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St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 St Chad’s CE Primary School Calculation Policy 1. Policy Statement 1.1 At St Chad’s CE Primary School we strive to enable children to become fully numerate young people who not only have confidence in mathematics but are developing real enjoyment for the subject. Many methods are available to teach children and through this policy we intend to provide clarity on how we believe children will best understand the process of calculation in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. 1.2 We also believe that in order to develop real understanding of mathematics children must be taught the relevant language of mathematics and have regular opportunities to use correct vocabulary through discussion where they are prompted by classroom display. 2. Aims To enable our children to become confident, numerate young people To provide clarity to teachers and parents on the progression of all four mathematical operations To simplify the process and methods of calculation To provide a clear link between written and mental calculation Page 1 of 20 St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Addition Reception Pictorial representation Children are encouraged to develop a mental picture of the number system in their heads to use for calculation. They develop ways of recording calculations using pictures, etc. Children also begin to explore counting on to total 2 digits. Key Vocabulary add, more, and, make, sum, total, altogether, double, one more, two more, ten more… how many more to make… ? how many more is… than…? Early Learning Goal Children count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing. Page 2 of 20 St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Addition Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Pupils should be taught to: Pupils should be taught to: -step problems with addition Pupils should be taught to: addition (+), subtraction (-) and equals (=) signs those involving numbers, quantities and measures within 20 add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20 (9 + 9, 18 9), including zero -step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems. Pictures / marks Sarah has 3 lollies. Her friend gives her 2 lollies. How many lollies does she have altogether? methods and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100 representations, and mentally, including: -digit number and ones -digit number and tens -digit numbers -digit numbers (commutative) and subtraction of one number from another cannot and subtraction and use this to check calculations and missing number problems. Number lines (numbered) Revisit method taught in Year 1 and introduce Partitioning. Children must be able to partition 2-digit numbers before attempting this method. 7+4= 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Number lines (blank) including: -digit number and ones -digit number and tens -digit number and hundreds digits, using the efficient written methods of columnar addition and subtraction use inverse operations to check answers problems, using number facts, place value, and more complex addition and subtraction. Revisit method taught in Year 2 and introduce the expanded method depending on ability. Partition the smaller number into tens and ones 36 + 53 = 53 + 30 + 6 = 83 + 6 = 89 +30 +6 Partition the smaller number into tens and ones How to teach and Success Criteria 23 + 12 = 23 + 10 + 2 = 33 + 2 = 35 53 Recording by: drawing jumps on prepared line constructing own lines (Teacher model number lines with missing numbers) Key Vocabulary Pencil and paper procedures Page 3 of 20 83 89 St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 +, add, more, plus, make, sum, total, altogether, double, one more, two more… ten more how many more to make…? how many more is… than…? how much more is…? (Column addition) +10 23 +2 33 35 How to teach and Success Criteria Read the number sentence. Draw a number line. Write the largest number at the start of the number line. Partition the smallest number. Jump the number of tens in the smallest number in either one jump or several smaller jumps. Jump the number of units in the smallest number in one jump. Check your work. The last number you landed on is the answer. Key Vocabulary +, add, addition, more, plus, make, sum, total, altogether, double, near double, one more, two more... ten more... one hundred more how many more to make…? how many more is… than…? how much more is…? Page 4 of 20 2 5 + + 2 4 6 5 3 8 4 3 = (20 +(40 (60 + 5) + 3) + 8) How to teach and Success Criteria Read the number sentence. Write the first number. Write the second number underneath the first number making sure the digits are in the correct columns and the decimal points are underneath each other. Partition each number into tens and units and write them underneath each other Add the units FIRST Next add the tens. Total the tens and units to get the answer Key Vocabulary +, add, addition, more, plus make, sum, total altogether score double, near double one more, two more... ten more... one hundred more how many more to make…? how many more is… than…? how much more is…? St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Addition Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Pupils should be taught to: Pupils should be taught to: written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate least 1 000 000 and determine the value of each digit Pupils should be taught to: use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the four operations -step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why calculation powers of 10 for any given number up to 1 000 000 -step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why. forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers through zero Continue to use a number line as an aid to support calculation where needed. Expanded Written Method With Carrying. 