ANY BOOKLISTS HERE ARE FOR THE OLDER WEEKLY PLANS – they are NOT for the new Flexible Blocks which have their own booklists accessible here: https://www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/blog/flexible-blocks-booklists/
Flexible Blocks
Maths: Hamilton's short maths blocks have all the benefits of our weekly plans. They also provide support and resources that were simply not possible when we produced the weekly plans. Find out about the advantages of short blocks.
Problem-solving Investigations - Year 4
The problem-solving investigations below match Hamilton’s weekly maths plans. We now also provide Year 4 maths as short blocks. We will eventually be phasing out the plans, as we believe our short blocks offer you all of the same advantages and more, including the integration of the problem-solving investigations into each unit of study. Find out more about the advantages of Hamilton's short blocks.
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Children apply their knowledge of Place Value to a different number system.
Children look for patterns in answers when subtracting three-digit numbers from four-digit numbers with consecutive digits.
Prime addition squares (1): Children add sets of 3 three-digit numbers to find patterns in a magic square based on prime numbers. Odds and evens mix up (2): Children create two 4-digit numbers - one with even digits, one with odd digits - and add these. They look for patterns of even/odd in the totals.
Pete's pond problem (1): Children apply knowledge of perimeter and area to make a generalisation and help Pete to fence around his pond. Co-ordinate patterns (2): Children draw rectangles with a given area, and one fixed vertex. They label the other co-ordinates and begin to work them out.
Children add or subtract ones, tenths or hundredths to reach a target number. They use mathematical reasoning to choose the best strategies.
Children apply knowledge of factors within the 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10x tables.
Children explore creating patterns of tiles with three asymmetrical blocks. They look for and identify lines of symmetry, creating patterns with at least two lines of reflective symmetry.
Children calculate the day they were born on, and other birthdays of friends and family. They then investigate corresponding months.
Children find non-unit fractions of multiples and look for patterns.
Children use digits 1-9 once only to complete a calculation grid with given answers for each row and column.