Mixed Age Year 5 and 6 Perimeter and Area Step 5 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving resources for this step which covers Year 5 Area of Rectangles & Year 6 Area of a Triangle 1 for Autumn Block 5.
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This Year 5 and 6 Perimeter and Area Step 5 pack includes:
Mathematics Year 5: (5M7b) Calculate and compare the area of rectangles (including squares), and including using standard units, square centimetres (cm2) and square metres (m2) and estimate the area of irregular shapes
Mathematics Year 6: (6M7b) Calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles
Differentiation for Year 5 Area of Rectangles:
Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support calculating the area of rectangles by counting squares (includes table facts to 12 x 12).
Expected Questions to support calculating the area of rectangles by counting squares and beginning to use the correct formula (Includes some decimals and multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1-digit).
Greater Depth Questions to support calculating the area of rectangles using the correct formula (Includes decimals and multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1-digit or 2-digits).
Reasoning and Problem Solving
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Problem Solving)
Developing Use dimensions of a smaller shape, to calculate the area of a larger rectangle. Includes squares and whole numbers up to 12 x 12.
Expected Use dimensions of a smaller shape, to calculate the area of a larger rectangle. Includes using a formula and multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1.
Greater Depth Use dimensions of a smaller shape, to calculate an area of a larger rectangle. Includes using a formula and decimal numbers.
Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Problem Solving)
Developing Use the area to calculate the possible dimensions of a rectangle. Whole numbers up to 12 x 12.
Expected Use the area to calculate the possible dimensions of a rectangle. Includes using a formula and multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1.
Greater Depth Use the area to calculate the possible dimensions of a rectangle. Includes using a formula and decimal numbers.
Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain mistakes made when calculating the area of a rectangle. Whole numbers up to 12 x 12.
Expected Explain mistakes made when calculating the area of a rectangle. Includes using a formula and multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1.
Greater Depth Explain mistakes made when calculating the area of a rectangle. Includes using a formula and decimals numbers.
Differentiation for Year 6 Area of a Triangle 1:
Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support calculating the area of triangles where the squares measure 1cm² and part squares are always worth a half.
Expected Questions to support calculating the area of triangles where the squares measure 1cm².
Greater Depth Questions to support calculating the area of triangles where the squares measure 2cm² or 3cm².
Reasoning and Problem Solving
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Problem Solving)
Developing Create a question about the area of two different triangles where the squares measure 1cm² and part squares are always worth a half.
Expected Create three questions about the area of three different triangles where the squares measure 1cm².
Greater Depth Create three questions about the area of three different triangles they have drawn where the squares measure 2cm² or 3cm².
Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Reasoning)
Developing Find, correct and explain the mistakes made calculating the area of two different triangles where the squares measure 1cm² and part squares are always worth a half.
Expected Find, correct and explain the mistakes made calculating the area of three different triangles where the squares measure 1cm².
Greater Depth Find, correct and explain the mistakes made calculating the area of three different triangles where the squares measure 2cm² or 3cm².
Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Problem Solving)
Developing Draw a right-angled triangle on squared paper where the squares measure 1cm² with a small, specified area of 6cm² or less.
Expected Draw triangles on squared paper where the squares measure 1cm² with a specified area.
Greater Depth Draw triangles on squared paper where the squares represent 2cm² or 3cm² with a specified area and one specified length.
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