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Year 3 Column Addition

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Year 3 Column Addition

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🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To add numbers using column method

Success Criteria:

I can line up numbers correctly in columns

I can add the ones first, then the tens

I can carry numbers when needed

📚 Part 1: Column Addition Practice

1. Work out these additions. Remember: ones under ones, tens under tens!

a) 24 + 35 = _____

b) 43 + 26 = _____

c) 52 + 37 = _____

2. These need carrying! Show your working clearly.

a) 47 + 28 = _____

b) 56 + 39 = _____

c) 68 + 25 = _____

3. Challenge problems - try these larger numbers:

a) 145 + 237 = _____

b) 286 + 158 = _____

✏️ Part 2: Problem Solving

4. Year 3 collected money for charity. Class A raised £47 and Class B raised £38. How much did they raise altogether?

Answer: £_____

5. A shop sold 126 apples on Monday and 178 apples on Tuesday. How many apples did they sell in total?

Answer: _____ apples

6. Extension Challenge: Find three different ways to make 100 using column addition with two 2-digit numbers.

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