Additive Reasoning and Mental Strategies · Operations

Solving Complex Word Problems

Applying addition and subtraction to multi step scenarios involving real world contexts.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do we decide which operation to use when a problem has multiple steps?
  2. 2What keywords in a story problem act as clues for subtraction?
  3. 3How can a bar model help us visualize the relationship between the parts and the whole?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Mathematics - Addition and Subtraction
Year: Year 3
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Additive Reasoning and Mental Strategies
Period: Operations

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