This is a lesson sequence for writing tenths as decimals. Includes variation in representation to deepen understanding and mathematical variation, where children must regroup to work out what 17/10 is as a decimal. Flip includes practice and tasks and the white rose reasoning problem at the end. Questions/ task sheet on word doc and pdf.

Linked to White Rose Year 4 Maths. LO: Subtract from a whole. Slide 2-3: What’s the same? What’s different? (e.g. comparing 9/8 with 1 whole and 18/9 with 2 whole using cubes) Slide 4: Introducing subtracting from a whole number sentence. Pictorial of chocolate. Build cubes. Slide 5: Word problem/subtracting from whole number sentence questions. Children work out the answers in books. Guided practice. Slide 6: Using cubes to calculate the answers in books. Independent task. Extension: Write a problem solving story. Slide 7: Note: If children are confident, continue onto problems involving missing numbers. Slide 8: Part whole models. 2- ? =1 1/4 (part missing) Teach/model using fractions strips and counters. Slide 9: Guided practice (group/pair work) Slide 10:Guided practice Slide 11: Independent practice. Extension: Create own missing number questions where the part is missing and solve them.

LO: Subtract 2 fractions. -Subtract on a number line -Solve missing number problems. -Create or solve questions with given information. (Maths mastery) Differentiated: Result/whole unknown for LA Change/difference unknown - MA/HA All types of subtraction word problems for GD