Addition & Subtraction Workshop - Great Missenden

Stories can be used as a great starting point for maths work.Here are some example questionsyou could use withThe Very Hungry Caterpillarby Eric Carle.• How many plums did the caterpillar eat ?• How many plums and strawberries did the caterpillar eat altogether ?• How many things did the caterpillar eat on Saturday ?• The caterpillar ate 5 oranges. How many more did he need to eat if he ate 10 orangesaltogether ?• What is the total number of things the caterpillar ate on Tuesday and Wednesday ?• On Monday the caterpillar ate 1 apple. How many would he eat if he ate one more ?• On Thursday the caterpillar ate 4 strawberries. How many would he eat if he ate 1less.• Can you say the days of the week in the correct order ?• Which days are in the “weekend” ?• On which days did the caterpillar eat an odd number of things ?• On which days did the caterpillar eat an even number of things ?• Write your own story about the very hungry caterpillar. What is he going to eat in yourstory ?• Can you write a story where the caterpillar eats a total of 20 things ?• Can you write a story where the caterpillar eats double the amount of things ?