YEAR 6 – PRIMARY SCHOOL

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UNIT 1 Recite, read, write and recognize numbers up to 1000000. 15
Revision Compare and order natural numbers up to 1000000.
Synthesize and analyze numbers up to 1000000.
Estimate and calculate the sum, difference, product and quotient of numbers up to
100000 and verify their answer.
Use and formulate mental calculation strategies with integers and decimal numbers.
Describe, fill in, extend, construct, explain the rule, and find inductively the general
term of numerical and geometric patterns.
Use the properties of operations (commutativity, associativity and distributivity) to
simplify mental calculations and to check their answers.
Solve and construct routine, multi-step problems and process problems.
UNIT 2 Use negative numbers in everyday life. 16
Integers (positive and negative) Compare and rank rational numbers (positive and negative) and define their position on
Addition and subtraction of integers the number line.
(positive and negative) Estimate and evaluate mathematical calculations of addition and subtraction that include
Order of operations negative integers.
Properties of operations Use order of operations to simplify mental and written calculations and check their
Interpretation and construction of results.
charts Simplify mathematical expressions and calculate their value for particular variable
Minimum and maximum value values.
Range of values Explain the order and properties of operations algebraically and geometrically and use
Arithmetic mean them to simplify expressions with integers, decimals and fractions.
Read and construct bar charts, pictograms, pie charts, line charts, stem and leaf graphs
and differentiate between the presentation of continuous and discrete data with or
without the use of technology.
Evaluate different ways of presenting data in terms of their effectiveness and
consistency.
 Describe and compare sets of data, using the mean, median, mode and maximum and
minimum values.
UNIT 3 Read, write and recognize numbers up to 1000000000. 18
Powers Compare and order natural numbers up to 1000000000.
Numbers up to a billion Synthesize and analyse numbers up to 1000000000.
Euclidean division Develop and apply algorithms involving the four operations with integers, using a
Divisibility criteria for 3 and 9 variety of strategies.
Prime and composite numbers Explain the meaning of power and square root, calculate positive powers of integers,
Prime factor decomposition express integers in index form and calculate the square root of square numbers.
Highest common factor State, explain and apply divisibility criteria for 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 25.
Lowest common multiple Explore and distinguish prime and composite numbers.
Calculate Highest common factor and Lowest common multiple of two or more
numbers.
Define prime numbers, check if a number is prime and apply the sieve of Eratosthenes
to find prime numbers.
UNIT 4 Evaluate, measure, classify and construct angles (with or without the use of technology). 7
Types of angles Calculate the sum of angles of polygons.
Complementary and supplementary They use dynamic geometry software to understand and demonstrate relationships.
angles Construct the height, median and bisector and observe the characteristic points of the
Angle sum in a triangle triangle (center of gravity, incenter, orthocentre).
Secondary triangle elements (height, Construct the middle of a line segment, the distance between parallel lines, and the
median, bisector) distance between a point and a line.
Recognize and name angles in the plane and space (eg complementary and
supplementary, vertically opposite angles).
Recognize, describe and construct two-dimensional and
three-dimensional shapes, angles, parallel and vertical straight lines.
UNIT 5 Read, write, recognize, compare and order fractions and decimals (up to two decimal places). 16
Concept of fraction (part of Interpret fractions as part of a unit, as part of a set, as a measure and as a quotient.
surface, part of set) Use various means of representing and strategies, to simplify fractions and find equivalent
Equivalence and simplification of forms.
fractions Simplify and calculate equivalent fractions using the lowest common multiple and the
Mixed numbers and improper highest common factor.
fractions, conversions Refer to and implement mental calculation strategies with integer, fractional, decimal
Comparison and order of fractions numbers and percentages.
and mixed number Make estimates of the result of a calculation and check the validity of their answers.
Addition and subtraction of Simplify mathematical expressions and calculate the value of mathematical expressions for
fractions and mixed numbers specific values of variables.
Solve and rearrange equations.
UNIT 6 Distinguish between fixed and variable properties of a shape and compare classes of shapes 10
Polygons, regular polygons based on their properties.
Sum of angles in polygons Recognize, describe and construct 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes, angles, parallel
Properties of parallelograms and perpendicular lines.
Trapezium Recognize, name and describe the basic elements and properties of triangles, trapezia,
parallelograms, polygons and circles.
Calculate the sum of angles in a polygon.
UNIT 7 Read, write, recognize, compare and order fractions and decimals (up to two decimal places). 13
Concept of ratio Convert decimals to fractions and percentages, and vice-versa.
Fractions, decimals, percentages, Round numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, million and decimals to the nearest
conversions tenth and hundredth.
Estimation of sum and difference Explore the concept of ratio, distinguish between two proportional and not proportional
of decimals numbers, and report when a relationship is in direct or indirect proportion.
Calculation of sum and difference Estimate and calculate results with positive rational numbers.
of decimals Report and apply mental calculation strategies involving integers, fractions, decimals and
percentages.
Formulate and solve problems with rational numbers and percentages, and check the
rationality of their response.
Estimate results and check the rationality of their answer.
UNIT 8 Estimate and calculate results involving positive rational numbers. 16
Multiplication and division of Report and apply mental calculation strategies involving integers, fractions, decimals and
fractions (all cases) percentages.
Multiplication and division of Formulate and solve problems with rational numbers and percentages, and check the
mixed numbers rationality of their response.
Estimate results and check the rationality of their answer.
UNIT 9 Estimate and calculate results involving positive rational numbers. 14
Multiplication and division of Report and apply mental calculation strategies involving integers, fractions, decimals and
decimals percentages.
Formulate and solve problems with rational numbers and percentages, and check the
rationality of their response.
Estimate results and check the rationality of their answer.
UNIT 10 Describe, complete, extend, construct and explain the rule and find inductively the general 12
Algebraic expressions term of arithmetic and geometric patterns.
Equations Use ordered pairs to represent everyday life information (eg performance of a student in
Variables maths and language)
Patterns Draw in a coordinate axes system ordered pairs or data given in a table.
Ordered pairs Realise the concept of a function as a “one-to-one mapping” through tables, diagrams and
Functions charts.
Describe, represent, explain and find the general form of functions.
Represent graphically general types of functions.
Simplify mathematical expressions and determine their value for specific variable values.
Solve and manipulate equations.
Write mathematical expressions or equations involving variables to represent information
and solve problems.
Solve and construct routine problems involving multiple steps.
Solve problems by determining the next term or the missing term in a pattern, describe
verbally the rule of the pattern and express the nth term in verbal or symbolic form.
Extend and construct patterns using integers, decimals and fractions.
Understand the properties of arithmetic and geometric progressions and investigate ways to
determine the general term.
Translate algebraic sets in verbal form, and vice-versa.
UNIT 11 Explore the concept of ratio, distinguish between two proportional and not proportional 13
Ratio, proportion numbers, and report when a relationship is in direct or indirect proportion.
Percentages, solving problems Formulate and solve proportion problems.
Charts Explore and define the ratio, the proportion of numbers and proportion properties.
Probability Record the results of random experiments in a systematic way with multiple repetitions (with
or without the use of technology).
Predict and calculate the probability of an event, using the concept of ratio.
Record and count the number of possible combinations of events of two or more sets.
UNIT 12 Use units of measure of length (mm, cm, m, km), mass (kg, g, tonne), capacity (L, ml) and 12
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Circle volume of shapes (m , cm ).
Perimeter and area of compound Calculate the perimeter and area of the trapezium and compound shapes.
shapes Calculate the volume and external surface area of 3 dimensional shapes, using various means
Transformations and software.
Solid geometry Calculate the circumference and area of a circle using various means and software.
Volume Solve problems that involve relationships between radius, diameter, area and circumference
of a circle.
Recognize, name and describe the basic elements and properties of the circle.
Predict and justify the results of splitting, combining and transforming 2 dimensional and 3
dimensional shapes.
Recognize, describe and construct 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes, angles, parallel
and perpendicular lines.
Represent 3 dimensional shapes and interpret 2 dimensional representations of 3 dimensional
shapes.
Construct polygons and drawings with multiple axes of symmetry or shapes that are
symmetric with respect to a point.
Describe and apply transformations (rotation through a given angle, translation, reflection
along one or more axes) to 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes.
Split and combine 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes.
TOTAL 162