Year 5 | Multiplication and Division: Autumn Block 3: Week 8 – Lesson Resource Pack
Develop pupils’ understanding of place value and powers of ten with this Year 5 multiplication and division by 10, 100 and 1,000 lesson resource pack. Aligned with the White Rose Maths scheme and small steps, this lesson helps children use mental strategies to multiply and divide whole numbers by powers of ten, deepening their understanding of how digits shift across a place value chart.
Pupils will explore how multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000 changes a number’s value, learn to spot common misconceptions such as simply adding or removing zeros, and solve real-world problems through reasoning and problem-solving activities.
What’s included in this lesson pack?
- Year 5 multiplication and division PowerPoint (multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000)
- Differentiated worksheets focusing on multiplying and dividing by powers of ten
- Reasoning and problem-solving challenge sheets with missing number and comparison tasks
- Detailed lesson plan with teaching guidance, assessment prompts and common misconceptions
Curriculum links
- Multiply and divide numbers mentally, drawing upon known facts
- Multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000
- Solve problems involving multiplication and division using knowledge of factors and multiples, squares and cubes
This lesson is part of our Year 5 Autumn Block 3: Multiplication and Division unit. Our Year 5 multiplication and division by 10, 100 and 1,000 lesson resource packs build fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