4 9 + 6 2 = and division imation to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, levels of accuracy. perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10 000 and 100 000 problems that involve all of the above to 1000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals. Continue to use a number line as an aid to support calculation where needed. Extension of formal method with carrying + 1 4 6 1 9 2 1 10 (40 +(60 (110 + 9) + 2) + 1) Continue to use a number line as an aid to support calculation where needed. = Extend to adding 3-digit numbers and numbers with different amounts of digits. Formal Written Method With Carrying. How to teach and Success Criteria Read the number sentence. Write the first number. Write the second number underneath the first number making sure the digits are in the correct columns and the decimal points are underneath each other. Partition each number into tens and units and write them underneath each other Add the units FIRST. “Carry” any extra tens into the tens column, writing it above. Add the tens. 1 7 6 4 8 + 1 4 8 6 = 7 6 4 8 3.25 + 12.0 + 0.256 = + 1 4 8 6 + 1 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 5 6 5 5 0 6 1 9 1 3 4 1 1 1 Extend to adding several numbers with different amount of digits, decimals and mixed units. Page 5 of 20 Extend to decimals (either one or two decimal places) and numbers with mixed amounts of digits. How to teach and Success Criteria St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Total the tens and units to get an answer. Key Vocabulary: add, addition, more, plus, increase, sum, total, altogether, double, near double how many more to make…? equals, sign, inverse How to teach and Success Criteria Read the number sentence. Write the first number. Write the second number underneath the first number making sure the digits are in the correct columns. Add the units FIRST Carry any extra tens into the next column Add the tens next, carrying any hundreds into the next column Continue adding from left to right, carrying into the next column where necessary Key Vocabulary add, addition, more, plus, increase, sum, total, altogether, double, near double how many more to make…? equals, sign, is the same as inverse Page 6 of 20 Read the number sentence. Write the first number. Write the second number underneath the first number making sure the digits are in the correct columns. Begin adding the columns right to left, beginning with the smallest decimal values. Carry any extra tens into the next column Add the tens next, carrying any hundreds into the next column Continue adding from left to right, carrying into the next column where necessary Key Vocabulary add, addition, more, plus, increase, sum, total, altogether, double, near double how many more to make…? equals, sign, is the same as inverse St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Subtraction Reception Pictorial Representation Children are encouraged to develop a mental picture of the number system in their heads to use for calculation. They develop ways of recording calculations using pictures or counting “how many left” etc. 4 _ 1 = 3 Key Vocabulary take (away), leave how many are left/left over? how many have gone? one less, two less… ten less… how many fewer is… than…? difference between Early Learning Goal Children count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing Page 7 of 20 St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Subtraction Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Pictures / marks Sam spent 4p. What was his change from 10p? Continue using number lines from year 1 and use of pictures where needed. Continue using number lines to support subtraction as needed. Counting back (blank number lines) Find a small difference by counting up First counting back in tens and ones Continue as in Year 2 but with appropriate numbers e.g. Number lines (numbered) Children begin to use number lines and practical resources to support calculation. Teachers demonstrate use of the number line. 6–3=3 -1 -1 -1 ___________________________________ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -1 24 -1 25 -1 26 drawing jumps on prepared line constructing own lines (Teacher model number lines with missing numbers) 47 42 – 39 = 3 89 100 102 90 Expanded Written Method 8 9 - - 8 5 3 9 7 2 5 7 = (80 - (50 30 + + + 9) 7) 2 = 3 2 +2 How to teach and Success Criteria 39 40 42 How to teach and Success Criteria Key Vocabulary -, subtract, take (away), minus leave how many are left/left over? how many have gone? one less, two less, ten less… how many fewer is… than…? how much less is…? 