Teacher’s Notes

Across the Curriculum: Maths: sums

Aims To revise numbers; to practise doing sums in English.
1
t Give each student a worksheet.
t Draw the shapes (a circle, a triangle, a square and a
rectangle) on the left side of the board and the symbols
+, –, x and ÷ on the right.
t Tell students that each shape represents one of the
mathematical symbols.
t Focus their attention on the four sums and ask them
which shape represents which symbol. When they have
agreed, students do the sums in exercise 1b.
2
t Explain to students this is a puzzle. They have to write
numbers in the blank squares, not letters. To find the
right numbers they have to do the sums.
t Go round the class and monitor, helping when needed.
t When they have finished, go through the answers with
the class.
Answer key
1a
1 x 2 – 3 ÷ 4 +
1b
1 4 3 54 5 8 7 9
2 17 4 19 6 6 8 55
2
1 2
1 0 0 1 7
3
3 4 8
2 0 3 3
5 6
1 8 1 2
5
9 10
4 5
7
2 7 8

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