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National Numeracy Strategy: Year 4

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	Help Piska and Pod catch the numbers in the 2,3,4,5 or 10 times table in their net.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS -Y3: Rapid recall of multiplication facts 53: Begin to know the 3 and 4 times tables. Y4: Know by heart multiplication facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times-tables. NC - KS2: Mental methods f) Recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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	Practising the 6 times table by making patterns on a number grid.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y4, 58-59: Rapid recall of multiplication facts - Begin to know multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables. Y5, 59: Know by heart all multiplication facts up to 10x10. Y6, 59: Consolidate knowing by heart: multiplication facts up to 10x10. NC - KS1 - mental methods f): Recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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	Making number patterns on a number grid using the 7 times table.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y4, 58-59: Rapid recall of multiplication facts - 58: Begin to know multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables. Y5, 59: Know by heart all multiplication facts up to 10x10. Y6, 59: Consolidate knowing by heart: multiplication facts up to 10x10. NC - KS2: Mental methods f): Recall multiplications to 10x10.
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	Making number patterns in a number grid using the 8 times table.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS 58-59: Rapid recall of multiplication facts Y4, 58: Begin to know multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables. Y5, 59: Know by heart all multiplication facts up to 10x10. Y6, 59: Consolidate knowing by heart multiplication facts up to 10x10. NC - KS2: Mental methods f): Recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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	Making number patterns on a number grid using the 9 times table.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS 58-59, Rapid recall of multiplication facts. Y4, 58: Begin to know multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables. Y5, 59: Know by heart all multiplication facts up to 10x10. Y6, 59: Consolidate knowing by heart all multiplication facts up to 10x10. NC - KS2: Mental Methods f): Recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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	Using times tables and Venn diagrams to sort different objects.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y3: Organising and handling data - to solve a problem by organising numerical data into given tables e.g Venn diagrams. Y3 & Y4: Rapid recall of multiplication and division facts: Derive quickly - division facts corresponding to the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times-tables. NC - KS2: Mental methods f): Recall multiplication facts to 10x10 and use them to derive quickly the corresponding division facts. Processing, representing and interpreting data c): Represent and interpret data using graphs and diagrams.
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	Using times tables and Venn diagrams to sort different objects.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y4: Rapid recall of multiplication and division facts: Derive quickly division facts corresponding to the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times-tables. Y3: Organising and handling data - to solve a problem by organising numerical data into given tables e.g Venn diagrams. NC - KS2: Mental methods f): Recall multiplication facts to 10x10 and use them to derive quickly the corresponding division facts. Processing, representing and interpreting data c) Represent and interpret data using graphs and diagrams.
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	Practising making number patterns in a grid using the three times table.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS -Y3: Rapid recall of multiplication facts 53: Begin to know the 3 and 4 times-tables. Y4: 58: Know by heart multiplication facts for the2,3,4,5 and 10 times-tables. NC - KS2: Mental methods f) Recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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	Practising making number patterns in a grid using the four times table.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS -Y3: Rapid recall of multiplication facts 53: Begin to know the 3 and 4 times tables. Y4: Know by heart multiplication facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times-tables. NC - KS2: Mental methods f) Recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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	This activity is the third of four levels which practise measuring the weight, length or volume of different ingredients to create a magic potion. Create and save your own versions too.		Add this to your personal activity list Create, save and load your own versions
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y4: Measures 90: Use, read and write standard metric units (km, m, cm, mm, kg, g, l, ml), including their abbreviations; Suggest suitable units and measuring equipment to estimate length, mass or capacity; Record estimates and readings from scales to a suitable degree of accuracy. NC KS2: Understanding measures 4a: recognise the need for standard units of length, mass and capacity, choose which ones are suitable for a task, and use them to make sensible estimates in everyday situations; convert one metric unit to another.
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	Using a Venn diagram to sort numbers by whether they are divisible by 2 or 5.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS 16-21: Properties of numbers and number sequences Y4, 18: Recognise multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10. Y5, 19: Know and apply tests of divisibility by 2, 4, 5, 10. 114-117: Organising and interpreting data. Y4: Venn and Carroll diagrams. NC - KS2: Mental methods f): Recall multiplication facts to 10x10 and use them to derive quickly the corresponding divsion facts. Processing, representing and interpreting data c): Represent and interpret data using graphs and diagrams.