37 +2 +1 Find a small difference by counting up +1 Recording by: 27 - 10 Move on to subtracting the tens in one jump and the units in another and then bridging through ten. Children then begin to use numbered lines to support their own calculations - using a numbered line to count back in ones. How to teach and Success Criteria - 10 +10 102 – 89 = 13 Read the number sentence. Draw a number line. Write the smallest number at the start of the number line. Write the largest number at the end of the number line. Jump to the next multiple of 10. ( number/size of jumps will depend on child’s ability) Jump in steps of 10 to the ten in the largest number. Jump to the number at the end of the number line. Check your work. Add the numbers on the jumps. This is the answer. Page 8 of 20 Read the number sentence. Write the first number. Write the second number underneath the first number making sure the digits are in the correct columns. Partition each number into tens and units and write them underneath each other. Subtract the units FIRST. Next, subtract the tens. Total the tens and units to get the answer. Key Vocabulary -, subtract, subtraction, take (away), minus leave, how many are left/left over? one less, two less… ten less… one hundred less how many fewer is… than…? how much less is…? difference between half, halve St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 difference between half, halve Key Vocabulary -, subtract, subtraction, take (away), minus leave, how many are left/left over? one less, two less… ten less… one hundred less how many fewer is… than…? how much less is…? difference between half, halve =, equals, sign, Page 9 of 20 St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Subtraction Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Continue to use number lines to support mental calculation and to calculate differences between numbers that are close together. Continue to use number lines to support mental calculation and to calculate differences between numbers that are close together. Continue to use number lines to support mental calculation and to calculate differences between numbers that are close together. Expanded Written Method with Decomposition 8 4 - - 8 2 5 4 9 5 2 9 Formal Written Method = (80 (20 - + + 4) 9) - (70 (20 50 + + + 14) 9) 5 6 = 4 - 8 3 7 8 3 2 5 4 5 8 - 3 3 (7 - (3 2 0 0 5 = 0 + 8 0 + 2 5 1 3 // - 2 6 4 1 6 7 2 6 8 4 3 7 8 3 8 6 4 = How to teach and Success Criteria 0 0 + 3) + 5) - (7 0 0 + 7 0 + (3 0 0 + 2 0 + 1 3) 5) 4 0 0 + 5 0 + 8 How to teach and Success Criteria 7 55 As children become more confident, extend to bigger numbers. 7 6 Read the number sentence. Write the first number. Write the second number underneath the first number making sure the digits are in the correct columns Partition each number into hundreds, tens and units and write them underneath each other Subtract the bottom unit from the top one FIRST. If the top number is smaller than the bottom you must “borrow” from the tens column. Subtract the bottom unit from the top unit. Repeat for the tens and hundreds. Total the numbers that you have found to get the answer. Key Vocabulary subtract, subtraction, take (away), minus, decrease leave, how many are left/left over? difference between, half, halve how many more/fewer is… than…? how much more/less is…? equals, sign, is the same as inverse Read the number sentence. Write the smallest number underneath the largest, taking care to ensure that the digits are in the correct columns. Subtract the bottom unit from the top one FIRST. If the top number is smaller than the bottom you must “borrow” from the tens column. Cross out the number in the tens column and replace with the number that is one less Add a ten to the number in the units column Subtract the bottom unit from the top unit. Repeat for the tens and hundreds. Key Vocabulary subtract, subtraction, take (away), minus, decrease Page 10 of 20 Formal Written Method Children should refine and extend the written method to include larger numbers, numbers with differing amounts of digits and decimals with up to two decimal places. By the end of year 6, children will draw upon a range of calculation methods, mental and written. Selection will depend upon the numbers involved. Key Vocabulary subtract, subtraction, take (away), minus, decrease leave, how many are left/left over? difference between half, halve how many more/fewer is… than…? how much more/less is…? equals, sign, is the same as inverse St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 leave, how many are left/left over? difference between half, halve how many more/fewer is… than…? how much more/less is…? equals, sign, is the same as inverse Page 11 of 20 St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Multiplication Reception Experience of Grouping Children will experience equal groups of objects and will count in 2s and 10s and begin to count in 5s. They will work on practical problem solving activities involving equal sets or groups. They will count repeated groups of the same size. 3 groups of 2 = 6 Key vocabulary: compare double lots of Year 1 Pupils should be taught to: e one-step problems involving multiplication and division, calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher. Pictures and symbols There are 3 sweets in one bag. How many sweets are there in 5 bags? Year 2 Year 3 Pupils should be taught to: Pupils should be taught to: and 8 multiplication tables 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and multiplication and division using the multiplication tables that they know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to efficient written methods Children should continue to use pictures and symbols as well as using practical methods to support their learning. involving multiplication and division, including integer scaling problems and correspondence problems in which n objects Children will learn the principal, although not the name, of commutativity, ie that multiplication can be done in any order. (Recording on a number line modelled by the teacher when solving problems and supported by practical work) Use of bead strings to model groups of. 5 5 5 Children should continue to use pictures and symbols as well as using practical methods to support their learning. Arrays and number lines should be used where appropriate and to support mental calculation. Partitioning – Jottings to support mental calculation Arrays 5 x 3 = 15 Children may use jottings to support mental calculation in a variety of ways Repeated Addition 3 x 5 = 15 Page 12 of 