IXL skill plan | Key Stage 2 plan for the Standard Assessment Tests

Skill plan for the Standard Assessment Tests - Key Stage 2

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Number, ratio and algebra
Measurement, geometry and statistics

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Number, ratio and algebra
Number and place value
N1: counting (in multiples)		1. Input/output tables: add and subtract powers of ten
N1: counting (in multiples)
1. Input/output tables: add and subtract powers of ten

N2: read, write, order and compare numbers		1. Ten more or less 2. Add and subtract 100 - input/output tables 3. Writing numbers up to ten million in words: convert digits to words 4. Compare and order numbers up to ten million
N2: read, write, order and compare numbers
1. Ten more or less 2. Add and subtract 100 - input/output tables 3. Writing numbers up to ten million in words: convert digits to words 4. Compare and order numbers up to ten million

N3: place value; roman numerals		1. Convert between standard and expanded form 2. Roman numerals
N3: place value; roman numerals
1. Convert between standard and expanded form 2. Roman numerals

N4: identify, represent and estimate; rounding		1. Rounding: up to millions place
N4: identify, represent and estimate; rounding
1. Rounding: up to millions place

N5: negative numbers		1. Understanding integers
N5: negative numbers
1. Understanding integers

N6: number problems		1. Place value word problems
N6: number problems
1. Place value word problems
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division (calculations)
C1: add / subtract mentally		1. Mentally add and subtract numbers ending in zeroes
C1: add / subtract mentally
1. Mentally add and subtract numbers ending in zeroes

C2: add / subtract using written methods		1. Add numbers up to six digits 2. Subtract numbers up to six digits
C2: add / subtract using written methods
1. Add numbers up to six digits 2. Subtract numbers up to six digits

C3: estimate, use inverses and check		1. Multi-step word problems: identify reasonable answers
C3: estimate, use inverses and check
1. Multi-step word problems: identify reasonable answers

C4: add / subtract to solve problems		1. Multi-step addition and subtraction word problems
C4: add / subtract to solve problems
1. Multi-step addition and subtraction word problems

C5: properties of number (multiples, factors, primes, squares and cubes)		1. Prime and composite numbers: up to 100 2. Highest common factor 3. Lowest common multiple
C5: properties of number (multiples, factors, primes, squares and cubes)
1. Prime and composite numbers: up to 100 2. Highest common factor 3. Lowest common multiple

C6: multiply / divide mentally		1. Multiply and divide numbers ending in zeros
C6: multiply / divide mentally
1. Multiply and divide numbers ending in zeros

C7: multiply / divide using written methods		1. Multiply 2-digit numbers by 3-digit or 4-digit numbers 2. Divide 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers 3. Divide 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers: word problems
C7: multiply / divide using written methods
1. Multiply 2-digit numbers by 3-digit or 4-digit numbers 2. Divide 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers 3. Divide 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers: word problems

C8: solve problems (commutative, associative, distributive and all four operations)		1. Multi-step word problems
C8: solve problems (commutative, associative, distributive and all four operations)
1. Multi-step word problems

C9: order of operations		1. Evaluate numerical expressions with brackets and square brackets
C9: order of operations
1. Evaluate numerical expressions with brackets and square brackets
Fractions, decimals and percentages
F1: recognise, find, write, name and count fractions		1. One-tenth or one-hundredth more or less 2. What decimal number is illustrated?
F1: recognise, find, write, name and count fractions
1. One-tenth or one-hundredth more or less 2. What decimal number is illustrated?

F2: equivalent fractions		1. Equivalent fractions 2. Write fractions in lowest terms 3. Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers
F2: equivalent fractions
1. Equivalent fractions 2. Write fractions in lowest terms 3. Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers

F3: comparing and ordering fractions		1. Compare and order fractions
F3: comparing and ordering fractions
1. Compare and order fractions

F4: add / subtract fractions		1. Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with different denominators
F4: add / subtract fractions
1. Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with different denominators

F5: multiply / divide fractions		1. Multiply two fractions 2. Divide fractions by whole numbers
F5: multiply / divide fractions
1. Multiply two fractions 2. Divide fractions by whole numbers

F6: fractions / decimals equivalence		1. Convert fractions to decimals
F6: fractions / decimals equivalence
1. Convert fractions to decimals

F7: rounding decimals		1. Round decimals to the nearest whole number or tenth
F7: rounding decimals
1. Round decimals to the nearest whole number or tenth

F8: compare and order decimals		1. Compare decimal numbers up to thousandths 2. Put decimal numbers in order II: up to thousandths
F8: compare and order decimals
1. Compare decimal numbers up to thousandths 2. Put decimal numbers in order II: up to thousandths

F9: multiply / divide decimals		Multiplication 1. Multiply a decimal by 10, 100 or 1,000 2. Multiply a decimal by a two-digit whole number Division 3. Divide a whole number by 10, 100 or 1,000: decimal quotients 4. Divide two whole numbers: decimal quotients
F9: multiply / divide decimals
Multiplication 1. Multiply a decimal by 10, 100 or 1,000 2. Multiply a decimal by a two-digit whole number Division 3. Divide a whole number by 10, 100 or 1,000: decimal quotients 4. Divide two whole numbers: decimal quotients

F10: solve problems with fractions and decimals		1. Add and subtract decimals up to thousandths: word problems 2. Division with decimal quotients and rounding
F10: solve problems with fractions and decimals
1. Add and subtract decimals up to thousandths: word problems 2. Division with decimal quotients and rounding

F11: fractions / decimal / percentage equivalence		1. Convert between percents, fractions and decimals: word problems
F11: fractions / decimal / percentage equivalence
1. Convert between percents, fractions and decimals: word problems

