1. Some adults have requested examples of expectations for the reasoning part of the homework to help get 3 marks.
The reason there are three marks available is because we are not just looking for the correct answer but evidence of what a child has done to get there. In class, children are encouraged to explain their thinking and use visual images to support their written responses.

2. RISK-TAKING THROUGH REASONING!
Each question below is worth 3 marks
Mark 1: Drawing a bar or diagram to support your thinking.
Mark 2: A sentence stating how you know you are correct.
Mark 3: The correct answer!
Anna is counting down from 12 in sevens.
Does she say -7? Explain your reasoning.
Anna would not say -7 as, if you count back
in 7s from 12 you would say -2 and then you
would jump to -9. -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Work out the missing numbers in the sentence below:
= __________
First I calculated the total of 3210 and I then took my answer away from 9836 to find how much greater this was than the total of the original two numbers.
= 7958
? = 7958
9836 – 7958 = 1878 ?
3210
4748
9836
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3. RISK-TAKING THROUGH REASONING!
Each question below is worth 3 marks
Mark 1: Drawing a bar or diagram to support your thinking.
Mark 2: A sentence stating how you know you are correct.
Mark 3: The correct answer!
Mo Farah runs 42 miles a day. How far does he run each week?
If I know that Mo runs 42miles a day and there are
7 days in a week, I multiply 7 x 42 to
Calculate the distance he runs in a week.
42 x 7 = 294
Distance in a week - ?
M -42
T -42
W -42
Th -42
F -42
S -42
S -42
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Sarah said is the same as
Do you agree? Prove it using a picture/image.
The image above shows that 3/5 and 15/25
are the same as 15 squares are coloured in
both diagrams. I also know that if you
simplify the fraction 15/25 you will get
3/5 as you can divide both the top and
Bottom number by 5.
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4. RISK-TAKING THROUGH REASONING!
Each question below is worth 3 marks
Mark 1: Drawing a bar or diagram to support your thinking.
Mark 2: A sentence stating how you know you are correct.
Mark 3: The correct answer!
Question 1:
James and Dave donated £4700 to a charitable organization altogether . Dave donated £4108.
How much did James donate?
Label the bars below with your known and unknown values. Can you decide what operation you need to use to find the answer?
This diagram shows that you need to take Dave’s
£4108 away from the total amount of £4700
In order to find out the amount James donated.
A = £592
£4108 ?
£4700
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Question 2:
Daisy saved £1562. Gemma saved £1023 more than Daisy. How much did they save altogether?
Draw the bars below and label with your known and unknown values. Can you decide what operation you need to use to find the answer?
Daisy
£1562 ?
£1562
£1023
Gemma
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