20 13 x 5 = (10 + 3) x 5 St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 3 times 5 is 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 or 3 lots of 5 or 5 x 3 = (10 x 5) + (3 x 5) = 50 + 15 = 65 Repeated addition can be shown easily on a number line: Repeated addition 5x3=5+5+5 4x2= 0 Key Vocabulary lots of, groups of ´, times, multiply, multiplied by multiple of once, twice, three times… ten times… times as (big, long, wide… and so on) repeated addition array row, column double 43 x 6 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 How to teach and Success Criteria Read the number sentence. Draw a number line. Write a zero at the beginning of the number line. Look at the first number in the number sentence and draw that number of jumps on top of the number line. Count each jump in multiples of the second number to the end of the number line. Check your work. The last number you landed on is the answer Key Vocabulary lots of, groups of ´, times, multiply, multiplied by multiple of once, twice, three times… ten times… times as (big, long, wide… and so on) repeated addition array row, column double Page 13 of 20 How to teach and Success Criteria Read the number sentence Partition the tens and the units of the largest number Multiply the tens Multiply the units Add them together to get the answer. Also teach “missing number” calculations: Key Vocabulary lots of, groups of ´, times, multiply, multiplication, multiplied by multiple of, product once, twice, three times… ten times… times as (big, long, wide… and so on) repeated addition array row, column double, halve share, share equally one each, two each, three each… group in pairs, threes… tens equal groups of divide, division, divided by, divided into left, left over, remainder St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Year 4 Year 5 Pupils should be taught to: Pupils should be taught to: Year 6 tables up to 12 × 12 luding finding all divide mentally, including: multiplying by 0 and 1; dividing by 1; multiplying together three numbers and use factor pairs and commutativity in mental calculations -digit and three-digit numbers by a one-digit number using formal written layout solve problems involving multiplying and adding, including using the distributive law and harder multiplication problems such as which n objects are connected to m objects. factor pairs where larger numbers are used by decomposing them into their factors factors and composite (non-prime) numbers Children should continue to use practical methods to support their learning where needed. Informal jottings to support mental calculation should continue to be used. Pupils should be taught to: multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the efficient written method of long multiplication -digit whole number using the efficient written method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context including with mixed operations and large numbers tablish whether a number up to 100 is prime and Children should continue to use practical methods to support their learning where needed. Informal jottings to support mental calculation should continue to be used. recall prime numbers up to 19 - or two-digit number using an efficient written method, including long Pencil and paper procedures multiplication for two-digit numbers Grid method X 7 rs mentally drawing upon 20 0 3 140 0 21 34 x 247 = X 200 0 30 6000 4 800 40 7 1200 210 160 28 7410 known facts -digit number 161 How to teach and Success Criteria Pencil and paper procedures Read the number sentence. Partition numbers with 1 or more digits. Draw a grid and write the partitioned numbers on the outside of the grid. Multiply the two numbers that are outside of the grid for each box. Add the numbers in the grid mentally or using the using the efficient written method of short division and + 988 8398 interpret remainders appropriately for the context Extend to decimals with up to two decimal places as well as larger numbers. decimals by 10, 100 and 1000 numbers, and the notation for squared (2) and cubed (3) Page 14 of 20 How to teach and Success Criteria Read the number sentence. Partition numbers with 1 or more digits. Draw a grid and write the partitioned numbers on the outside of the grid. St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 expanded method for addition. Check your work. The answer to the addition calculation is the answer. Key Vocabulary lots of, groups of times, multiply, multiplication, multiplied by multiple of, product once, twice, three times… ten times… times as (big, long, wide… and so on) repeated addition array row, column double multiplication and division and a combination of these, including understanding the meaning of the equals sign including scaling by simple fractions and problems involving simple rates. Children should continue to use practical methods to support their learning where needed. Informal jottings to support mental calculation should continue to be used. Pencil and paper procedures Grid method to be extended to multiply HTU x U and TU x TU. 247 x 3 = X 3 200 600 40 7 120 21 =741 23 x 34 = X 20 0 3 30 600 0 90 690 4 80 0 12 +92 782 How to teach and Success Criteria Read the number sentence. Partition numbers with 1 or more digits. Page 15 of 20 Multiply the two numbers that are outside of the grid for each box. Add the numbers in the grid mentally or using the expanded method for addition. Check your work. The answer to the addition calculation is the answer. St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Draw a grid and write the partitioned numbers on the outside of the grid. Multiply the two numbers that are outside of the grid for each box. Add the numbers in the grid mentally or using the expanded method for addition. Check your work. The answer to the addition calculation is the answer. Key Vocabulary Page 16 of 20 St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Division Reception Sharing into equal groups Children will understand equal groups and share items out in play and problem solving. They will count in 2s and 10s and later in 5s. Page 17 of 20 St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Division Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Pictures / marks and Linking Sharing to Multiplication. 