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Year 6 Mathematics Curriculum Objectives
Number - number and place value
- (6N2) Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10 000 000
- (6N3) Determine the value of each digit in numbers up to 10 000 000
- (6N4) Round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy
- (6N5) Use negative numbers in context, and calculate intervals across zero
- (6N6) Solve number and practical problems that involve 6N2 - 6N5
Number - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- (6C3) Use estimation to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, an appropriate degree of accuracy
- (6C4) Solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why
- (6C5) Identify common factors, common multiples and prime numbers
- (6C6) Perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers
- (6C7a) Multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long multiplication
- (6C7b) Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context
- (6C7c) Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division where appropriate, interpreting remainders according to the context
- (6C8) Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- (6C9) Use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the four operations
Number - fractions (including decimals and percentages)
- (6F2) Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination
- (6F3) Compare and order fractions, including fractions > 1
- (6F4) Add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions
- (6F5a) Multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in its simplest form [for example, 1/4 × 1/2 = 1/8]
- (6F5b) Divide proper fractions by whole numbers [for example, 1/3 ÷ 2 = 1/6 ]
- (6F6) Associate a fraction with division and calculate decimal fraction equivalents [for example, 0.375] for a simple fraction [for example, 3/8]
- (6F9a) Identify the value of each digit in numbers given to three decimal places and multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000 giving answers up to three decimal places
- (6F9b) Multiply one-digit numbers with up to two-decimal places by whole numbers
- (6F9c) Use written division methods in cases where the answer has up to two decimal places
- (6F10) Solve problems which require answers to be rounded to specified degrees of accuracy
- (6F11) Recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts
Ratio and Proportion
- (6R1) Solve problems involving the relative sizes of two quantities where missing values can be found by using integer multiplication and division facts
- (6R2) Solve problems involving the calculation of percentages [for example, of measures, and such as 15% of 360] and the use of percentages for comparison
- (6R3) Solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found
- (6R4) Solve problems involving unequal sharing and grouping using knowledge of fractions and multiples
Algebra
- (6A1) Express missing number problems algebraically
- (6A2) Use simple formulae
- (6A3) Generate and describe linear number sequences
- (6A4) Find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns
- (6A5) Enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables
Measurement
- (6M5) Use, read, write and convert between standard units, converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa, using decimal notation to up to three decimal places
- (6M6) Convert between miles and kilometres
- (6M7a) Recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa
- (6M7b) Calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles
- (6M7c) Recognise when it is possible to use formulae for the area of shapes
- (6M8a) Calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units, including cubic centimetres (cm3) and cubic metres (m3), and extending to other units [for example, mm3 and km3]
- (6M8b) Recognise when it is possible to use formulae for the volume of shapes
- (6M9) Solve problems involving the calculation and conversion of units of measure, using decimal notation up to three decimal places where appropriate
Geometry - properties of shapes
- (6G2a) Compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes
- (6G2b) Describe simple 3-D shapes
- (6G3a) Draw 2-D shapes using given dimensions and angles
- (6G3b) Recognise and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets
- (6G4a) Find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons
- (6G4b) Recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles
- (6G5) Illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference and know that the diameter is twice the radius
Geometry - position and direction
- (6P2) Draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane, and reflect them in the axes
- (6P3) Describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants)