F12: solve problems with percentages		1. Convert between percents, fractions and decimals: word problems 2. Compare percents and fractions: word problems
F12: solve problems with percentages
1. Convert between percents, fractions and decimals: word problems 2. Compare percents and fractions: word problems
Ratio and proportion
R1: relative sizes, similarity		1. Ratios and rates: word problems
R1: relative sizes, similarity
1. Ratios and rates: word problems

R2: use of percentages for comparison		1. Percent of a number: word problems 2. Compare percents of numbers
R2: use of percentages for comparison
1. Percent of a number: word problems 2. Compare percents of numbers

R3: scale factors		1. Scale drawings: word problems
R3: scale factors
1. Scale drawings: word problems

R4: unequal sharing and grouping		1. Fractions of a number: word problems 2. Multi-step word problems: multiplicative comparison
R4: unequal sharing and grouping
1. Fractions of a number: word problems 2. Multi-step word problems: multiplicative comparison
Algebra
A1: missing number problems expressed in algebra		1. Write and solve one-step equations that represent diagrams
A1: missing number problems expressed in algebra
1. Write and solve one-step equations that represent diagrams

A2: simple formulae expressed in words		1. Write variable expressions: word problems
A2: simple formulae expressed in words
1. Write variable expressions: word problems

A3: generate and describe linear number sequences		1. Use a rule to complete an addition or subtraction pattern
A3: generate and describe linear number sequences
1. Use a rule to complete an addition or subtraction pattern

A4: number sentences involving two unknowns		1. Does (x, y) satisfy an equation?
A4: number sentences involving two unknowns
1. Does (x, y) satisfy an equation?

A5: enumerate all possibilities of combinations of two variables		1. Complete a table for a two-variable relationship
A5: enumerate all possibilities of combinations of two variables
1. Complete a table for a two-variable relationship

Measurement, geometry and statistics
Measurement
M1: compare, describe and order measures M5: convert between metric units		1. Compare and convert metric units
M1: compare, describe and order measures M5: convert between metric units
1. Compare and convert metric units

M2: estimate, measure and read scales		1. Measure using a centimetre ruler 2. Which metric unit of length is appropriate? 3. Which metric unit of mass is appropriate? 4. Which metric unit of volume is appropriate? 5. Round money amounts
M2: estimate, measure and read scales
1. Measure using a centimetre ruler 2. Which metric unit of length is appropriate? 3. Which metric unit of mass is appropriate? 4. Which metric unit of volume is appropriate? 5. Round money amounts

M3: money		1. Count coins and notes - up to £5 note
M3: money
1. Count coins and notes - up to £5 note

M4: telling time, ordering time, duration and units of time		1. Convert time units 2. Find start and end times: multi-step word problems
M4: telling time, ordering time, duration and units of time
1. Convert time units 2. Find start and end times: multi-step word problems

M6: convert metric / imperial		1. Convert between miles and kilometres
M6: convert metric / imperial
1. Convert between miles and kilometres

M7: perimeter, area		1. Relationship between area and perimeter 2. Area of parallelograms and triangles
M7: perimeter, area
1. Relationship between area and perimeter 2. Area of parallelograms and triangles

M8: volume		1. Volume of cubes and cuboids
M8: volume
1. Volume of cubes and cuboids

M9: solve problems (a, money; b, length; c, mass / weight; d, capacity / volume)		1. Multi-step problems with metric unit conversions
M9: solve problems (a, money; b, length; c, mass / weight; d, capacity / volume)
1. Multi-step problems with metric unit conversions
Geometry – properties of shapes
G1: recognise and name common shapes		1. Properties of polygons
G1: recognise and name common shapes
1. Properties of polygons

G2: describe properties and classify shapes		1. Classify triangles 2. Classify quadrilaterals 3. Which figure is being described?
G2: describe properties and classify shapes
1. Classify triangles 2. Classify quadrilaterals 3. Which figure is being described?

G3: draw and make shapes and relate 2-D to 3-D shapes (including nets)		1. Draw quadrilaterals 2. Nets of three-dimensional figures
G3: draw and make shapes and relate 2-D to 3-D shapes (including nets)
1. Draw quadrilaterals 2. Nets of three-dimensional figures

G4: angles – measuring and properties		1. Measure angles with a protractor 2. Draw angles with a protractor 3. Find missing angles in triangles and quadrilaterals 4. Find a missing angle - vertical, adjacent and supplementary angles
G4: angles – measuring and properties
1. Measure angles with a protractor 2. Draw angles with a protractor 3. Find missing angles in triangles and quadrilaterals 4. Find a missing angle - vertical, adjacent and supplementary angles

G5: circles		1. Parts of a circle
G5: circles
1. Parts of a circle
Geometry – position and direction
P1: patterns		1. Make a repeating pattern
P1: patterns
1. Make a repeating pattern

P2: describe position, direction and movement		1. Translations: graph the image 2. Reflections: graph the image
P2: describe position, direction and movement
1. Translations: graph the image 2. Reflections: graph the image

P3: co-ordinates		1. Describe the coordinate plane 2. Quadrants
P3: co-ordinates
1. Describe the coordinate plane 2. Quadrants
Statistics
S1: interpret and represent data		1. Interpret pie charts 2. Create line graphs
S1: interpret and represent data
1. Interpret pie charts 2. Create line graphs

S2: solve problems involving data		1. Interpret pictograms 2. Interpret bar graphs: multi-step problems 3. Interpret line graphs
S2: solve problems involving data
1. Interpret pictograms 2. Interpret bar graphs: multi-step problems 3. Interpret line graphs

S3: mean average		1. Interpret charts to find mean
S3: mean average
1. Interpret charts to find mean

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