Always, Sometimes or Never? KS1

Are these statements relating to calculation and properties of shapes always true, sometimes true or never true?
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Problem



Are the following statements about number always true, sometimes true or never true?

How do you know?

Can you find examples or counter-examples for each one?

For the 'sometimes' cards can you explain when they are true? Or rewrite them so that they are always true or never true?

 

When you add two numbers you

can change the order and the

answer will be the same

 

 

If you add 10 and take away 1,

it is the same as adding 9

 

 

When you add 10 to a number,

the answer is a multiple of 10

 

When you subtract one number

from another number you can

change the order and the answer

will be the same

 

What about these statements about shapes?

 

 

If you put two squares together

you get a rectangle

 

 

3D shapes have more than

four faces

 

 

When you cut a square in half

you get a triangle

 

Four sided shapes are called squares

 

Three sided shapes are called triangles

 

 



You could cut out each set of statement cards and arrange them in this grid.

Alternatively, you could use these interactivities to organise your thinking: