Emmbrook Junior School

Calculation Evening (Year 3 and 4)

What is the purpose of the calculation policy?

• Meets the expectations of the new curriculum

• Children understand the methods that they use

• To give pupils a consistent and smooth progression of learning in calculations across the school

• Ensure that the children learn new methods of calculation which are more efficient than the previous one

How is the policy organised?• Organised according to age expectations

• Where appropriate uses equipment to reinforce understanding

• Focuses on mastery of the age expectation rather than rapid progression to above year groups.

• Clear links to methods in the previous year group

Addition

Addition – Year 6

This is the end point of the journey.

Addition – Year 223 + 34

Addition – Year 3

Addition – Year 4In year 4 the children will learn the compact method.

Subtraction

Subtraction – Year 6

This is the end point of the subtraction journey.

Subtraction – Year 247 - 23

Take away

1) Take away tens 2) Take away ones

Finding the difference

73 - 58

1)Bridge to the nearest 10

Subtraction – Year 3

Subtraction – Year 4

Pupils should begin with completing the partitioned method and the compact method and discussing how they have changed. How is it easier/ quicker?

Multiplication

Multiplication – Year 6

This is the end point of the subtraction journey.

Multiplication – Year 2

Multiplication – Year 3

Multiplication – Year 4

Grid method progresses to the expanded column method.

Division

Division – Year 6

Write remainders in different ways

including decimals.

Division – Year 2

Division – Year 3

Division – Year 4