Year 10 / GCSE · Maths
Mental Maths
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- Add and Subtract Mentally
- Divide Integers
- Find Inverse Operations
- Multiply Using the Grid Method
- Use Sample Space Diagrams
- Using BODMAS / BIDMAS
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Additive strategies: partitioning and compensation
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Short division using the bus-stop method
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Think of a number: reversing operations
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Multiplication using the grid method
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Sample space diagrams
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Order of operations: BODMAS and BIDMAS
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KS3 Level Up: mental addition and subtraction strategies
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Written division with whole numbers KS3 lesson pack
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Inverse Operations KS3 Walkthrough Worksheet
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Using the Grid Method for Multiplying Numbers KS3 lesson pack
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Sample Space Diagrams KS3 Walkthrough Worksheet
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Order of Operations KS3 Walkthrough Worksheet
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Calculating from related addition and subtraction facts
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Short division practice questions
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Think of a number practice questions
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Grid-method multiplication practice questions
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Sample space diagram practice questions
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Order of operations practice questions
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