Y4

Maths

Efficient Subtraction Supporting Activity

Practical
Teacher-led
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Sometimes, just subtracting can be enough of challenge, so doing it 'efficiently' is really something. We've created this Year 4 Efficient Subtraction activity to give children who may find efficient subtraction slightly challenging a little extra practice. It comes in the form of a game, and can be used in class or maybe as part of an intervention group. Instructions and a list of resources are aslo provided to ensure that any adult leading the task is efficiently prepared.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate
  • Estimate and use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation
  • Solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why