Step 4 Objective
Understand and use the relationships between the four operations, and principles of the arithmetic laws.
Use brackets.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
Probing questions
What's a good way to work out the answer to 46 × 98?
Would 46 × (90 + 8) give you the same answer?
Why is this not such a good way?
Is (7 × 3) + 4 the same as 7 × (3 + 4)?
Explain.