This resource will help children understand how rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000 or 10,000 will help them to check if an answer is approximately correct.

The Year 5 Check Answers Varied Fluency scaffolds understanding of this key skill through matching answers, finding a calculation that matches an approximate answer and estimating the answer to given calculations.

Answers are also provided to help with marking!

Reasoning and problem-solving activities and a discussion problem are also available for this small step.