Name: ________________________
Dear Parent / Carer,
This half term our maths targets are focusing on addition and subtraction facts. Please find below your
child’s target level. Any additional practise that you are able to do with them at home is greatly appreciated.
For your information, we have also included the next target level at the bottom of the page.
Thank you for your continued support,
4a - I can find sums and differences of decimals with mixed numbers of digits
Practise with your child questions that use numbers that have one or two decimal places,
e.g. 0.7 + 0.24 = 0.94
It often helps to imagine 2 decimal places in the context of money,
e.g. £0.70 + £0.24 = £0.94
They should be able to find these quickly e.g. I add 0.7 and 0.24 to make 0.94
You can ask questions like. “What do I need to add to 0.24 to make 0.7?”
They should be able to start with the smaller number or the larger number
It is also important that are able to state these using the inverse, e.g. 0.94 – 0.7 = 0.24
Again, ask questions like “I take 0.41 away from 1.2, how many am I left with?”
Or, “I took a number away from 0.92 and I’m left with 0.5. How much did I take away?”
To further extend them, encourage practise with numbers that include whole numbers,
e.g. 1.7 – 0.76 =
Common misconceptions occur when bridging a whole number, e.g. 1.42 – 0.6
In instances like this, count back 0.42 to 1.00 and then take a further 0.18 to give 0.82
The more confident you child becomes at this, increase the size of the numbers, e.g. 12.42 + 9.6.
Next target....
5c - I can find the difference between a positive and negative integer, or 2 negative integers