Taking Year 4 - Addition Outdoors

Adding to 4 digit numbers

LO: To add 1s, 10s, 100s and 1000s to 4-digit numbers.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

To add numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition where appropriate.

During this outdoor lesson your children will create large-scale place value grids and use natural loose parts to develop their understanding of addition to 4-digit numbers. This outdoor lesson plan requires no preparation before teaching!

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Adding 4-digit numbers without exchange

LO: To add two 4-digit numbers. No exchange

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

To add numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition where appropriate.

The main activity of this outdoor lesson incorporates a physically active game of hopscotch to engage your children and develop their skill of using the column method for addition.

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Adding 4-digit numbers with one exchange

LO: To add two 4-digit numbers. One exchange

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

To add numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition where appropriate.

Develop your children’s fluency of adding 4-digit numbers together using formal written methods with the movement and maths games included in this outdoor lesson plan. A low to resource lesson requiring only chalk and classroom equipment!

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Adding 4-digit numbers with multiple exchanges

LO: To add two 4-digit numbers. More than one exchange

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

To add numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition where appropriate.
To solve addition problems, deciding which operations and methods to use and why.

Deepen your children’s understanding of 4-digit addition through exchanging with the simple activities inside this outdoor lesson. Your children will use natural loose parts to solve addition problems with their and complete peer assessment to secure their knowledge.

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Estimating answers for addition

LO: To estimate answers for additions of 4-digit numbers.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

To add numbers with up to 4 digits.
To estimate answers to a calculation.
To round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or thousand.

During this outdoor lesson your children will use their existing knowledge of 4-digit numbers and collaborate to estimate answers to addition problems. They will develop their reasoning through discussion of true and false style questions.

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Solving addition problems

LO: To solve addition problems.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

Add one digit numbers to 10
Read, write & interpret mathematical statements involving addition and equals signs
Solve one-step problems for addition using concrete objects

During the main activity children will complete a hunt around your outdoor space to solve the addition problems they have worked on in small groups. This outdoor lesson includes plenty of discussion work and movement to keep your class engaged.

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Sharon Taylan

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Year 4 - Addition

Adding to 4 digit numbers

LO: To add 1s, 10s, 100s and 1000s to 4-digit numbers.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

Adding 4-digit numbers without exchange

LO: To add two 4-digit numbers. No exchange

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

Adding 4-digit numbers with one exchange

LO: To add two 4-digit numbers. One exchange

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

Adding 4-digit numbers with multiple exchanges

LO: To add two 4-digit numbers. More than one exchange

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

Estimating answers for addition

LO: To estimate answers for additions of 4-digit numbers.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

Solving addition problems

LO: To solve addition problems.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

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