Calculator Crunch - Half Way There!

Maths activity for year 5 and year 6



The activities are designed to meet the aims of the national curriculum for mathematics:
become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.


Curriculum link for Year 5:
solve problems which require knowing percentage and decimal equivalents of 1/2

Curriculum link for Year 6:
solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why
solve problems involving number up to three decimal places