Find a Rule – One Step Year 6 Algebra Resource Pack

Find a Rule - One Step Year 6 Resources

Step 1: Find a Rule - One Step Year 6 Spring Block 3 Resources

Find a Rule - One Step Year 6 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving resources for Spring Block 3.

What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

  • Find a Rule - One Step Year 6 Teaching PowerPoint.
  • Find a Rule - One Step Year 6 Varied Fluency with answers.
  • Find a Rule - One Step Year 6 Reasoning and Problem Solving with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

Mathematics Year 6: (6A1) Express missing number problems algebraically

Mathematics Year 6: (6A2) Use simple formulae

Differentiation For Year 6 Find a Rule - One Step:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support finding inputs, outputs and functions using one-step function machines, using whole numbers.
Expected Questions to support finding inputs, outputs and functions using one-step function machines, using all four operations where an input or output may be a decimal number or a negative number.
Greater Depth Questions to support finding inputs, outputs and functions using one-step function machines, using all four operations where an input or output may be a decimal number, a fraction or a negative number. Functions may also include decimal numbers.

Reasoning and Problem Solving
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Problem Solving)
Developing Create 3 possible functions and outputs using the given clues. Use of whole numbers.
Expected Create 3 possible functions and outputs using the given clues. Use of all four operations where an input or output may be a decimal number, or a negative number.
Greater Depth Create 3 possible functions and outputs using the given clues. Use of all four operations where an input or output may be a decimal number, a fraction, or a negative number. Functions may also include decimal numbers.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Reasoning)
Developing Find the missing input using the given clue. Use of whole numbers.
Expected Find the missing input using the given clue. Use of all four operations where an input or output may be a decimal number, or a negative number.
Greater Depth Find the missing output in a word problem. Use of all four operations where an input or output may be a decimal number, a fraction, or a negative number. Functions may also include decimal numbers.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain why a given value is the odd one out. Use of whole numbers.
Expected Explain why a given value is the odd one out. Use of all four operations where an input or output may be a decimal number, or a negative number.
Greater Depth Explain why a given value is the odd one out. Use of all four operations where an input or output may be a decimal number, a fraction, or a negative number. Functions may also include decimal numbers.

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