Teacher’s notes.
I made these worksheets as I remember the most fun I ever had in
maths was writing words with a calculator instead of doing what I was
supposed to be doing! These worksheets can be adapted to fit with
subtraction lessons too. My class absolutely loved it, and it is a good
way of getting them to use calculators and self mark. (not to mention
a fun way of teaching column addition). There are 3 differentiated
levels.
7=L
0=O
1=I
8=B
4 =H
6=g
3=E
2=Z
5=S
ANSWERS
It was a dark and stormy night. BILL, BOB and LIZ were playing
inside. They were playing ‘Duck, Duck, GOOSE’. BOB got out and
began to cry because HE didn’t like to LOSE. “BOO hoo” wailed BOB.
Then BILL hurt HIS HEEL SO they stopped playing and HE took off
his SHOE. Mum said “Who wants to help me BOIL an EGG for
dinner?” LIZ felt ILL at the thought of it because SHE doesn’t like
EGGS.
The boys quickly ate their dinner. “BE careful not to eat the SHELL!”
laughed mum. After dinner the children played LEGO. BOB made a
yellow and black BEE and it made LIZ GIGGLE.
1. 7718
2. 808
3. 217
4. 35006
5. 808
6. 34
7. 3507
8. 0.08
9. 808
10. 7718
11. 514
12. 7334
13. 0.5
14. 34
15. 3045
16. 7108
17. 663
18. 217
19. 771
20. 345
Richard Lawton. St Andrew and St Francis School. NW2 5PE
21. 5663
22. 38
23. 577345
24. 0637
25. 808
26. 338
27. 217
28. 376616
Upside down calculator story
It was a dark and stormy night. (1) _ _ _ _,
(2) _ _ _ and (3) _ _ _ were playing inside.
They were playing ‘Duck, Duck, (4) _ _ _ _
_’. (5) _ _ _ got out and began to cry
because (6) _ _ didn’t like to (7) _ _ _ _.
“(8) _ _ _ hoo” wailed (9) _ _ _ . Then (10)
_ _ _ hurt (11) _ _ _ (12) _ _ _ _ (13) _
_ they stopped playing and (14) _ _ took
off his (15) _ _ _ _. Mum said “Who wants
to help me (16) _ _ _ _ an (17) _ _ _ for
dinner?” (18) _ _ _ felt (19) _ _ _ at the
thought of it because (20) _ _ _ doesn’t
like (21) _ _ _ _.
The boys quickly ate their dinner. “(22)_ _
careful not to eat the (23) _ _ _ _ _!”
laughed mum. After dinner the children
played (24) _ _ _ _. (25) _ _ _ made a
yellow and black (26) _ _ _ and made (27) _
__
(28) _ _ _ _ _ _.
Richard Lawton. St Andrew and St Francis School. NW2 5PE
Column addition questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
Solve the all the problems using the column method
Write the answer in the spaces provided.
Use a calculator to check your answer
Turn the calculator upside down. Write the word you see in the space provided on the
story.
Question and
Answer
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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10
11.
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21
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27.
28.
7717 + 1
800 + 8
200 + 17
35004 + 2
801 + 7
14 + 20
3504 + 3
0.08
803 + 5
7711 + 7
509 + 5
7332 + 2
0.5
29 + 5
3041 + 4
7103 + 5
659 + 4
211 + 6
764 + 7
331 + 14
5661 + 2
14 + 24
577344 + 1
0.637
801 + 7
330 + 8
201 + 16
376614 + 2
Richard Lawton. St Andrew and St Francis School. NW2 5PE
Column addition questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
Solve the all the problems
Write the answer in the spaces provided.
Use a calculator to check your answer
Turn the calculator upside down. Write the word you see in the space provided on the
story.
Question and
Answer
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
11.
12.
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24.
25.
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27.
28.
7512 + 206
400 + 408
167 + 50
30006 + 5000
608 + 200
17 + 17
3000 + 507
0.07 + 0.01
202 + 606
3307 + 4411
302 + 212
4222 + 3112
0.2 + 0.3
12 + 22
1000 + 2045
7000 + 108
403 + 260
100 + 117
555 + 216
123 + 222
2222 + 3441
29 + 9
577300 + 45
0.636 + 0.001
201 + 607
310 + 28
101 + 116
376504 + 112
Richard Lawton. St Andrew and St Francis School. NW2 5PE
Column addition questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
Solve all the problems
Write the answer in the spaces provided.
Use a calculator to check your answer
Turn the calculator upside down. Write the word you see in the space provided on the
story.
Question and
Answer
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
11.
12.
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21
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23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
3011 + 4707
154 + 654
196 + 21
999 + 34007
559 + 249
19 + 15
1155 + 2352
0.04 + 0.04
467 + 341
888 + 6830
289 + 225
5555 + 1779
0.45 + 0.05
12 + 22
459 + 2586
4545 + 2563
467 + 196
185 + 32
482 + 289
177 + 168
992 + 4671
36.5 + 1.5
12489 + 564855
0.637
801 + 7
330 + 8
201 + 16
132,103 + 244,513
Richard Lawton. St Andrew and St Francis School. NW2 5PE