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      Review adding 3-digit numbers using column addition without regrouping

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can add 3-digit numbers using column addition.

      Key learning points

      1. The addends are written in columns with the same value digits in the same column.
      2. The sum is recorded underneath the addends with the same value digits in the same column.
      3. Use zero to show that there are no tens or ones in a 3-digit number.
      4. When using column addition, always start by adding the numbers with the smallest place value first.

      Keywords

      • Addend - An addend is a number added to another.

      • Sum - The sum is the the total when numbers are added together.

      • Column addition - Column addition is a way of adding numbers by writing a number below another.

      Common misconception

      When finding missing numbers in column addition, pupils may find it difficult to identify whether they can add or subtract.

      Remind pupils that addends are parts and the sum is the whole. To find a missing part, we subtract the known part from the whole. To find a missing whole, we add the known parts together. Bar models or part-part-whole models can model this.

      Teacher tip

      Ensure that pupils understand that digits have to be set out in the correct columns if they are to represent the value of a given number. Because regrouping has not yet been revisited, challenge thinking using missing digits and targeting a number using digit cards.

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      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      What is the sum in this column addition?

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      Correct Answer: 67

      Q2.
      What ones digit is missing from this column addition?

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      Correct Answer: 5, five

      Q3.
      What tens digit is missing from this column addition?

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      Correct Answer: 3

      Q4.
      Which two addends would make this column addition correct?

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      Correct answer: 13
      23
      Correct answer: 26
      36

      Q5.
      Which addend would make this column addition correct?

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      Correct Answer: 21

      Q6.
      Use the digit cards. Set them out to make two 2-digit numbers. What is the largest sum you can make?

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      Correct Answer: 95

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Which expression is represented by the Base 10 blocks?

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      26 + 152
      116 + 125
      Correct answer: 126 + 152
      125 + 162

      Q2.
      What is the missing sum in the column addition?

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      Correct Answer: 766

      Q3.
      What tens digit is missing from this column addition?

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      Correct Answer: 7, Seven

      Q4.
      What hundreds digit is missing from this column addition?

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      Correct Answer: 2, Two

      Q5.
      What is the missing addend?

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      Correct Answer: 306

      Q6.
      Use the digit cards. Set them out to make a 3-digit and a 2-digit number. What is the largest sum you can make?

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      Correct Answer: 573

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