1. S.O.D.A. Start Of Day Activity
Morning registration mathematics activity
Aligned to the Renewed Framework for Mathematics
Stoke-on-Trent Primary Maths Team

2. S.O.D.A. Start Of Day Activity
WHAT IS IT?
Up to 10 mathematics questions per day based on the Renewed Framework for Mathematics.
Questions 1-5 consolidate maths from the previous unit.
Questions 6-10 are based on the previous year’s coverage of the next unit (following Block sequence A B C D E).
This will support you in pitching the learning appropriately for the next unit and gathering evidence for APP.
WHAT IS IT NOT?
SODA is NOT intended to be used during any part of the daily mathematics lesson.
It is an ADDITIONAL resource to support the CONSOLIDATION of learning which has taken place previously.

3. S.O.D.A. Start Of Day Activity
WHEN?
During the registration period at the start of the day.
Pupils could record their answers in a ‘SODA’ book.
Go through the questions and discuss strategies the children used with the pupils during registration.
Ensure that you model the correct mathematical vocabulary and always encourage the children to use it correctly.
HOW?
Use SODA as it stands or personalise the questions for your pupils by adapting / replacing them.

4. Councillors on Line
Year 3, Block B, Unit 2
Questions based on Year 3, Block A, Unit 2
Questions based on Year 2, Block C, Unit 2

5. Monday 19th January 2009
1. Continue the sequence: 63, 53, 43, __, __, __,
2. If you were to continue the sequence what
would the next number be?
3. What number is 100 less than 356?
4. 5 x 3 = ? 5 x 6 = ?
5. Explain how you can use the answer from 5 x 3
to help with 5 x 6.
6. List all the multiples of 10 between 53 and 112.
7. Think of 3 things that would be better measured
in metres rather than centimetres.
8. List 3 things that would be measured in cm
9. List 3 things that would be measured in mm
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

6. Tuesday 20th January 2008 1. What is the value of the 6 in 768?
Councillors on Line
Tuesday 20th January 2008
1. What is the value of the 6 in 768?
2. How much will 9 apples at 14p each cost?
3. Compare your answer and your methods with your
partner.
4. Continue the sequence:24, 34, 44, __, __, __,
5. Estimate the answer to
Maria is making cakes. The scale shows the amount of
butter that she is weighing.
6. How heavy is the butter?
7. Maria needs 150g of butter. How much more butter does
she need to add to the scales?
8. If Maria makes double the amount of cakes, how much
butter will she need?

7. Wednesday 21st January 2009 1. What is the value of the 7 in 768?
3. What strategies might be useful when
completing the above?
4. Would this be useful when calculating 78 – 19?
5. What number is 100 more than 356?
Draw the table. Sort the numbers in to the correct
part of the carroll diagram
4, 5, 67, 17, 104, 3, 88, 19,
7, 11, 9, 761, 60, 8, 46, 1
1-Digit Numbers
Not 1-digit Numbers
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

8. Thursday 22nd January 2009
1. Begin at 15 and count on in 100’s to 815.
2. Two numbers add up to 10. They have a
difference of 2. What are the numbers?
3. I have 32p. A magazine costs 50p.
How much more money do I need?
4. Continue the sequence:23, 25, 27, __, __, __
5. 63 = Create 3 more number sentences
to show 63.
6. Draw a line 17cm long.
7. Draw a line double the length of the first line.
8. What is the difference between the two lines?
9. Draw a line half the length of the first line.
10. What is the total length of all 3 lines?
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

9. Friday 23rd January 2009
1. Count on in 10’s from 47. What digit changes?
2. Why does the 7 not change?
3. What is 6 + 7, , ?
4. What is 8 – 5, 80 – 50, 800 – 500?
5. Explain how you found the answers to questions 3
and 4.
Use your
estimation skills
Draw or write 3 items
in each part of the
table
Smaller than 1 metre
One metre
Larger than 1 metre
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

10. Monday 26th January 2009
1. Complete the table by rounding to the nearest 10 & 100.
2. Why does 67 become 70
to the nearest 10?
3. Why does 249 become
200 to the nearest 100?
4. Why does 23 become
0 to the nearest 100?
5. How can rounding
numbers help when calculating?
6. How heavy is baby James?
7. 4 weeks ago he was ½ kg lighter
How heavy was he then?
8. In 4 weeks time he will be ¾ kg
heavier. What will his weight be?
9. How much weight will he gain in
the 8 week period?
Number
To the nearest 10
To the nearest 100
267
270
300
782
459
249 67 23
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

