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

5. Monday 19th January 2009 1. What does the 5 represent in £4.50?
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Monday 19th January 2009
1. What does the 5 represent in £4.50?
2. Which is larger, 267p or £2.76
3. Two numbers which multiply to make 40
4. Two numbers with a difference of 14
5. Make up a word problem for the calculation 6x5
What unit of measure would you use to measure:
6. … the length of your book?
7. … the weight of an orange?
8. … the width of the classroom?
9. … the weight of a car?
10. … the height of a house?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

6. Tuesday 20th January 2009 1. What does the 8 represent in 8.25 m
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Tuesday 20th January 2009
1. What does the 8 represent in m
2. How many division facts can you make involving 12?
3. How many tens are there in 300?
4. 9 x 3 = 27 , 9 x 30 = ? , 270 ÷ 3 =
5. Do all divisions have remainders?
Use the pictogram to answer the following.
Remember – each smiley face represents 2 children.
6. How many children walk
to school?
7. How many children catch
the bus or go to after school
clubs?
8. How many more children
travel by car than walk?
9. Do you think the data will
be the same in the summer
term?
10. Why or why not?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

7. Wednesday 21st January 2009 1. What does the 2 represent in £8.52
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Wednesday 21st January 2009
1. What does the 2 represent in £8.52
2. Which is larger, 927p or £9.72
3. How many division facts can you make that
include the number 24?
4. How many hundreds in 7000?
5. Make up a word problem for the calculation
40÷4
How many… and now, how many …
6. mm = 1cm? mm = 2cm?
7. cm = 1 metre? cm = 5 metres?
8. metres = 1 km? metres = 8 km?
9. grams = 1kg? grams = ½ kg?
10. ml = 1 litre? ml = 1 ½ litres?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

8. Thursday 22nd January 2009 1. What does the 8 represent in 4.28 kg
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Thursday 22nd January 2009
1. What does the 8 represent in kg
2. Order smallest to largest, £0.56, 65p, 7p, £0.70
3. What comes next, £0.75, £0.85, £0.95 …
4. 7 x 3 = 21 , 7 x 30 = ? , 210 ÷ 3 =
5. The product of two numbers is What could the
numbers be?
kg = ___grams
grams = ____kg
8. We finish doing SODA at 9:15. It takes 20 minutes to
do SODA. What time did we start?
9. Assembly starts at 10:30 am and finishes at 10:55am.
How long does assemble last?
10. A cake takes 20 mins to cook. It is put in the oven at
2.45pm. What time will it be ready?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

9. Friday 23rd January 2009 1. What does the 8 represent in 0.85 litres
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Friday 23rd January 2009
1. What does the 8 represent in litres
2. How many division facts can you make including 32?
3. What is 10 times bigger than 600?
4. Write a division calculation with no remainder
5. Make up a word problem for the calculation
50 - 8
litres = ___ml
ml = ___litres
8. The Science trip takes 2 hours 10
minutes. We must be back in school by
3.20pm. What is the latest time we can
begin the trip?
9. How much liquid is in the container?
10. How much more liquid is required to
make 400ml?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

10. Monday 26th January 2009 1. What comes next, £1.73, £1.83, £1.93 …
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Monday 26th January 2009
1. What comes next, £1.73, £1.83, £1.93 …
= ? explain your working
3. What is 10 times bigger than 900?
4. A division calculation with a remainder of 1
5. Another division calculation with remainder 1
6. Copy the Carroll
Diagram.
7. Put in all the multiples
of 5 from 0 to 50.
8. What do you notice?
9. Explain your findings.
Year 4 Block B Unit 2
even
not even
Carroll Diagram
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

11. Tuesday 27th January 2009 6. What time does the clock show?
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Tuesday 27th January 2009
1. 25 x ? = 2500
2. What fraction of £1 is 60p?
3. £4.76, £3.76, £2.76, _____
4. £8.13, £8.23, £8.33, _____
5. Make up a word problem for the calculation
6. What time does the clock show?
7. What time was it 20 minutes ago?
8. What time will it be in 40 minutes?
9. How much longer is it before home time?
10. If you go to bed at 9.00pm and get up at
7.00am, how long are you in bed for?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

