Y6 Maths
This Year 6 Calculating Scale Factors lesson covers the prior learning of using scale factors, before moving onto the main skill of calculating scale factors to enlarge shapes.
The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.
National Curriculum Objective
Mathematics Year 6: (6R3) Solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found
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These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of using scale factors, before moving onto the main skill of calculating scale factors to enlarge shapes. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.
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This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.
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These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.
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This Year 6 Calculating Scale Factors lesson covers the prior learning of using scale factors, before moving onto the main skill of calculating scale factors to enlarge shapes.
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This Year 6 Using Scale Factors Game checks pupils' understanding of enlarging shapes using a scale factor.
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This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.
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This Year 6 Calculating Scale Factors activity includes three questions designed to check pupils' understanding of calculating scale factors.
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This calculating scale factors extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the calculating scale factors lesson.
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This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of calculating scale factors to enlarge shapes.
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This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.
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This Year 6 Calculating Scale Factors Maths Challenge checks pupils' ability to find and calculate the scale factor between similar shapes.
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This Year 6 Problems with Scale Factors Maths Challenge aims to develop pupils' ability to calculate a scale factor by which a shape has been enlarged.
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This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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This resource is aimed at Year 6 Expected and has been designed to give children the opportunity to consolidate the skills they have learned in Spring Block 6 Ratio.
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This Spring week 12 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets