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 and 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 x 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)

Statistics

(6S1) Interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and use these to solve problems (6S3) Calculate and interpret the mean as an average