Y5 Maths

Multiply 4 Digits by 2 Digits Lesson

This Year 5 Multiply 4 Digits by 2 Digits lesson covers the prior learning of multiplying 3 digits by 2 digits, before moving onto the main skill of multiplying 4 digits by 2 digits.

The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.

Mathematics Year 5: (5C6a) Multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts

Mathematics Year 5: (5C7a) Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one- or two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for two-digit numbers

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of multiplying 3 digits by 2 digits, before moving onto the main skill of multiply 4 digits by 2 digits. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

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Modelling Powerpoint

Modelling Powerpoint

This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.

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Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial

Jade shows pupils how to use the formal written method to multiply 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers in this Multiply 4 Digits by 2 Digits Video Tutorial.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This worksheet recaps prior learning of multiplying 3 digits by 2 digits, before moving onto the main skill of multiplying 4 digits by 2 digits.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 5 Multiply 3 Digits by 2 Digits activity checks pupils' understanding of multiplying 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers.

2 Practical Activities

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Supporting Activities

Supporting Activities

This multiply 4 digits by 2 digits supporting activities sheet contains suggestions for additional tasks you might wish to use to support pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the lesson.

2 Varied Fluency

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This worksheet includes differentiated varied fluency questions for pupils to practise interpreting and using negative numbers in context.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 5 Multiply 4 Digits by 2 Digits Game is designed to check and consolidate pupils' understanding of multiplying 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 5 Multiply 4 Digits by 2 Digits activity builds on pupils' understanding of multiplying 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers to multiply 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers.

2 Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This multiply 4 digits by 2 digits extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the multiply 4 digits by 2 digits lesson.

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Mixed Practice

Mixed Practice

This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of multiply 4 digits by 2 digits.

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Discussion Problem

Discussion Problem

This Multiply 4 Digits by 2 Digits Discussion Problems includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 5 Multiply 4 Digits by 2 Digits Maths Challenge is designed to check pupils’ understanding of multiplying 4-digit number by a 2-digit number in a problem solving context.

2 Homework

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

2 Additional Activities

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Consolidation of Steps 4-5 Year 5 Multiplication and Division Learning Video Clip

Consolidation of Steps 4-5 Year 5 Multiplication and Division Learning Video Clip

Selene and Orion have helped to rescue the Queen and are now returning home to Sparta to help train the warriors. Children will help them to calculate how many warriors can go onboard the ship home. They will help the warriors to calculate how much water will be needed for the journey, and then support Selene and Orion to calculate how long it will take them to get home. As the Gods then send a storm in revenge, they will help the warriors to work out how many buckets of water they can pour from the deck back into the sea before they make it home.

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Consolidation Pack

Consolidation Pack

This Multiplication and Division Consolidation Year 5 resource will help your pupils consolidate their understanding of Spring Block 1: Multiplication and Division. It has been designed with a level of questions for Age Related Expectations for Year 5. This resource is themed around a geological expedition to a volcano.

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Home Learning Pack

Home Learning Pack

This Spring week 2 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets