Math Magic Land
What learners practise
- 1Change the order or grouping to calculate easily
- 2Spot calculations that give the same answer
- 3Multiply in parts using the distributive law
- 4Multiply by splitting into a subtraction
- 5Use the order of operations in calculations
- 6Work out calculations with brackets
- 7Put in brackets to make a calculation true
- 8Write a number sentence with brackets for a story
- 9Write a calculation from words using brackets
- 10Compare expressions without working them out
- 11Compare calculations without working them out
- 12Spot the mistake in the order of operations
- 13Solve multi-step problems using all four operations
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Video lessons
Example questions
- Take 2 from 17, then multiply by 6. Which calculation is right?
- Beam worked out 18 + 6 × 6 = 144. That is wrong. What is the right answer?
- Where do the brackets go to make 12 + 9 × 4 + 2 = 86?
More Year 5 topics
Decimals to thousandthsDecimals as fractionsLarge numbers and Roman numeralsMultiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000Rounding numbers and decimalsNegative numbersSquare, cube and triangular numbersFactors, multiples and divisibilityPrime numbersAdding and subtracting large numbersMoney and word problemsAdding and subtracting decimalsMultiplying and dividing in your headWritten multiplicationDividing by a 1-digit numberTimes as many and word problemsBrackets and order of operationsSharing and fractions of amountsEquivalent fractions and mixed numbersComparing and ordering fractionsAdding and subtracting fractionsMultiplying and dividing fractionsMultiplying decimalsFractions, decimals and percentagesRatio and proportionNumber sequencesSequence rules and growing patternsMissing numbers and symbolsFormulae and function machinesMetric units and scalesPerimeter and areaVolume of cuboidsDurations, timetables and time zonesTriangles and polygonsAngles3D shapes and netsSymmetry and reflectionCoordinates and translationMode and medianTables, charts and types of dataLine graphsChance and probability
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