Maths help for parents of children in Stage 3
-Years 5 & 6-

In Stage 3 your child will build upon the knowledge they now have. They will regularly demonstrate their ability to talk about their thinking, show their understanding of multiple concepts in multiple ways, including their ability to think flexibly about numbers and to manipulate them for efficiency. They begin to learn about more efficient methods for recording their thinking. Your support at home will help them get the crucial practice that is required to make these concepts permanent, and it will also build your child’s confidence as a mathematician.

Year 5

What will I learn?

  • Bite 1- Whole numbers:

    • Recognise, represent and order numbers in the millions

    • Apply place value to partition, regroup and rename numbers to 1 billion.

    Bite 2: Decimals and Percentages

    • Recognise that the place value system can be extended beyond hundredths.

    Bite 3: Decimals and Percentages

    • Compare, order and represent decimals.

  • Bite 1:

    • Apply efficient mental and written strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems

    Bite 2:

    • Use estimation and place value understanding to determine the reasonableness of solutions.

    Bite 3:

    • An introduction to partitioning, regrouping and exchanging (trading).

    Bite 4:

    • Partitioning, regrouping and exchanging (trading) in addition.

    Bite 5:

    • Partitioning, regrouping and exchanging (trading) in subtraction.

  • Bite 1:

    • Determine products and factors

    Bite 2:

    • Use partitioning and place value to multiply 2-, 3- and 4-digit numbers by one-digit numbers

    Bite 3:

    • Select and apply mental and written strategies to multiply 2- and 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers

    • Use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers to calculations

    Bite 4

    • Represent and solve division problems with whole number remainders

    Bite 5:

    • Select and apply strategies to divide a number with 3 or more digits by a one-digit divisor

  • Bite 1:

    • Recognise the role of the number 1 as representing the whole

    • Compare and order common unit fractions

    Bite 2:

    • Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator

  • Bite 1: Position

    • Explore the Cartesian coordinate system

    Bite 2: Length

    • Use metres and kilometres for length and distances

    Bite 3: Length

    • Measure lengths to find perimeters

    Bite 4: Angles

    • Estimate, measure and compare angles using degrees

    Bite 5: Angles

    • Use a protractor to measure and identify types of angles

  • Bite 1: 2D Shapes

    • Classify two-dimensional shapes and describe their properties

    Bite 2: Area

    • Use hectares and square kilometres as units of measurement for area

    • Calculate the areas of rectangles using familiar metric units

  • Bite 1 - 3D objects:

    • Compare, describe and name prisms and pyramids

    • Connect three-dimensional objects with two-dimensional representations

    Bite 2 – Volume:

    • Choose appropriate units of measurement for capacity

    • Use displacement to investigate volumes of irregular solids

    Bite 3: Volume:

    • Connect decimal representations to the metric system

  • Bite 1: Mass

    • Choose appropriate units of measurement for mas

    • Connect decimal representations to the metric system

    Bite 2: Time

    • Compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and convert between them

  • Bite 1:

    • Collect categorical and discrete numerical data by observation or survey

    • Choose and use appropriate tables and graphs

    Bite 2:

    • Describe and interpret different datasets in contexts.

  • Bite 1:

    • List outcomes of chance experiments involving equally likely outcomes and represent probabilities

Year 6

What will I learn?

  • Bite 1 :

    • Whole numbers: Locate and represent integers on a number line

    • Decimals and percentages: Make connections between benchmark fractions, decimals and percentages

    Bite 2:

    • Decimals and percentages: Determine percentage discounts of 10%, 25% and 50%

  • Bite 1:

    • Choose and use efficient strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems

    • Applies known strategies to add and subtract decimals.

    Bite 2:

    • An introduction to partitioning, regrouping and exchanging (trading).

    Bite 3:

    • Partitioning, regrouping and exchanging (trading) in addition.

    Bite 4:

    • Partitioning, regrouping and exchanging (trading) in subtraction.

  • Bite 1:

    • Select and apply strategies to solve problems involving multiplication and division with whole numbers

    Bite 2:

    • Multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10

    Bite 3:

    • Use equivalent number sentences involving multiplication and division to find unknown quantities

    Bite 4:

    • Represent and describe number patterns formed by multiples

    Bite 5:

    • Explore the use of brackets and the order of operations to write number sentences

  • Bite 1:

    • Recognise that a fraction can represent a division

    • Build up to the whole from a given fractional part

    Bite 2:

    • Compare common fractions with related denominators

    Bite 3 :

    • Use equivalence to add and subtract fractional quantities

    Bite 4:

    • Find fractional quantities of whole numbers (halves, quarters, fifths and tenths)

  • Bite 1: Position

    • Use the 4 quadrants of the coordinate plane

    Bite 2: Length

    • Connect decimal representations to the metric system

    Bite 3: Length

    • Convert between common metric units of length

    Bite 4: Length

    • Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths using appropriate units

    Bite 5: Angles

    • Investigate angles on a straight line and angles at a point

    Bite 6 : Angles

    • Investigate the relationships formed by the intersection of straight lines

  • Bite 1: 2D Shapes

    • Dissect two-dimensional shapes and rearrange them using translations, reflections and rotations

    Bite 2: Area

    • Find the area of composite figures

    Bite 3 : Area

    • Calculate the area of a parallelogram using subdivision and rearrangement

    Bite 4: Area

    • Determine the area of a triangle

  • Bite 1: 3D Objects

    • Construct prisms and pyramids

    Bite 2: Volume

    • Use cubic metres for measurement of volume

    Bite 3: Volume

    • Recognise the multiplicative structure for finding volume

    Bite 4: Volume

    • Find the volumes of rectangular prisms in cubic centimetres and cubic metres

  • Bite 1: Mass

    • Convert between common metric units of mass

    Bite 2: Time

    • Solve problems involving duration, using 12- and 24-hour time

  • Bite 1:

    • Interpret and compare a range of data displays

    Bite 2:

    • Interpret data presented in digital media and elsewhere

  • Bite 1:

    • Compare observed frequencies of outcomes with expected results

    Bite 2:

    • Create random generators and describe probabilities using fractions

    Bite 3:

    • Conduct chance experiments with both small and large numbers of trials

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