12. Wednesday 28th January 2009 1. 58 + 48 = ? explain your working
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Wednesday 28th January 2009
= ? explain your working
2. What is 10 times bigger than 1000?
3. what calculation changes 32 to 3200
4. How much more is £1.09 than 74p?
5. Estimate
What unit of measure would you use to measure:
6. … the perimeter of the playground?
7. … the amount of water in a glass?
8. … the distance from here to Hanley?
9. … the weight of a puppy?
10. … the length of your fingernail?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

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Thursday 29th January 2009
2. write the first ten multiples of 7
3. write the first ten multiples of 8
4. estimate 812 – 455
– 195 is it more efficient to count up or
count back?
6. 20cm = ___ mm
7. 570mm = ____cm
8. What weight do the scales
show?
9. How many more grams are
needed to make 100g?
10. How many more grams
are needed to make 1kg?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

14. Birthday months of children in 4W
Friday 30th January 2009
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= ? Explain your working
2. divide 49 by 7
3. 56 x 10
÷ 9
5. 17 x 3
6. What month do most
children celebrate their
birthday?
7. What month does
no-one have a birthday?
8. How many have a
birthday in April or May?
9. How many more children
have a birthday in August
than July?
10. In which months do 4
children have a birthday?
Birthday months of children in 4W 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

15. Monday 2nd February 2009 1. 7 times 8 2. the 8th multiple of 7
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Monday 2nd February 2009
1. 7 times 8
2. the 8th multiple of 7
x 100
÷ ? = 30
5. 23 x 6
6. 1.2m = __ cm
7. 560cm = ___ m
There are 245 children at Park Infant School, 120 have a school dinner, 32 take sandwiches and the rest go home for lunch.
8. How many children go home for lunch?
9. How many more children have a school
dinner than take sandwiches?
10. How did you work this out?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

16. Tuesday 3rd February 2009 3 3 1. 93 - 76 = ? explain your working
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Tuesday 3rd February 2009
= ? explain your working
= ?
3. divide 27 by 3
÷ 10
5. 52 x 7
Copy the Carroll Diagram
6. Put the numbers
1 – 15 in the correct place.
7. What do you notice
about the even
multiples of 3?
8. Can you spot any
other number patterns?
Carroll Diagram
even
not even 3 3
Year 4 Block B Unit 2
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

17. Wednesday 4th February 2009 1. The product of 8 and 6
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Wednesday 4th February 2009
1. The product of 8 and 6
÷ ? = 500
3. _2 + 1_ = 50 complete the missing digits
x 9
5. A calculation which gives a remainder of 2
6. Use the information from the tally chart to
create a pictogram.
Each picture must
represent 2 children.
Create 3 questions
to ask the rest of
the class about
your pictogram.
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

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Thursday 5th February 2009
1. 7_ + _4 = 100 complete the missing digits
÷ 4
3. _3 + 2_ = 1_ _ complete this 2 different ways
4. A calculation with a product of 240
5. A calculation with a quotient of 10
6. What temperature does the thermometer
show? This is the temperature outside.
7. Estimate the temperature in the classroom.
8. Use your estimates to calculate the
difference between the temperature inside
and outside.
9. The temperature outside rises by 10ºC. What
is the new temperature?
10. Where in your house is always the same
temperature?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2

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Friday 6th February 2009
Use the numbers 1-20 once only, cross them off
once used
1. … a calculation with the largest total
2. … a calculation with the largest difference
3. … a calculation with a product nearest 17
4. … a calculation with a quotient of 4
5. … a calculation with a difference of 8
6. Create a bar chart from the tally.
7. Label both axis and give the
chart a title.
8. How many children like burgers?
9. How many fewer children like
fish fingers than pizza?
10. How many children took part
in the survey? How do you know?
Year 4 Block B Unit 2