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Year 4 · Maths

Use Correct Methods To Problem Solve

Year 4 learners practise solving addition and subtraction word problems.

The activities include Check Answers to Calculations Using the Inverse Operation, Complete Simple Addition Sums, Fill in the Numbers in a Magic Square, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, lesson, interactive. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Check Answers to Calculations Using the Inverse Operation
  • Complete Simple Addition Sums
  • Fill in the Numbers in a Magic Square
  • Find the Answer by Doing the Inverse Operation
  • Improve Your Ability to Solve Two-Step Word Problems
  • Practise Solving Word Problems
  • Practise Using Addition and Subtraction to Solve Two-Step Word Problems
  • Solve Word Problems Using Addition and Subtraction
  • Understand How to Use Inverse Operation to Find a Missing Number
  • Use Addition and Subtraction to Solve Complicated Word Problems
  • Use Addition and Subtraction to Solve Two-Step Word Problems
  • Use Inverse Operation to Total 1,000
  • Use the Inverse Operation to Find the Answer
  • Use the Inverse Operation to Solve Addition Calculations

Checked learning resources

  • Solve Missing Digit Problems | KS2 Maths Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    This LKS2 concept video models missing-digit calculations and asks pupils to reason about which digit makes a written calculation correct, matching the activity column-addition puzzle.

  • Find Missing Numbers - Addition and Subtraction | KS2 Maths Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    This LKS2 concept video gives guided examples of solving addition and subtraction calculations with a missing number, matching the activity method of subtracting the known addend from the total.

  • Year 4 Addition and Subtraction 2-Step Maths Word Problems

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Year 4 differentiated word-problem activity sheets requiring two-step addition and subtraction calculations, aligned to the national curriculum objective.

  • Year 4 Addition: Four-Digit Missing-Number Worksheets

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    These Year 4 differentiated column-addition sheets require pupils to fill missing digits so each formal addition is correct, providing direct follow-on practice for the activity puzzle.

  • Checking Calculations | Addition And Subtraction | Y4 Maths

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Year 4 lesson pack for checking addition and subtraction answers using the inverse operation and finding missing numbers in calculations.

  • Planit Y4 Addition And Subtraction Lesson Pack Solving Problems 1

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    Planit Y4 Addition And Subtraction Lesson Pack Solving Problems 1. This Year 4 Twinkl resource provides modelled maths teaching or printable practice to solve two-step word problems using addition and subtraction.

  • Thinking of a Number

    Mathsframe · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

    Free interactive for using inverse operations to find missing numbers and check arithmetic calculations.

  • Bar Charts: one-step and two-step questions

    Mathsframe · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

    Bar Charts: one-step and two-step questions. This interactive maths activity gives immediate-feedback practice to solve two-step word problems using addition and subtraction.