.  We will be encouraging the children to use accurate mathematical vocabulary when learning and pratising the methods to ensure they understand the maths behind them.

We will continue to use a range of manipulatives and representations and be exploring applying the written methods of addition and subtraction to problem-solving and reasoning contexts.

We will also be emphasising when these written methods are efficient to use and when one of the mental methods we have practised would be more appropriate.  

We will also be learning about the 2, 4 and 8 times tables and the relationship between them.

Lessons will continue to contain a mixture of fluency, problem-solving and mathematical reasoning and make explicit links to real-life contexts.

We will practise our focus Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFs) daily along with other basic maths facts such as doubles to 5 and 10, number bonds to 5, 10 and 20 and revisit the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

Our focus KIRF for this term is:

I know multiplication and division facts for the 4 times table.