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Year 4 Maths Challenge Autumn 2

Mrs Khaliq

Hi Year 4,

This half term in topic we have been learning about the Anglo-Saxons. I was wondering if you could complete some Anglo-Saxon based maths problems?

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Bronze

Put each kings reign in chronological order. You will need your knowledge of place value to work this out.

Who came first and how do you know?

Who was last and how do you know?

Silver

Put the kings in order starting with the king with the longest reign and ending with the king with the shortest reign.

Gold

A king was usually succeeded by their sons. Using the information from the table who was likely to have been Alfred the Great’s son. How do you know?

89 responses to “Year 4 Maths Challenge Autumn 2”

  1. Muhammad Y.

    Bronze
    1. Ethelwulf
    2. Alfred the great
    3. Edward the elder
    4. Edwy
    5.Edward III
    6. Harold II
    Ethelwulf is first because on the chart it shows his reign began in 839.
    Harlod II was last because his reign began at January 1066and that is the earliest out of all the kings.
    Silver
    Alfred The Great reigned for 28 years.Edward the elder ruled for 25 years.Edward III ruled for 24 years.Ethewulf ruled for 17 years.Edwy ruled for 4 years.
    Harold ruled for 10 months.

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Well done! Can you have a go at the gold challenge?

  2. Aisha A.

    Ethelwulf
    Alfred the Great
    Edward the Elder
    Edwy
    Edward III
    Harold II
    Ethelwulf came first because his reign date was the earliest.
    Harold II came last because his reign date was the latest.
    Silver
    Alfred the Great reigned the longest.
    Harold II had the shortest reign.
    Gold
    Most likely to be Alfred the Greats son is Edward the Elder because he started his reign in 899 and Alfred the Great ended his reign in 899.1

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Well done Aisha! How did you work out how long each king reigned for?

  3. Khadeeja M.

    Bronze
    Put each kings reign in chronological order. You will need your knowledge of place value to work this out.

    🌟Who came first and how do you know?
    The Ethelwulf has come first because his reign is 839.
    🌟Who was last and how do you know?
    Harold II has come last because his reign had finished in the January 1066.
    Silver
    Put the kings in order starting with the king with the longest reign and ending with the king with the shortest reign.
    1) Ethelwulf
    2)Alfred The Great
    3)Edward The Elder
    4)Edwy
    5)Edward III
    6)Harold II

  4. Inder S.

    Bronze
    Ethelwulf 839.
    Alfred the great 871.
    Edward the elder 899.
    Edwy 955.
    Edward III 1042.
    Harold II January
    1066.
    Ethelwulf came first because his reign began in year 839.
    Harold II was the last because his reign began in January 1066.
    SILVER
    1.Alfred the great – 28 year
    2.Edward the elder -25 years
    3.Edward III – 24 years
    4.Ethelwulf – 17 years
    5.edwy – 4 years
    6.Harold II – 10 months.

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Well done Inder! How did you work out how long each king reigned for?

  5. Safa S.

    1) ethelwulf
    2) Alfred the great
    3)Edward the elder
    4)edwy
    5)Edward III
    6)Harlord II

    Ethelwulf came first because he was the earliest one .
    harlord II was last because his reign was the lastest
    silver
    alfred the great
    Ethelwulf
    Harold II
    Edward the elder
    Edwy

    gold
    Edward the elder was the greats son because he started the regin and ended it when he was 899

    1. Mrs Khatun

      Thank you Safa

  6. Zaeem J.

    Bronze

    Ehelwulf came first because his rehn started in 849.
    Harold came last because his regnant was 1066

    Silver

    Ethelwulf ,Alfred the great,Edward the Elder,Edwy,EdwardIII,HaroldII

  7. Janelle O.

    Bronze:
    January 1066
    1042
    955
    899
    871
    839
    I know that January 1066 is the first one because it is the higher number.
    I know that 839 is the smallest because it is the lowest number and I look at the numbers before I answer the question.
    Silver:
    Harold II
    Edward III
    Edwy
    Edward the elder
    Alfred the great
    Ethwelwulf
    Gold:
    Edward the elder I know this because elder is kind of like younger people.

    1. Mrs Khatun

      Thank you Janelle, You are right Edward the elder is his son because his reign is was next.

  8. Zaeem J.

    Gold
    Edward the Elder is his son because his reign was the next.

    1. Mrs Walker

      Thank you for completing the challenges Zaeem but please could you explain your answer in more depth?

  9. Welat M.

    Bronze
    1. Ethelwulf
    2. Alfred the great
    3. Edward the elder
    4. Edwy
    5.Edward III
    6. Harold II
    Ethelwulf was the first because he became king earlier then all of them.
    Harold became last because he became king in 1066.
    Silver:
    Alfred the great 28 years.
    Edward the elder 25 years.
    Edward III 24 years.
    Ethelwulf 17 years.
    Edwy 4 years.
    Harold 10 months.
    Gold :
    Edward the elder is Alfred the greats son because when his reign ended his started.

