S.O.D.A.
Start Of Day Activity
Morning registration mathematics activity
Aligned to the Renewed Framework for Mathematics
Stoke-on-Trent Primary Maths Team
S.O.D.A.
Start Of Day Activity
WHAT IS IT?
10 mathematics questions per day based on the Renewed
Framework for Mathematics.
Questions 1-5 consolidate maths from the previous unit.
Questions 6-10 are based on the previous year’s coverage of
the next unit (following Block sequence A B C D E).
This will support you in pitching the learning appropriately for
the next unit and gathering evidence for APP.
WHAT IS IT NOT?
SODA is NOT intended to be used during any part of the
daily mathematics lesson.
It is an ADDITIONAL resource to support the
CONSOLIDATION of learning which has taken place
previously.
S.O.D.A.
Start Of Day Activity
WHEN?
During the registration period at the start of the day.
Pupils could record their answers in a ‘SODA’ book.
Go through the questions and discuss strategies the children
used with the pupils during registration.
Ensure that you model the correct mathematical vocabulary
and always encourage the children to use it correctly.
HOW?
Use SODA as it stands or personalise the questions for your
pupils by adapting / replacing them.
Year 5, Block D, Unit 3
Questions 1 - 5 based on Year 5, Block C, Unit 3
Questions 6 -10 based on Year 4, Block E, Unit 3
Monday 15th June 2009
1. What information could you represent as a bar chart?
2. An event that is mathematically LIKELY to happen.
3. An event that is mathematically UNLIKELY to happen.
4. An event that is mathematically IMPOSSIBLE.
5. An event with an EVEN chance of happening
6. 16 x 3 = 48 Show how you worked this out.
7. 57 x 6
8. Give 3 fractions between 1/4 and 2
9. One in every 3 children is a boy. What fraction are
boys?
10. Draw a diagram with 3 out of 4 squares shaded.
Year 5 Block D Unit 3
Tuesday 16th June 2009
1. What information could you represent as a pictogram?
2. In a pictogram, if one book represents 20
people, how many books represent 60 people?
3. How many books represent 70 people?
4. How many people do 10 books represent?
5. How many people do 3 ¼ books represent?
6. 84 ÷ 4 = 21 Show how you worked this out.
7. 18 x 9
8. What fraction of 2 metres is 50cm ?
9. One in every 6 people are children. What
fraction are children?
10. 250 ÷ 5
Year 5 Block D Unit 3
Wednesday 17th June 2009
1. When would it be most appropriate to collect
information in a tally chart?
Q2,3,4,5 What would you measure using this instrument
and what units would you measure in?
2. ruler
3. measuring tape
4. surveyor's tape
5. trundle wheel
6. A 500m relay race is run by 4 people. Write a
calculation to show how many m each person ran.
7. 78 ÷ 6
8. Draw a row of Ys and Zs where 3 in every 5
letters is Z.
9. What proportion of the letters are Y?
10. 480 ÷ 6
Year 5 Block D Unit 3
Thursday 18th June 2009
1. What information could you
represent as a bar chart?
2. Draw the scale and label the
divisions.
3. Write a calculation to work out the
scale on the jug.
4. How much would the jug contain if it
was filled with ¾ of its 500ml capacity?
5. What if half of that was tipped out?
500 ml
400 ml
300 ml
200 ml
100 ml
6. Write six x and ÷ calculations with the number 48 in.
7. 75 ÷ 5=14, 62 ÷ 7=9, 84 ÷ 3=28 Which one is correct?
8. Three cakes are shared between 4 people. How much
cake does each person get?
9. 1 ½ , 2 ¼ , 1 ¼ , ¾ draw a number line and put these
mixed fractions in the right place.
10. Draw a square. Split it into eighths. Shade half of them.
Year 5 Block D Unit 3
Friday 19th June 2009
1. What is 2.07m in cm?
2. Estimate how far you could throw a tennis ball
in m.
3. Estimate the height if the door in m and cm.
4. Estimate the width of your thumb in mm.
5. Estimate how long it would take you to walk 1
km.
6. Write six x and ÷ calculations with the
number 480 in.
7. The eighth multiple of 7
8. Write 6/10 as a decimal
9. Name 3 fractions between ½ and 1
10. What is 0.7 equal to? 7/100, 1/70, 100/7, 1/700,
7/10
Year 5 Block D Unit 3
Monday 22nd June 2009
1. What information could you represent as a line graph?
2. What is the likelihood of it being Wednesday
tomorrow?
3. What is the chance of rolling an even number on a 1-6
dice?
4. What is the chance of spinning an even number on a 1
6 spinner?
5. What is the chance of rolling an even number and
spinning an even number on BOTH the dice and
spinner?
6. 6 x 4 x 5 =
7. The seventh multiple of 9
8. What is 0.09 equal to? 9/100,1/90, 100/9, 1/900, 9/10
9. How many quarters are equal to 2 ?
10. What is ¼ of 28 sweets?
Year 5 Block D Unit 3
Tuesday 23rd June 2009
1. What is this type of graph called?
2. What is missing from it?
3. Suppose the horizontal axis shows
the days of the week. What could
the vertical axis show?
3. Label horizontal axis ‘Days of week’
and the individual bars ‘Sun’, ‘Mon’, ‘Tue’, ‘Wed’, ‘Thu’ etc…
4. The bar chart shows the number of people treated for
minor injuries at a hospital on each day of the week. What
title should the chart have?
5. The greatest number of people treated in a day was just
over 70. What numbers should we put on the vertical
scale? Label the vertical scale
6. Estimate the number of people treated on each day of the
week.
7. Write 3 facts that you can read from the graph.
8. Write 3 questions form the graph.
Year 5 Block D Unit 3
Wednesday 24th June 2009
1. Work out 35.75 – 1.827. Explain each step.
2. 243 x 76
3. Photos cost 6p each. I bought a photo album for
£2.49 and total cost of the album and photos
was £6.21. How many photos did I have printed?
4. What would be the total cost if I had bought
larger photos at 8p each?
5. What if I had bought smaller photos at 4p
each?
6. Write 3 division calculations with the answer 15.
7. 66 ÷ 5
8. Give 3 fractions equivalent to 1/5
9. What is 0.06 equal to? 6/10, 6/100, 100/6, 1/60, 1/600
10. How many halves = 4½?
Year 5 Block D Unit 3
Thursday 25th June 2009
1. For both scales, find …
The value of one division on the scale
Show this with a calculation.
0
500g
1 kg
1500 g
2 kg
0
900
100
grams
800
200
700
300
600
400
500
2. Write 3 division calculations with a remainder of 4.
3. Give 3 fractions equivalent to 2/3
4. ¼, ½ , ¾ , __ , __ , __ , __
5. Which is larger 1/3 of £33, or 2/3 or £27
6. 60 x 7=
7. 45 x 6=
8. 220 x ¼
9. 500 divided by one fifth?
Year 5 Block D Unit 3
Friday 26th June 2009
1. When would it be most appropriate to collect
information in a frequency chart?
2. What does ‘mode’ mean
3. Write a list of shoe sizes with a mode of
4. What does ‘mean’ mean?
5. What does ‘median’ mean?
6. Write 3 division calculations with a remainder
of 3.
7. The ninth multiple of 6
8. 7/10 , 8/10 , 9/10 , __ , __ , __ , __
9. Draw a number line of the fractions above
using DECIMAL fractions (not common
fractions)
10. Which is less 3/5 of £35, or 6/7 of £28?
Year 5 Block D Unit 3