Homework covering four-digit addition and subtraction for Year 4 maths. Pupils warm up with column calculations like 3,452 + 1,284, then estimate, solve and check with inverse operations, tackle two two-step word problems, and finish on a smudged-ink missing digit puzzle. A complete answer key sits at the end for quick marking. Aligned to the England National Curriculum written methods objectives.
Number - addition and subtraction
“Add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate”
The fluency section and word problems both lean on column methods.
Number - addition and subtraction
“Estimate and use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation”
Section 2 makes estimating and checking an explicit step.
Number - addition and subtraction
“Solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why”
Two contextual problems ask pupils to choose their own approach.
Straight column questions such as 3,452 + 1,284 and 5,091 - 2,436.
Pupils estimate first, calculate exactly, then verify with the inverse.
A school fundraiser problem and Maya's savings scenario.
A missing digit puzzle where ink has smudged an addition calculation.
Weekly homework
Four sections give a full week's practice, and the key speeds up marking.
Revision
Reuse it before an arithmetic check later in the term.
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