IMC Key Stage 2 · 1. Clever calculation, series and special operations
Look at the shape of a calculation before you start: pair terms, cancel pieces, use powers of ten and follow new rules exactly.
IMC Key Stage 2 (EMIC) – Selected topics
Add equally spaced lists quickly by pairing and count their terms correctly.
Use differences of squares and the sum of odd numbers.
Split fractions so that most pieces cancel (telescoping).
Handle 9s, powers of ten and repeated digit blocks without long multiplication.
Apply a newly defined operation exactly and count how many times it is used.