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    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. 

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    Problem-solving Investigations - Year 5

    The problem-solving investigations below match Hamilton’s weekly maths plans. We now also provide Year 5 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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    Alternating chains

    Children create chains of alternating positive and negative numbers and explore the patterns in their totals. 

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    Pence and pounds reversed

    Children discover patterns in the differences when pounds and pence are reversed.

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    Four of the best

    Children use an incomplete magic square to explore patterns in the addition of four decimal numbers. 

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    Triangle co-ordinates

    Children draw different types of triangle on co-ordinate grids and reflect these in the y-axis.

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    LCM squares (1), Get to the root (2)

    LMC squares (1): Children use trial and improvement to find the smallest possible total on a square of Lowest Common Multiples. Get to the root (2): Children use their fluency in mental multiplication to explore the patterns of digital roots in multiplication.

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    Big triangle of fractions

    Children add fractions with related denominators and find equivalent fractions to identify patterns.

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    Dozen divisions (1), Fraction frenzy (2)

    Dozen divisions (1): Children use short division to divide three-digit numbers with consecutive digits by 12. They reverse the digits in the three-digit number and repeat. They then find the difference between the two answers. Fraction frenzy (2): Children multiply proper fractions by whole numbers in a mulitplication grid and look for patterns.

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    Mobile differences

    Children use trial and improvement to find the largest and smallest possible differences using numbers selected to given criteria.

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    Roomy boxes

    Children cut squares from a square piece of paper, fold up the sides to form an open cuboid and find out which size will hold the most 1cm3 cubes.

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    Decimal differences

    Children subtract pairs of numbers with consecutive digits and different numbers of decimal places, and explore patterns in their answers.

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    Division remainder patterns

    Children look at patterns of remainders in four-digit numbers when dividing by numbers 3 to 6. They can establish a rule.

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