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Year 6 Block A - Counting, partitioning and calculating

A summary of the content for Block A; counting, partitioning and calculating
The text in this diagram identifies the focus of mathematics learning within the block

 

The objectives for the block are listed in the table - the right hand column indicates how the objectives might be addressed in the units

Objectives

Units

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  • Explain reasoning and conclusions, using words, symbols or diagrams as appropriate

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  • Solve multi-step problems, and problems involving fractions, decimals and percentages; choose and use appropriate calculation strategies at each stage, including calculator use
 

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  • Find the difference between a positive and a negative integer, or two negative integers, in context

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  • Use decimal notation for tenths, hundredths and thousandths; partition, round and order decimals with up to three places, and position them on the number line

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  • Use knowledge of place value and multiplication facts to 10 multiplied by 10 to derive related multiplication and division facts involving decimals (e.g. 0.8 multiplied by 7, 4.8 divided by 6)

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  • Calculate mentally with integers and decimals: U.t ± U.t, TU × U, TU ÷ U, U.t × U, U.t ÷ U

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  • Use efficient written methods to add and subtract integers and decimals, to multiply and divide integers and decimals by a one-digit integer, and to multiply two-digit and three-digit integers by a two-digit integer
 

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  • Use a calculator to solve problems involving multi-step calculations

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  • Use approximations, inverse operations and tests of divisibility to estimate and check results

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