:Problems (Y4)
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Approach: One to one  Level: Year 4
Focus:   Number strategy
Resources: 4 problem cards, recording book
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Questions / instructions:

Follow the number problems as I read them to you. You can write in the recording book to help you work them out if you want.
Hand recording book and pencil to the student.
Hand and read card 1 to the student.
   
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2005 ('01)
Y4
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1. What is your answer to this problem?
$18
31
  
 
x $13
[56]
  
2. Tell me how you worked it out.
combination of methods
11
  
Hoani and Jane each have $5 and Kelsey has $8. How much money have they got altogether?
addition
84
  
subtraction
0
  
multiplication
1
  
division
1
  
strategy showing how numbers were combined
51
  
Hand and read card 2 to the student.    
3. What is your answer to this problem?
$24
68
  
4. Tell me how you worked it out.
combination of methods
9
  
Akila earns $6 a week cleaning cars after school. How much will he earn in 4 weeks?
addition
54
  
subtraction
0
  
multiplication
25
  
division
12
  
strategy showing how numbers were combined
35
  
Hand and read card 3 to the student.    
5. What is your answer to this problem?
19
82
  
6. Tell me how you worked it out.
combination of methods
3
  
Tom has $25. He spends $6 at the movies. How much does he have left?
addition
2
  
subtraction
90
  
strategy showing how numbers were combined
51
  
Hand and read card 4 to the student.      
7. What is your answer to this problem?
18
23
  
8. Tell me how you worked it out.
combination of methods
6
  
Jin Ho gave her brother 6 of her stickers. She now has 12. How many stickers did she have to start with?
addition
74
  
subtraction
7
  
multiplication
3
  
division
1
  
strategy showing how numbers were combined
23
  
Total score:
5
20
  
 
4
37
  
3
22
  
2
13
  
1
6
  
0
2
  
Commentary:
Students did well at finding the answers involving straight-forward story settings, calling clearly for certain calculations.
Performance dropped off considerably when the approach to problem solution was not readily apparent.
 
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