Y6 Maths
This Year 6 Mental Calculations lesson covers the prior learning of estimating and approximating, before moving onto the main skill of performing mental calculations.
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: (6C6) Perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers
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These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of place value of 1s, 10s and 100s, before moving onto the main skill of mental calculations. 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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In this Mental Calculations Video Tutorial, Martin discusses different mental strategies that can be used to complete a range of calculations.
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This Year 6 Mental Calculations lesson covers the prior learning of estimating and approximating, before moving onto the main skill of performing mental calculations.
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This Year 5 Round to Estimate and Approximate Reasoning Practice develops pupils’ reasoning skills in the context of estimating and approximate by rounding.
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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 Mental Calculations with Mixed Operations Activity includes five questions designed to check pupils’ ability to mentally perform calculations which involve large numbers and mixed operations.
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This Year 6 Mental Calculations with Mixed Operations Game includes five true or false questions designed to check pupils’ ability to mentally perform calculations with large numbers and mixed operations.
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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 varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of mental calculations.
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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 Mental Calculations Maths Challenge aims to develop pupils’ ability to choose an appropriate mental method in order to complete different calculations.
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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 the Autumn Block 2 Four Operations Block.
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Buzz is visiting Planet Zigzog to conduct some important research. Help him to overcome the problems he faces using mental calculations!
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This Autumn week 6 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets.