Mental Calculations Video Tutorial

Teacher Specific Information

In this Mental Calculations Video Tutorial, Martin discusses different mental strategies that can be used to complete a range of calculations. He picks the best strategy for each calculation and explains the reasons for his choice. There are questions for pupils to answer throughout the video.

This video will be useful for children to watch at home or for extra support as part of an intervention, or whole class activity.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Number : Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Mathematics Year 6: (6C6) Perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers