Step 6 Objective
Consolidate and extend mental methods of calculation, working with decimals, fractions and percentages, squares and square roots, cubes and cube roots: solve word problems mentally.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
What if pupils find this a barrier?
Use similar strategies to those suggested in Step 5.
- Securing L5 in year 9 intervention lesson 9N1.3, 9N1.4. - Acrobat pdf document (57Kb) These two lessons include useful paired and group activities for pupils to discuss and explain mental methods of calculation. The resources could be easily adapted.