1. S.O.D.A. Start Of Day Activity
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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
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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
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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.

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Year 4, Block A, Unit 2
Questions based on Year 4, Block E, Unit 1
Questions based on Year 3, Block B, Unit 2

5. Monday 5th January 2009 1. What is 7 multiplied by 8? 2. ¼ + ?/4 = 1.
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Monday 5th January 2009
1. What is 7 multiplied by 8?
2. ¼ + ?/4 = 1.
3. How many 10p coins and 1p coins make
63p?
4. £0.12 = 1/10 and 2/100. What is £0.43?
= What is 0.85?
6. I buy 2 bananas costing 30p each. How much
change will I get from £1?
7. A coat has 4 buttons. I have 32 buttons. How
many coats is this?
= 7. Fill in the correct operation. =
10. Explain how you completed the above.
Year 4 Block A Unit 2

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Tuesday 6th January 2009
1. Circle the two numbers which are multiples of 3.
from this list 40, 33, 17, 27
2. Add them together.
3. Is your new total a multiple of 3?
4. How do you know?
5. Choose another two different multiples of 3. Total them.
Is the total a multiple of 3?
Kangaroo step size:
Dad 5, Mum 2, Joey 1
The all stand in a line.
How many steps does each
kangaroo walk before they are
in line with each other again?
Year 4 Block A Unit 2

7. Wednesday 7th January 2009 1. How many 3’s make 39? 2. 3/5 + ? = 1
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Wednesday 7th January 2009
1. How many 3’s make 39?
2. 3/5 + ? = 1
3. What is the product of 5 and 9?
2. 2/3 + ?/3 = 1
4. What is 1/5 of 20?
5. What is 3/5 of 20?
6. There are 6 eggs in a box. I need 18 eggs.
How many boxes do I need to buy?
= ?
8. Explain how you completed the above.
9. A bus has 8 wheels. How many wheels are
there on 7 buses?
10. 8 x 10 =
Year 4 Block A Unit 2

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Thursday 8th January 2009
1. 54 ÷ 6 =
2. I have eaten 3/10 of my chocolate bar. How much do I
have left?
3. A pizza is cut into 6 equal pieces. Jamal eats 2 pieces.
What fraction of the pizza did Jamal eat?
4. What is 1/3 of 27?
5. Explain how you did this
calculation.
6. Name the 3D shapes.
7. Which of the shapes has
a curved edge?
8. Which shapes have both
curved and straight sides?
9. How many vertices does a
cube have?
10. Which of the shapes has
right angles?
Year 4 Block A Unit 2

9. Friday 9th January 2009 1. A box holds 6 cakes. How many cakes
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Friday 9th January 2009
1. A box holds 6 cakes. How many cakes
are in 7 full boxes?
2. How many boxes are needed for 63 cakes?
3. Jack has 4 full boxes of cakes with 5 left over.
How many cakes does Jack have?
4. What fraction of the boxes are
circled?
5. What fraction of the boxes are
not circled?
= 10. Give 5 more pairs of numbers with
a total of 10.
= 100. Give 5 more pairs of numbers
with a total of 100.
– 30 =
9. What must I now add to make 100?
10. What must I subtract to make 50?
Year 4 Block A Unit 2

10. Monday 12th January 2009 1. Which of these are multiples of 2?
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Monday 12th January 2009
1. Which of these are multiples of 2?
34, 89, 210, 672, 781, 98, 6, 79.
2. How do you know?
3. What is ½ of 16?
4. What is ¼ of 16?
5. Is there an easier way to do this, or do you
need to complete the calculation every time?
Look at the 8x8 grid
6. Shade more squares so that this
square has 1 line of symmetry.
7. Shade more squares so that this
square has 2 lines of symmetry.
8. Draw a (3x2) rectangle.
9. Shade some squares to give 1 line of symmetry.
10. Draw a triangle with one line of symmetry.
Year 4 Block A Unit 2

11. Tuesday 13th January 2009 1. Which of these are multiples of 4?
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Tuesday 13th January 2009
1. Which of these are multiples of 4?
65, 34, 28, 60, 14, 44, 36, 78, 79.
2. How do you know?
3. Is there an easier way to do this or do you
need to complete the calculation every time?
4. Draw an octagon and divide it into ‘s.
5. Shade 3/8 of the octagon.
6. Copy this 4 x 5 grid into your book.
7. Shade ½ of the squares red.
8. Shade ¼ of the squares blue.
9. What fraction of the grid is not shaded?
10. Are there any lines of symmetry on your
shaded grid?
Year 4 Block A Unit 2

12. Wednesday 14th January 2009 1. Which of these are multiples of 3?
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Wednesday 14th January 2009
1. Which of these are multiples of 3?
45, 98, 120, 6, 24, 97, 60
2. How do you know?
3. Is there an easier way to do this or do you
need to complete the calculation every time?
4. What is 1/3 of 12 pencils?
5. 17 marbles are shared between some children. Each
child has 5 marbles and there are 2 left over. How many
children shared the marbles?
6. 3 x 6 =
7. Which of these numbers are multiples of 4?
23, 16, 32, 12, 7, 19, 18, 20, 40
8. What is 4 x 3?
9. What is 4 x 6?
10. What links can you see between the answers to
questions 8 and 9?
Year 4 Block A Unit 2

13. Thursday 15th January 2009 1. Copy the table above.
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Thursday 15th January 2009
Less than 1/2
1/2
More than 1/2
1. Copy the table above.
2. Put these fractions in the correct column.
1/3, 2/5, 5/10, ¾, 5/8, 3/6, ½, ¼, 4/7, 1/5, 2/4.
3. Add 2 more fractions of your own to each column.
4. Continue the pattern: ½, 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, ___, ___,
5. What do you notice?
6. 5 x 4 =
7. Which of these are multiples of 3?
5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 19, 30.
8. Use 2 of the digits below to make a multiple of 3.
1, 4, 0, 5, 2.
9. Use 3 of the digits to make a multiple of 5.
10. Use 3 of the digits to make a multiple of 10.
Year 4 Block A Unit 2

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Friday 16th January 2009
0.5
0.8
0.75
0.9
0.25
0.2
0.6
2/10
9/10
6/10
8/10
1. Copy the table opposite.
2. Draw a line to link each fraction to its
decimal equivalent.
= 8/10 AND 4/5. Can you find any
more fractions like this?
4. 4/5 is a fraction in its lowest form.
Turn all fractions into their lowest form.
5. Add 2 more fractions with their decimal
equivalent to the table.
6. 8 x 4 =
7. Which of these are multiples of 6?
24, 8, 12, 14, 18, 60, 57, 30
– 30 =
9. If 7 x 3 = 21, what is 21 ÷ 7 = ?
10. 6 x 8 = 48. Write 3 more calculations using this fact.
Year 4 Block A Unit 2