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?
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 4, Block B, Unit 1
Questions based on Year 4, Block A, Unit 1
Questions based on Year 3, Block C, Unit 1

5. Monday 15th September 2008
1. What is the largest 4-digit number that can be made
using the digits 2, 7, 4, 5?
3. At 2.00pm it was 21ºC. By 8.00pm the temperature had
fallen by 8ºC. What was the evening temperature?
Explain how you did this calculation.
5. 2 x 7
6. How many cm are there in 1 m?
7. Where is 6½ cm on this ruler? (not to scale)
8. What lists can you see in the classroom?
9. Why are they there?
10. When else do you use lists? What for?
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

6. Tuesday 16th September 2008 2. 800 – 300 3. 7 x 8
1. What is the smallest 4-digit number that can be made using the digits 2, 7, 4, 5?
– 300
3. 7 x 8
4. Use 4 x 6 = 24 to work out 8 x 6
5. Why does 60 x 20 = 6 x 200?
6. Estimate the length of your hand span.
7. Measure your hand span. How close was your estimate?
8. What measurement is shown on the ruler?
9. Measure the length of your table.
10. What unit of measurement would you use to measure the length of the classroom?
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

7. Wednesday 17th September 2008
= 275. What could the missing numbers be?
3. 93 – 49 = Explain how you did this calculation.
4. 9 x 8
5. Use 3 x 3 = 9 to work out 9 x 3
6. Which is the most sensible estimate for the length of your foot? m, 16cm, 12km, 8mm.
7. Give an example of something you would measure in mm.
8. List three things you would measure in grams.
9. Give an example of something you would measure in metres.
10. List all the different units of measure of length you know with examples of when they might be useful.
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

8. Thursday 18th September 2008
Ella and Woody have a rugby ball, a tennis ball and a football between them.
Copy and complete the table to show how they could have shared them.
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

9. Friday 19th September 2008
1. I round a number to the nearest 10 the answer is 320.
What is the smallest number I could have started with?
= x 6 = ? = 8562
5. Use 7 x 8 = 56 to work out 56 ÷ 7 =
Use the tally chart to answer the following:
6. How many students like Country?
7. How many people altogether
like Rock/Classical Rock?
8. What music do students like
least?
9. What music do adults like
10. Create a tally chart to show
the favourite music of the
children in your group.
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

10. Monday 22nd September 2008
1. When I round a number to the nearest 100 the answer
is 600. What is the largest possible number I could
have started with?
2. 70 – 40 =
3. 6 x 8 =
4. What number is 100 times bigger than 43?
5. What is 100ml more than 560ml?
6. Give an example of something you would measure in
kilometres.
Plan now to measure everyone’s hand span, foot length, arm length and length of thumb nail.
7. What could each person in a group do.
8. How could you collect the information?
9. How could you display the information?
10. Create 3 questions to ask the class about your
information.
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

11. Tuesday 23rd September 2008
1. I round a number to the nearest 100 the answer is 600.
What is the smallest number I could have started with? =
3. 8 x 8 =
4. What number is ten times smaller than 230?
5. Change 672p into pounds.
6. Give an example of something you would measure in
litres.
7. Copy the Carroll diagram.
8. One of the shapes is in the wrong place. Which one?
9. Add 4 more shapes into the correct columns.
10. Create your own Carroll diagram to show numbers
which are odd and numbers which are even.
All sides equal
All sides not equal
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

12. Wednesday 24th September 2008
< Put a number in the box to make
the statement true.
2. 4 x 7 =
= Explain how you did this calculation.
4. Change £14.89 into pence.
5. What is 100ml less than 756ml?
Use the bar chart to answer:
6. Which drink is most popular?
7. How many more prefer coke
than cherry?
8. How many fewer prefer lime
than coke?
9. How many don’t prefer coke?
10. How might the chart change
if Orange was included?
Coke 32
Cherry 24
Lime 8
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

13. Thursday 25th September 2008
> Put a number in the box to make the statement true.
2. 7 x 6
3. Write seven pounds and sixteen pence in £-.--
4. Double 48.
5. 80 ÷ 4
6. List three things that would be measured in ml.
7. Put these in the Venn diagram:
X Even Where will the number 21 go?
Why?
8. Create a Venn diagram for your partner to complete.
9. Complete the Venn diagram your partner has created.
10. Why are some numbers not in either ring?
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

14. Friday 26th September 2008 1. Write 3 temperatures which lie between
0ºC and -10ºC.
2. Put your temperatures in order, coldest to
warmest.
3. 93 – Explain how you did this calculation.
4. 8 x 5
5. Half of 72?
6. Suggest something you would measure in kg.
7. Create a pictogram to show the shoe size of
the people in your group.
8. How many children have a shoe size bigger
than 1?
9. How many children have the shoe size 1?
10. What is the smallest shoe size in your group?
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

15. Monday 29th September 2008
Copy the Carroll diagram and put the shapes in the correct place. Add 5 shapes of your own to the diagram.
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

16. Tuesday 30th September 2008 1. What is the rule for this sequence?
2, 5, 7, 10, 13.
< 20. Fill the box to make the statement correct
> 20. Fill the box to make the statement correct
4. Change £2.07 into pence.
5. 70 ÷ 7 =
6. Draw an equilateral triangle with sides of 6cm.
7. Measure the height of your chair.
8. List 5 items taller than your chair.
9. Measure the height of your table.
10. What is the difference between the height of
your chair and the height of your table?
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

17. Wednesday 1st October 2008 1. Change 178p into £ and p.
2. The temperature in the kitchen is 23ºC. The
temperature in the fridge is 22ºC colder.
What is the temperature in the fridge.
3. What number is 10 times smaller than 500?
4. What number is 100 times smaller than 500?
5. What number is 10 times bigger than 500?
6. When I round a number to the nearest 100 I get
0. What is the largest number it could be?
7. What is the smallest number it could be?
8. Could it be a negative number? If so, what?
9. Draw a square with a perimeter of 28cm.
10. Draw a square with an area of 36cm².
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

18. Thursday 2nd October 2008
1. When I round a number to the nearest 10 the
answer is 320. What is the largest possible number I
could have started with?
– 5000
3. 9 x 7
4. Use 72 ÷ 8 = 9 to work out 9 x 8
5. If I keep subtracting 4 from 10 will - 4 be in my sequence?
Use the table to answer the following questions.
What day are school dinners:
6. Most popular?
7. Least popular?
8. How many more have dinner
on Tuesday than Thursday?
9. How many less have dinner
on Monday than Tuesday?
10. How many dinners are sold
throughout the week?
Day
Number of school dinners
Mon 12
Tue 16
Wed 15
Thur 13
Fri 5
Year 4 Block B Unit 1

19. Friday 3rd October 2008 1. 6 x 9 2. Use 6 x 6 = 36 to work out 6 ÷ 6
3. Write two pounds and six pence in £_.__p
4. Square 4
5. I have £2.62 in my purse. I spend three 50p
pieces. How much do I have left?
6. Draw a line measuring 750 mm
7. Draw a line half the length of the 750 mm
8. Draw a line double the length of 750 mm
9. Write the lengths of the lines in 2 different ways.
Year 4 Block B Unit 1