1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Councillors on Line
Year 3, Block E, Unit 1
Questions based on Year 3, Block D, Unit 1
Questions based on Year 2, Block A, Unit 2

5. Monday 10th November 2008 1. Double 23.
2. Half of 28 is 14. What is ¼ of 28?
3. What is an apple likely to weigh:
1g, 10g, 100g, 1kg, 10kg?
4. A garden path is 10m long. Half of it is weeded, how
much is still to be weeded?
5. How many grams are there in 1kg?
6. How many 10’s are there in 265?
7. How many 100’s are there in 265?
8. Which of the following are even?
12, 9, 6, 14, 17, 5.
9. Read these numbers to your partner 562, 784, 90, 106.
10. Write these numbers in figures, two hundred and seven, six hundred and twenty six, fifty.
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

6. Tuesday 11th November 2008 =
= 13. List 5 more number bonds to 13.
3. What is ¼ of 16?
4. A baby is 35cm long. He grows 8cm. How long is he now?
5. Joe has 67p in his money box. He adds another 6p. How much does he now have?
= 27
= 27
= 27
9. Which of these numbers is seventeen?
71, 17.
10. How do you know? What does the other one say?
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

7. Wednesday 12th November 2008 Read the scales above.
What is the difference between the two weights?
Which weight is heavier?
What is each division on this scale worth?
How did you work this out?
How could you check that you are right?
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

8. Thursday 13th November 2008 halfway between A2 and E2
1. Which square lies
halfway between A2 and E2
2. Which square lies
halfway between B1 and B5
3. Which square lies
halfway between A1 and C3
4.What square is 2 squares south
of D4?
5. Move a counter from B5 to E1.
Describe your movements using
North, South, East and West.
6. Find the difference between 7 and 5. = =
9. How did you work out the answers?
10. How does the answer to Q7 help with Q8? 5 4 3 2 1 A B C D E
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

9. Friday 14th November 2008 1. What is ½ of 30?
2. Create a set of instructions to guide someone
from your classroom to the hall.
3. Compare your directions with those of your
partner. How are they the same?
4. How are they different? =
6. How many 2-digit or 3–digit numbers can you
make the digits from:
7. What is the largest number you can make?
8. What is the smallest number you can make?
9. Which of the numbers are odd?
10. What is an odd number?
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

10. Monday 17th November 2008 1. 53 – 7 = 2. What time is on
the digital clock?
3. What time is on
the analogue
clock?
4. What is the difference in time between the two clocks?
5. Assembly lasts for 20 minutes. Add this to both times. = =
8. What do you notice about the two sums?
9. Which of the following are odd? 12, 9, 6, 14, 17,
10. 6 ÷ 2 =
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

11. Tuesday 18th November 2008 2. Peter adds 30g to the scales.
1. What weight is showing on the scales?
2. Peter adds 30g to the scales.
What is the new weight?
3. How many more grams are
needed to make 100g?
4. A bag of sugar weighs 2kg.
How many more grams is this?
5. What is 30g + 12g?
6. 26 – 10 =
7. 26 – 9 =
8. Explain to your partner how you found the answer to Q7.
= 21. Fill in the missing symbol.
10. Share 12 grapes between 3 children.
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

12. Wednesday 19th November 2008 2. How many minutes there in 1 hour?=
2. How many minutes there in 1 hour?
3. How many minutes there in ¼ hour?
4. The maths lesson starts at 10.10am. It lasts for
50 minutes. What time does it finish?
5. It takes 30 minutes to walk to the park. I am
meeting my friends at 4.40pm. What time must I
leave? =
7. Continue the pattern:15, 16, 17, __, __, __, __,22
8. If 90 – 20 = 70, what is 9 – 2 =
9. Sam scored 26 on a computer game. Mary
scored 9. How many points did they score
altogether?
10. How many more points did Sam score than
Mary?
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

13. Thursday 20th November 2008
1. 26 – 8
2. I buy an apple costing 25p and some grapes costing 43p. How much change will I have from £1.00?
3. How much orange juice is left out of a 500ml bottle when 300ml has been used?
4. How could you check that your answers to questions 2 and 3 are sensible?
5. 89 – 40
6. Continue the pattern:
43, 42, 41, __, __, __, __, __, 35.
= 90
8. 43 – 20
9. Write the number thirteen.
10. Write the number thirty.
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

14. Friday 21st November 2008 1. What is ¼ of 8 litres?
2. A bag of sugar weighs 1kg. Name 5 things
lighter than a bag of sugar.
3. Name 5 things heavier than a bag of sugar.
4. The temperature this morning was 18ºC. It
rose by 6ºC. What is the new temperature?
5. Explain to your partner how you solved these
problems.
= 40
7. What is the difference between 12 and 16?
= Fill in the missing digits.
9. How many more ways can you find to
complete the sum?
10. Share your answers with your partner. Are
any of your sums the same?
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

15. Monday 24th November 2008 Copy the grid.
1.What are the co-ordinates for the cell containing
the orange square?
2. What are the co-ordinates
for the cell containing
the red circle?
3. What are the co-ordinates
the green triangle?
4. Put a X in H5
5. Put a B in J10
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

16. Tuesday 25th November 2008
1. A biscuit costs 16p. How much change will I get from 20p?
2. What is ½ of 20?
3. What is ¼ of 20?
4. I have £4.57 in my purse. I add 20p. How much do I have now?
5. Double 18.
6. What is the largest number you can make from the digits: ?
7. What is the smallest number you can make from the digits: ?
8. What is the difference between the two numbers?
9. What is the total of the two numbers?
10. How many more numbers can you find using the digits 4 5 2?
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

17. Wednesday 26th November 2008
1. How much change will Mary get from 50p if she buys a 6p chew?
2. How many seconds are there in 1 minute?
3. Put these weights in order, heaviest to lightest:
3kg, 300g, 20g, 30g, 2kg, 3g,
4. Estimate how many times you can write your name in 1 minute. Now time yourself. Were you close?
5. 89 – 40 =
= 22
7. 22 – 17 =
8. How many 10’s are there in 45?
9. How many units are there in 45?
= 45. How many different sums can you find which have the answer 45?
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

18. Thursday 27th November 2008
1. Put the lessons in the order they will take place, earliest first.
2. How long does
each lesson last?
3. What time will the
last lesson finish?
4. Who has a lesson at
quarter to ten?
5. Who has a lesson
between Harry and Ella?
6. Write an odd number between 32 and 42.
7. Write these numbers, forty five, thirty two, twenty one.
8. Fill in the missing numbers. 39
Year 3 Block E Unit 1

19. Friday 28th November 2008
Lewis makes a call from a telephone box. He has £2 in coins. He uses these 5 coins to make the call.
1. How much money has he got left from the £2.00?
2. All of the coins he has remaining are silver. What coins
could he have?
3. List all the possibilities of the different coins he could
have. Think carefullly.
4. What number is half way between 26 and 30?
5. Use two of these numbers to make a number between 30
and
6. Make another number between 40 and 60.
7. What is the difference between the two numbers.
8. Make 5 more 2-digit numbers.
9. Put them in order, smallest to largest.
10. What is the largest number possible?
Year 3 Block E Unit 1