    1. Mrs Khatun

      Thank you Welat good work

  10. Harrison S.

    Ethelwulf
    Alfred the Great
    Edward the Elder
    Edwy
    Edward III
    Harold II
    Ethelwulf came first because his reign date was the earliest.
    Harold II came last because his reign date was the latest.
    Silver
    Alfred the Great reigned the longest.
    Harold II had the shortest reign.
    Gold
    Most likely to be Alfred the Greats son is Edward the Elder because he started his reign in 899 and Alfred the Great ended his reign in 899.

  11. Meena B.

    1. Ethelwulf
    2.Alfred The Great
    3.Edward The Elder
    4.Edwy
    5.Edward III
    6.Harold II.
    Ethelwulf started his reign at 839 which is really early.
    Harold II stared his reign at 1066 which is really late.
    Silver:
    Alfred The Great: 28 years.
    Edward The Elder:25 years.
    Edward III:24 years.
    Ethelwulf: 17 years.
    Edwy:4 years.
    Harold II:10 months.
    Gold:
    Edward The Elder could be Alfred The Great’s son because he was next in line to become a king.

  12. Nma M.

    Bronze:
    Began
    Ethelwulf 839
    Alfred the great 871
    Edward the elder 899
    Edwy 955
    Harold II January 1,066
    Ended
    Ethelwulf 856
    Alfred the great 899
    Edward the elder 924
    Edwy 959
    Edward III 1,066
    Harold II October 1,066
    Ethelwulf came first because his reign began in 839 . Harold came last because his ended in January 1,066 .
    Silver
    Alfred the great was 28 years old
    Edward the elder was 25 years old
    Edward III was 24 years old
    Ethelwulf was 17 years old
    Edwy was 4 years old
    Harold II was 10 months
    Gold:
    Edward the elder was most likely to be Alfred the great’s son because he had the most years of reign, compared to their others.

  13. Mrs Walker

    Maryam, Alima and sabiha thank you for completing your challenges in your homework books.

  14. Madeeha T.

    1 Ethelwulf
    2 Alfred
    3 Edward
    4 Edwy
    5 Edward III
    6 Harold II
    I did them in this order because i looked at the number and saw wich one was lowest and biggest number.
    Silver
    Alfred the great
    Edward the elder
    Edward III
    Ethelwulf
    Edwy
    Harold II

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Well done Madeeha! Can you have a go at the gold challenge?

  15. Nicolas-Andrei M.

    1.Ethelwulf.
    2.Alfred the great.
    3.Edward the elder.
    4.Edwy.
    5.Edward III.
    6.Harold II.
    Ethelwlf was first because he was born in the earlier year,839.
    Harold II came last because he was born in the late year,1066.
    Silver
    1.Harold II.
    2.Edward III.
    3.Edwy.
    4.Edward the elder.
    5.Alfred the great.
    6.Ethelwulf

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Well done Nicolas! How did you work out how long each king reigned for?

  16. Zaynab M.

    Bronze
    The chronological order is
    1. Ethelwulf
    2. Alfred the great
    3. Edward the elder
    4. Edwy
    5.Edward III
    6. Harold II
    Ethelwulf is first because he stated in 839.
    Harold is last because he stated in 1066.
    Silver
    Ethelwulf
    Alfred the great
    Edward the elder
    Dewy
    Edward III
    Harold II
    Gold
    Edward the elder turns out to be Alfred the great son .because Alfred is 839 and Edward is 871 .

  17. Amelia A.

    Bronze
    Ethelwarf, Alfred, Edward,edy, Edward,Harold

    Ethelwarf is first because the year he started is the smallest.

    Harold is last because the year he started is the biggest

  18. Muhammed G.

    Bronze
    Who reigned first?
    Alfred the great
    Ethelwulf
    Edward the elder
    Dewy
    Edward lll
    Harold ll

    Silver
    Alfred the great 28 years
    Edward the elder 25 years
    Edward the lll 24 years
    Ethelwulf 17 years
    Edwy 4 years
    Harold ll 9 months

    Gold
    I think Edward the elder is most likely to be Alfred the greats son because his reign succeeded after his

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Well done Muhammed! How did you work out how long each king reigned for?

  19. Aryan M.

    Bronze
    Ethelwulf
    Alfred the great
    Edward the elder
    Edwy
    Edward III
    Harold II

    Ethelwulf was first because he came the earliest 839.
    Harold was last becausehe came just before the Norman’s.

    Silver
    Alfred the great
    Edward the elder
    Ethulful
    Edward III
    Harold II

    Gold
    Edward the elder was Alfred the greats son because Edward was king 899 the same year Alfred died.

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Well done Aryan! How did you work out how long each king reigned for?

  20. Nihal P.

    I have complete my work in my homework book.

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Thank you Nihal!

