A fill-in-the-gaps story about counting in 4s, 8s, 50s and 100s for Year 3 maths. Pupils complete 12 blanks using a word bank of 15 options, so three distractors keep them thinking, then finish counting sequences like 0, 8, ___, 24, 32 inside the story. Answers are listed at the end with the distractors identified. Matches the England National Curriculum counting in multiples objective.
Number — number and place value
“Count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100; find 10 or 100 more or less than a given number”
The story sequences count in all four multiples from the objective.
A cloze story with 12 gaps and 15 word bank options, three of them distractors.
Counting patterns woven into the story, such as spotting that 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 counts in fours.
All 12 answers in order, with the unused distractors named.
Homework
The story format reads well at home without teacher input.
Vocabulary check
The word bank tests whether pupils can name what a sequence is doing, not just continue it.
Cover lesson
Self-contained instructions and a full answer key make it easy to leave for a supply teacher.
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