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Year 4Working Without Worksheets

L2 Multiply by 0 and 1

5.08 reviews

A Year 4 maths lesson exploring addition, subtraction, and the effects of multiplying by 0 and 1, featuring hands-on activities and interactive challenges to reinforce core arithmetic skills.

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The objective it teaches

Use place value, known and derived facts to multiply and divide mentally, including multiplying by 0 and 1, dividing by 1

About this resource

The lesson introduces the concept of multiplying by 1 and 0 using a function machine and base ten resources, helping children understand that multiplying by 1 keeps the number unchanged while multiplying by 0 always results in 0. Engaging activities include sticky label reasoning questions, interactive true or false challenges with whiteboards, and opportunities to address common misconceptions, such as confusing multiplication with addition or misunderstanding the effects of multiplying by 0 and 1. Perfect for teachers looking for a structured, hands-on approach to reinforce fundamental arithmetic skills with Year 4 students.Read more

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What you get, 6 files

PDFPlanningThe small step plan, key questions and misconceptions.
PPTXPlanning, editableEditable, so you can change the numbers or the names.
PDFTeaching slidesReady to put on the board.
PPTXTeaching slides, editableEditable, so you can change the numbers or the names.
PDFWorksheets, all three levelsOne sheet per level, stars printed in the header.
PPTXWorksheets, editableEditable, so you can change the numbers or the names.

The standard small step pack, as her own modules ship it. We do not print page counts here, because her catalogue does not publish them and a guessed number is worse than none.

★★★ Differentiated three ways

Working towardsScaffolded, with the model or the bar already drawn.
Working withinThe expected standard for the year group.
Greater depthReasoning and explaining, not just more of the same.

Her own system, with the star count repeated in every worksheet header so a child can be handed the right sheet without a word.

The rest of this block

Working Without Worksheets, Year 411 numbered lessons

Lesson 1Use the Formal Written Method to Multiply 2-Digit Numbers by 1-Digit Numbers
Lesson 2 · you are hereMultiply by 0 and 1
Lesson 3Multiply Quantities to Scale Up or Scale Down
Lesson 4Multiply 3 Numbers Together
Lesson 5Count in Multiples of 1,000

The step beforeL1 Use the Formal Written Method to Multiply 2-Digit Numbers by 1-Digit Numbers The step afterL3 Multiply Quantities to Scale Up or Scale Down The full Year 4 scheme →

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5.08 verified reviewsWe ask once, seven days after the download, and one tap is enough.

Aisha KarimSENCO, Newlands Primary Academy, LutonVerified download, 2 February 2026

“The editable file is why we renewed.”

Being able to change two questions for the child who joined us in January, without rebuilding the whole sheet, is worth the subscription on its own.

12 teachers found this helpful

Steven LoughYear 2 teacher, Abbeyfields First School, MorpethVerified download, 23 January 2026

“Good value, and the answers are actually on it.”

Small thing, but half the free sheets online expect you to work the answers out yourself. My TA can run a group on this without a briefing first.

5 teachers found this helpful

Beth NightingaleYear 1 teacher, Poplar Farm School, GranthamVerified download, 13 January 2026

“Fine, though the font is small for my class.”

The maths is right and the sequence is sensible. Several of my children needed it enlarged to A3, which is easy enough but worth knowing before you print thirty.

4 teachers found this helpful