11. Tuesday 27th January 2009 2. Multiply the answer to question 1 by 10.
1. Multiply 6 by 10.
2. Multiply the answer to question 1 by 10.
3. What is the value of the 6 now?
4. Multiply 6 by 100.
5. What is the value of the 6? Explain why this is
the same answer as question 3.
Draw the table. Sort the numbers in to the correct part of the carroll diagram
4, 5, 67, 17, 104,
3, 88, 19, 7,11, 9,
761, 60, 8, 46, 1
1-Digit Numbers
Not 1-Digit Numbers
Even
Not Even
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

12. Wednesday 28th January 2009
1. A piece of ribbon measures 76cm. I cut off 38cm. How
long is the ribbon now?
= Explain your answer.
3. I am thinking of 2 numbers with a difference of 9. Write a
calculation to show this.
4. Find two more pairs of numbers with a difference of 9.
5. Two children share 56 sweets. One child gets 10 more
sweets than the other. How many
sweets does each child get?
6. What time does the clock show?
7. What time will it be 2 ½ hours later?
8. What time was it 3 hours ago?
9. Write these times in digital.

13. Thursday 29th January 2009 1. What is the value of the 8 in £768?
2. What number is 10 times more than 35?
3. Count on in 4’s from 0 to 32.
4. Find the difference between 62 and 38.
5. There are 6 boxes of pencils. Each box holds 5
pencils. How many pencils are there altogether?
6. How many ml of water are in the
measuring cylinder?
7. If I pour in another 110ml how
much water will there be?
8. How much more water needs to
be added to fill the cylinder?
9. If the 500ml is shared equally
between 4 cups how many ml will be
in each cup?
10. Explain how you know.
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

14. Friday 30th January 2009
1. 6 x 2
2. 6 x 4
3. Explain how you can use the answer from question 1
to help with question 2.
4. A cake box hold 4 cakes. How many boxes are needed
to hold 35 cakes?
5. I am thinking of a number. I double my number and
add 8. My answer is 38. What was my number?
6. Which of these numbers are odd and not less than 50?
45, 89, 67, 9, 43, 70, 20, 43, 19
7. List the multiples of 5 between 45 and 90.
8. What is the digit sum of every multiple of 5 between 45
and 90?
9. A pencil is 17p and a rubber costs an extra 13p. How
much is the rubber?
10. I have £1. How much change do I get if I buy both?
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

15. Monday 2nd February 2009
1. Estimate the number of stars in the rectangle.
2. Count the number of stars.
Was your estimate close?
6. Order these lengths from smallest to largest:
12cm, 1m, 12mm, 120m, 6m, 6cm
7. Draw a line 17cm long.
8. Draw another line 80mm long.
9. How much longer is the first line than the second?
10. Write a number that is more than 7, is odd, and has a digit sum of 4
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

16. Tuesday 3rd February 2009
Choose a 2 digit number From Box A and Box B.
1. Total the numbers.
2. Find the difference.
3. Multiply a ‘box A number’
by 7.
4. Divide a number from
Box A by 7. What is
the remainder?
Use your estimation skills. Draw or write 4 different items that are in the classroom in the correct part of the carroll diagram
Heavier than a kg
Lighter than a kg
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

17. Wednesday 4th February 2009 1. What is the sum of 20 and 12?
2. What is the product of 20 and 12?
3. What is the difference between 20 and 12?
4. I am thinking of two numbers with a difference of 6.
What numbers could they be?
5. Create your own ‘I’m thinking of a number’ sentence.
On the graph each block represents 1 child.
6. Which drink is the least popular?
7. How many children like milk?
8. How many prefer a hot drink?
9. How many children voted
altogether?
10. 7 children liked water or 7-up.
How many liked 7-up?
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

18. Thursday 5th February 2009 1. How heavy are the weights?
2. How heavy is one large red weight?
Explain your reasons to your partner.
3. How heavy are two small orange weights?
Year 3 Block B Unit 2

19. Friday 6th February 2009 1. Draw the shapes.
2. Use the clues to colour in the shapes.
Red is not next to grey.
Blue is between white and grey.
Green is not a square.
Blue is on the right of pink.
3. Draw a rectangle 12cm wide and 7cm high.
4. Draw another rectangle double the size
Year 3 Block B Unit 2