  21. Arifa H.

    Ethewulf, Alfred the great , Edward the elder,Edwy , Edward III , Harold II
    Ethewulf is first because he started to reign before all the others
    Harold is last because he reigned after the others
    Silver-
    Alfred=28 years Edward the Elder=25 years Edward III= 24 years Ethewulf=17 years and lastly edwy = 4 months
    I worked this out by adding on notes.
    Gold-
    I this Alfred the greats son is Edward the elder
    I know this because after Alfred the great reign it was Edward The Elder.

  22. Amina H.

    Bronze
    1.Ethelwalf 839
    2.Alfred the great 871
    3.Edward the elder 899
    4.Edwy 955
    5.Edward lll 1042
    6.Harold ll January 1066
    Ethelwalf came first because he started 839BC.
    Harold ll was last because he started 1066.
    Silver
    1Alfred the great (28years)
    2Edward the elder (25year)
    3Edward III(24year)
    4Ethelwulf (17year)
    5Edwy (4year)
    6.Harold (9moth)
    Gold
    Alfred son is Edward the elder because he came King after Alfred the great.

  23. Haarun M.

    Bronze
    Ethelwulf 839
    Alfred the Great 871
    899 Edward the Elder
    Edwy 955
    Edward III 1042
    Harold II 1066
    Ethelwulf came first. I know this because he came in 839 which was the earliest.
    Harold II came last. I know this because he came in 1066 and no one else came after that from that list.

  24. Minhaj A.

    Bronze :
    1. Ethelwulf 839-856AD.
    2. Alfred the Great 871-899AD.
    3. Edward the Elder 899-924AD.
    4.Edwy 955-959AD
    5. Edward III 1042-1066AD
    6. Harold II January 1066- October 1066.
    Ethelwulf came first. I know this because it started the earliest date.
    Harold came last. I know this because it started on the latest date.
    Silver:
    Afred the great ruled for 28 years.
    Edward the Elder ruled for 25 years.
    Edward III ruled for 24 years.
    Ethelwulf ruled for 17 years.
    Edwy ruled for 4 years.
    Harold II ruled for 9 months.
    Gold:
    Alfred the Second son was Edward the elder. I know this because he was king the same year that Alfred the great died and the closest year.

  25. Alzahra R.

    Bronze:
    Ethelwulf.
    Alfred the great.
    Edward the elder.
    Edwy.
    Edward III
    Harold II
    Ethelwulf came first because his reign began in 839 and Harold came last at Jan 1066.
    Silver:
    Alfred-28 years
    Edward elder-25 years
    Edward-24 years
    Ethelwulf-17 years
    Edwy-4 years
    Harold-9 months

  26. Alinna A.

    Bronze
    839
    817
    899
    955
    1042
    1066
    Silver
    Ethelwulf was first because he stated in 1066.

  27. Khadijah M.

    Bronze
    Ethelwulf
    Alfred
    Edward the elder
    Edgy
    Edward III
    Harold II
    Ethelwulf was first because he was born in year 839
    Harold is last because he was born in January 1066
    Silver
    Alfred
    Edward the elder
    Edward III
    Edgy
    Harold II
    Gold
    Edward the elder is Alfreds son because he reigned after Alfred.

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Well done! How did you work out how long each king reigned for?

  28. Ramandeep K.

    Bronze
    1.Ethelwulf
    2.Alfred the great
    3.Edward the elder
    4.Edwy
    5.EdwardIII
    6.HaroldII
    First was Etherwulf because his reign started in 839.
    Last was HaroldII because he was born in January 1066.
    Silver
    First would be Alfred the great,then Edward the elder,EdwardIII,Etherwulf,Edwy and then HaroldII.

  29. Anaya R.

    Bronze:
    Ethelwulf, Alfred the great, Edward the elder, Edwy, Edward III and Harold II. Ethelwulf came first because he started reigning in 839. Harold II came last because he started reigning in 1066.
    Silver:
    1. Alfred the great – 28 years.
    2. Edward the elder – 25 years.
    3. Edward III – 18 years.
    4. Ethelwulf – 17 years.
    5. Edwy – 4 years.
    6. Harold II – 10 months.
    Gold:
    I think Alfred the great’s son is Edward the elder because Alfred the great stopped ruling in 899 and Edward the elder started ruling in 899.

  30. Muhammad D.

    Bronze
    Ethelwulf 839
    Alfred the Great 871
    899 Edward the Elder
    Edwy 955
    Edward III 1042
    Harold II 1066
    Ethelwulf came first. I know this because he came in 839 which was the earliest.
    Harold II came last. I know this because he came in 1066 and no one else came after that from that list.

    Silver
    Alfred the great reigned the longest at 28 years.
    Edward the elder 25 years
    Edward III 24 years
    Ethelwulf 17 years
    Edwy 4 years
    Harold II reigned the shortest at 9 months.

    Gold
    Edward the elder is the most likely to be Alfred the Great’s son because Edward the Elder’s reign started in 899 which was when Alfred the Great’s reign ended.

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