A quick exit ticket on estimating and checking for Year 4 maths, printed as identical slips so one run covers the class. Pupils write the inverse calculation that checks 425 + 150 = 575, write a rounded estimate for 892 - 314, then circle an emoji to show how the lesson felt. Linked to the England National Curriculum objective on solving number problems with larger numbers.
Number - number and place value
“Solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above and with increasingly large positive numbers”
Both questions check whether estimating and inverse checking have stuck.
Pupils write the calculation they would use to check that 425 + 150 = 575.
Pupils write a calculation with rounded numbers to estimate 892 - 314.
An emoji scale so you can see who found the lesson hard.
Exit ticket
Hand a slip to each pupil in the last five minutes of the lesson.
Grouping tomorrow
Sort the slips into piles to plan the next lesson's groups.
Mid-topic check
Run it partway through the addition and subtraction unit to catch drift early.
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