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Starter of The Day Transum Mathematics Topics

Topics: Starter | Mental Methods | Place Value

Sue J, Llanidloes
Excellent I use these regularly
Mr Clarkson, Newbury High School
Yes these are very effective. Gets my lot thinking. However it would of been better if there was a timer. But I just time my lot myself. [A countdown timer has now been added, thanks for the suggestion - Transum]
Isagon, Martham Norfolk
I find starter of the day is very good and this one was quiet easy.
JJ, Sussex
Too easy could do with some harder calculations.

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Note to teacher: Doing this activity once with a class helps students develop strategies. It is only when they do this activity a second time that they will have the opportunity to practise those strategies. That is when the learning is consolidated. Click the button above to regenerate another version of this starter from random numbers.

Teacher, do your students have access to computers such as tablets, iPads or Laptops? This page was really designed for projection on a whiteboard but if you really want the students to have access to it here is a concise URL for a version of this page without the comments:

Transum.org/go/?Start=October11

However it would be better to assign one of the student interactive activities below.

Laptops In Lessons

Here is the URL which will take them to a student version of this activity.

9 x 80	500 x 50	70 x 5000
4 x 0.4	0.8 x 0.3	0.4 x 0.01
48 ÷ 60	18 ÷ 0.3	24 ÷ 0.03

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A Maths Starter Of The Day

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