12 children get into teams of 4 to play a game. How many teams are there? Children should continue to use graphical representations of sharing to support their learning. They may also begin to use number lines as their understanding allows. Children will understand division as grouping rather than just sharing and will be taught the meaning and significance of remainders. Number Lines – “Chunking” Understand division as sharing and grouping equally Children will develop their understanding of division and use jottings to support calculation. There will be intense use of practical apparatus to support the understanding of sharing. Sharing – 6 sweets are shared between 2 people. How many do they have each? 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 Remainders 16 ÷ 3 = 5 r1 Grouping – How many 3’s make 16, how many left over? e.g. Children will link sharing to multiplication. 5x2=10 10 shared between 2 people is 5 each. Children, when discussing problems that involve counting groups of objects in equal size, can record answers in their own way. Key Vocabulary halve share, share equally one each, two each, three each… group in pairs, threes… tens equal groups of divide, divided by, divided into left, left over 18 ÷ 3 = Grouping - How many 3’s make 18? 0 6 2 can be modelled as: Key Vocabulary halve share, share equally one each, two each, three each… group in pairs, threes… tens equal groups of divide, divided by, divided into left, left over Page 18 of 20 3 6 9 12 15 16 How to teach and Success Criteria Read the number sentence. Draw a number line. Write a zero at the beginning of the number line Draw small jumps and count up in the number you are dividing by until you reach the first number in the number sentence. Check your work Count the number of jumps the divisor has made. This is the answer. St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 Division Year 4 Children should continue to use practical resources as needed and support mental calculations with number lines and “chunking” methods. Year 5 Year 6 Children should continue to use practical resources as needed and support mental calculations with number lines and “chunking” methods as well as consolidating the vertical method. Children should continue to use practical resources as needed and support mental calculations with number lines and “chunking” methods as well as consolidating the vertical method. Expanded Vertical Method Expanded Vertical Method – Long Division Number lines – “chunking” This is an intermediate stage before learning the vertical method that many children may find useful. 2 5 41 ÷ 4 = 10 r 1 +40 7 +1 6 ÷ 7 = 30 + 6 = 2 5 6 2 10 groups 1 4 0 40 41 4 4 3 6 r 3 0 ÷ 4 = 10 + 6 7 6 ÷ 3 = 20 + 5 r 7 6 3 4 3 2 1 = 10 + 2 + 4 7 7 3 6 0 1 r 9 1 3 r 36 4 7 1 3 2 7 2 1 3 1/ 4 4 5 1 3 2 3 6 5 ÷ 6 50 + 4 3 2 5 3 0 0 4 0 6 0 2 4 1 6 2 5 1 5 2 4 Key Vocabulary halve share, share equally one each, two each, three each… group in pairs, threes… tens equal groups of divide, division, divided by, divided into remainder factor, quotient, divisible by 6 1 4 1 3 1 6 6 6 6 ÷ 9/ The quotient can be expressed as a fraction. 4 7 4 Expanded Vertical Method with remainders 6 7 = 5 r 1 5 4 1/ Key Vocabulary halve share, share equally one each, two each, three each… group in pairs, threes… tens equal groups of divide, division, divided by, divided into remainder factor, quotient, divisible by inverse one each, two each, three each… group in pairs, threes… tens Page 19 of 20 5 9 4 1 9 Children can express the quotient as a fraction, in its lowest form, and as a decimal. 6 Key Vocabulary halve share, share equally one each, two each, three each… group in pairs, threes… tens equal groups of divide, division, divided by, divided into remainder factor, quotient, divisible by inverse one each, two each, three each… group in pairs, threes… tens equal groups of divide, division, divided by, divided into remainder factor, quotient, divisible by inverse St Chad’s CE Primary School – Mathematics Policy September 2013 inverse equal groups of divide, division, divided by, divided into remainder factor, quotient, divisible by inverse How to teach and Success Criteria Dealing with remainders: How to teach and Success Criteria Read the number sentence. Write the number you are dividing inside the “bus shelter” – this may be called the “target number” Use multiplication to find out a how many multiples of the divisor you need to get close to the target number Write at the top how many multiples of the divisor that is# Find out how much you have left to get to the target number by subtraction Repeat until you have a remainder that is smaller than the target number. This is your final remainder. Write the answer and check. Approved by: ______________________ _________ The remainder becomes the numerator of the fraction because that is how many is left over. The divisor becomes the denominator of the fraction because that is the size of the group you were making. Convert the fraction to a decimal using your knowledge of equivalence or a calculator. ___________ Chair of Governors Date: Headteacher ______ _ Page 20 of 20 ________