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

5. Monday 20th April 2009 1. If you had seven 5p coins how much money
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Monday 20th April 2009
1. If you had seven 5p coins how much money
would you have?
2. How much more money would you need to
make £1?
3. Which coins could you use to make the
amount above?
= = 7
5. There are 20 sweets in a bag, 5 are yellow, 2
are green and the rest are blue. How many
blue sweets are there?
= 20. How many pairs of numbers that
equal 20 can you find? .
Year 2 Block A unit 3

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Tuesday 21st April 2009
1. I double a number and get 20. What number did
I start with?
2. Count on seven twos from 12. Where do you
finish?
3. What are eight fives?
4. 4 boys have 3 marbles each. How many marbles
all together?
5. There are 3 eggs in each box. Joe has 4 boxes.
How many eggs does Joe have?
6. 4 children can sit at a table. 3 tables are full of
children. How many children are there?
7. Make up your own number story using 3 x 4.
Year 2 Block A unit 3

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Wednesday 22nd April 2009
1. Nine pairs of socks go in the wash. How many
socks is this?
2. How many 5p coins are needed to make 95p?
3. What is the next multiple of 5 after 45?
4. I’m thinking of a number. If I halve it, the answer
is 12. What was my number?
5. I’m thinking of a number. If I double it, the
answer is 22. What was my number?
6. How did you work it out?
7. Write your own ‘Thinking of a number’ problem.
Year 2 Block A unit 3

8. Thursday 23rd April 2009 1.How many £2 coins do you get for £20?
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Thursday 23rd April 2009
1.How many £2 coins do you get for £20?
How do you know?
2. 24 ÷  = 6
What number must I double to get ….
3. 10? ? ?
6. How many 10p coins make 50p?
7. How many 5p coins make 50p?
8. How many other different ways can you make 50p using only these coins? Draw all the different ways you can think of.
Year 2 Block A unit 3

9. Friday 24th April 2009 1. How many different totals can you make
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Friday 24th April 2009
1. How many different totals can you make
with a 1p, 2p, 5p and a 10p coin?
2. What if you also had a 20p coin?
3. What if you also had a 20p and a 50p coin?
4. What if you also had a 20p, 50p and £1
coin?
5. I worked out the answer to 8 x 5. The
answer is 40. Show how I worked this out.
6. Find another way to work out 8 x 5.
7. James worked out 20 ÷ 5. His answer was
4. Show how he worked this out.
8. Find another way to work out 20 ÷ 5.
Year 2 Block A unit 3

10. Monday 27th April 2009 1. Three friends share 19 marbles equally.
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Monday 27th April 2009
1. Three friends share 19 marbles equally.
2. How many marbles does each friend get?
3. How many marbles are left over?
4. Would you prefer to have ¼ of £28 or half of
£16?
5. Explain your reason.
This shape was made from 4
squares touching edge to edge.
How many shapes can you make
using 4 squares that touch?
Describe your shapes.
Year 2 Block A unit 3

11. Tuesday 28th April 2009 1. How many is one quarter of the sweets?
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Tuesday 28th April 2009
1. How many is one quarter
of the sweets?
2. What is double the amount
of sweets?
3. 1 sweet costs 5p. How
much will the sweets
cost in total?
= 68
= 50
= 35
= 20
Year 2 Block A unit 3

12. Wednesday 29th April 2009 1. 9 x 6 2. 8 x 8 3. 7 x 6 4. 7 x 8
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Wednesday 29th April 2009
1. 9 x 6
2. 8 x 8
3. 7 x 6
4. 7 x 8
How many rectangles Now how many
can you see? rectangles are there?
Year 2 Block A unit 3

13. Thursday 30th April 2009 1. half of 12 apples
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Thursday 30th April 2009
1. half of 12 apples
2. one quarter of 16 grapes
3. one half of 22 pounds
4. Draw three different 2D shapes.
5. Name the shapes
6. Write about the shapes, (what sort of sides, corners, length of sides …)
7. Draw the shapes in a repeating pattern
8. Now draw a different repeating pattern
Year 2 Block A unit 3

14. Friday 1st May 2009 1. How much money altogether? 2. Halve the amount.
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Friday 1st May 2009
1. How much money altogether?
2. Halve the amount.
3. Double the amount.
4. How much more do you need to make 60p?
5. How much more do you need to make 70p?
6. Mr Bell had three pots with four pencils in each
pot. How many pencils did be have altogether?
7. Which one of these would you use to work out
the answer to the question?
A B C 4 × 3 D
Year 2 Block A unit 3