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	Using a Venn diagram to sort out numbers which are divisible by 3 or 4.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS 16-21: Properties of numbers and number sequences. Y4, 18: Recognise multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10. Y5, 19: Know and apply tests of divisibility by 2, 4, 5, 10. 112-117: Organising and interpreting data Y4: Venn and Carroll diagrams. NC KS2 - Mental Methods f) Recall multiplication facts to 10x10 and use them to derive quickly the corresponding division facts. Processing, representing and interpreting data c) represent and interpret data using graphs and diagrams.
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	Using a Venn diagram to sort out numbers which are divisible by 3 or 5.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS: Properties of numbers and number sequences 16-21 Y4,18: Recognise multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10. Y5,19: Know and apply tests of divisibility by 2, 4, 5 and 10. 112-117: Handling data Y4: Venn and Carroll diagrams. NC - KS2 Mental methods f): Recall multiplication facts to 10x10 and use them to derive quickly the corresponding division facts. Processing, representing and interpreting data c) represent and interpret data using graphs and diagrams.
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	Using a Venn diagram to sort out numbers which are divisible by 4 and 5.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS 16-21: Properties of numbers and number sequences Y4, 19: Recognise multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 Y5, 18: Know and apply tests of divisibility by 2, 4, 5 and 10. 112-117: Organising and interpreting data Y4: Venn diagrams and Carroll diagrams. NC - KS2: Mental Methods f): Recall multiplication facts to 10x10 and use them to derive quickly the corresponding division facts. Processing, representing and interpreting data c) represent and interpret data using graphs and diagrams.
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	Using Carroll diagrams to sort different odd and even numbers.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y3: Handling data: organising and interpreting data. Using carroll diagrams. Y3: Counting, properties of numbers and number sequences: Recognise odd and even numbers to at least 100; count on or back in tens. NC - KS2: Ma2 2a: count on and back in tens...Ma4 2c represent and interpret data using graphs and diagrams.
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	Help Piska avoid the obstacles and sandboard over the correct answers to the sums in the six times table.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS: Y4: Calculations 58: Begin to know multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables. Y5: Calculations 59: Know by heart all multiplication facts up to 10 x 10. Y6: Calculations 59: Consolidate knowing by heart multiplication facts up to 10 x 10. NC: KS2: Ma2 Number: Calculations 3f: recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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	Help Piska avoid the obstacles and sandboard over the correct answers to the sums in the seven times table.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS: Y4: Calculations 58: Begin to know multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables. Y5: Calculations 59: Know by heart all multiplication facts up to 10 x 10. Y6: Calculations 59: Consolidate knowing by heart multiplication facts up to 10 x 10. NC: KS2: Ma2 Number: Calculations 3f: recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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	Help Piska avoid the obstacles and sandboard over the correct answers to the sums in the eight times table.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS: Y4: Calculations 58: Begin to know multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables. Y5: Calculations 59: Know by heart all multiplication facts up to 10 x 10. Y6: Calculations 59: Consolidate knowing by heart multiplication facts up to 10 x 10. NC: KS2: Ma2 Number: Calculations 3f: recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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	Help Piska avoid the obstacles and sandboard over the correct answers to the sums in the nine times table.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS: Y4: Calculations 58: Begin to know multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables. Y5: Calculations 59: Know by heart all multiplication facts up to 10 x 10. Y6: Calculations 59: Consolidate knowing by heart multiplication facts up to 10 x 10. NC: KS2: Ma2 Number: Calculations 3f: recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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	Recognise numbers of right angles and points around a compass.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS Y4: Shape and space 108-110: Use the eight compass directions N, S, E, W, NW, NW, SE, SW; Make and measure clockwise and anti-clockwise turns: for example from SW to N; Begin to know that angles are measured in degrees and that one whole turn is 360 degrees or 4 right angles. NC KS2: Understanding measures 4c: recognise angles as greater or less than a right angle or half turn.
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	Practising the 3 times table by steering a submarine through the right answers.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: NNS: Rapid recall of multiplication facts Y3: Begin to know the 3 and 4 times-tables. Y4: Know by heart: multiplication facts for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times-tables. NC - KS2: Mental methods f): Recall multiplication facts to 10x10.
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