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      Bridge 100 by adding or subtracting a single-digit number

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can bridge 100 by adding or subtracting a single-digit number.

      Key learning points

      1. Knowledge of number facts to 20 can support calculation across the 100 boundary.
      2. If 8 plus 7 is equal to 15 then 98 plus 7 is equal to 90 plus 15 which equals 105
      3. Knowledge of place value can help when counting forwards across the 100 boundary.

      Keywords

      • Bridging - A strategy which uses addition or subtraction to cross a number boundary.

      • Partition - The act of splitting an object or value down into smaller parts.

      Common misconception

      Pupils may not partition numbers in efficient ways to add and subtract them.

      Encourage pupils to add or subtract to make 100 (e.g. when calculating 103-7, subtract 3 to equal 100, then subtract 4 to equal 96).

      Teacher tip

      Pupils will need to have a good grasp of number pairs that total 10 to access the learning in this lesson. Base 10 blocks may be useful for this lesson, although pupils will need to use this flexibly alongside the images provided.

      Licence

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      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      What is the missing addend? 6 + = 10

      Correct Answer: 4, four

      Q2.
      What is the most efficient way to partition 6 to complete the calculation 7 + 6?

      Correct answer: 3 and 3
      4 and 2
      5 and 1

      Q3.
      What is 1 more than 99?

      Correct Answer: 100, one hundred

      Q4.
      105 − = 100

      Correct Answer: 5, five

      Q5.
      What number is shown by the arrow?

      An image in a quiz
      105
      115
      Correct answer: 125
      135

      Q6.
      Match the base ten representations to the numbers.

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer:A,111

      111

      Correct Answer:B,110

      110

      Correct Answer:C,101

      101

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      What is the missing addend? 96 + = 100

      Correct Answer: 4, four

      Q2.
      What's the most efficient way to partition 7 to complete 99 + 7 = 106?

      Correct answer: 1 and 6
      2 and 5
      3 and 4

      Q3.
      What calculation is represented?

      An image in a quiz
      99 + 4 = 103
      98 + 3 = 101
      Correct answer: 98 + 4 = 102
      97 + 5 = 102

      Q4.
      What addend is missing from the number line representation?

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer: 3, three

      Q5.
      What is the missing number? 108 − = 99

      Correct Answer: 9, nine

      Q6.
      Match the equations to the answers.

      Correct Answer:101 − 5 =,96

      96

      Correct Answer:102 − 7 = ,95

      95

      Correct Answer:99 + 6 = ,105

      105

      Correct Answer:98 + 8 = ,106

      106


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