Digit Card Dilemma - Count On or Count Back

Content Name

Digit Card Dilemma - Count On or Count Back

Content Type

Partner Content

Description

This version of digit card dilemma simply involves turning over cards and creating calculations so that the children can decide whether it is more efficient to use the ‘Count On’ or ‘Count Back’ strategy to find a difference. It can be played effectively with 2-digit numbers, 3-digit numbers and simple decimal numbers.

Curriculum

• Country

  England

  Key Stage:

  Key Stage 2, Key Stage 1

  Years:

  Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics

  Topics:

  • Number - addition and subtraction
  • Number - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

  Programmes of Study:

  • add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers
  • add and subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial representations, and mentally, including: 2 two-digit numbers
  • add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three-digit number and 100s
  • add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three-digit number and 10s
  • add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three-digit number and 1s

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