dcf.cymru stimulus sheet · Mathematics and Numeracy · Year 6
Ysgol Bryn Celyn, its website and the pupils Cerys, Osian and Tomos are invented for practice.
Cerys, Osian and Tomos are in Year 6 at Ysgol Bryn Celyn. Their teacher asked them to make a help page for the school website. The page is for Year 5 pupils who are learning to multiply a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number.
This is their first draft. It is printed below as it looks on a screen. Each part has a number so you can refer to it.
Part 1
Hi Year 5! Long multiplication can look scary, but it is easy when you know how. Read our page and you will be an expert in no time.
Part 2
Part 3
Note: on the screen, this box flashes on and off in bright red and yellow, all the time.
Part 4
First you write the bigger number on top and the smaller number underneath and you have to line up the tens and the ones and then you times the top number by the ones digit of the bottom number and you write that answer on the first line and then you times the top number by the tens digit and you write that answer on the second line under the first one and then you add the two lines together and that is your answer and then you are finished so well done you did it.
Part 5
So 47 × 36 = 423.
Part 6: the paragraph to proofread
[1] here are some top tips from our group. [2] Always line up your digits carefully so you do not get muddled. [3] Check your times tables befor you start. [4] If you are stuck, dont give up. [5] Ask a freind for help. [6] Did you know that 47 × 36 gives the same answer as 36 × 47. [7] We was really pleased with our page and we hope it help you. [8] Some people find the grid method easyer, so you could try that too.
Part 7
Check your answer by estimating. 47 is about 50 and 36 is about 40, so the answer should be about 50 × 40 = 2000.
Note: on the screen, part 7 is in tiny, pale yellow letters on a white background. It is printed in grey here so that you can read it.
Part 8
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Purpose | What the page is for, for example to explain how to do something. |
| Audience | The people who will read the page. |
| Layout | Where things are placed on the page, and how big they are. |
| Placeholder zero | A 0 written in the ones column when you multiply by a tens digit, because 3 tens means 30, not 3. |
| Redraft | Write a piece of work again to make it better. |