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Skills available for Northern Ireland primary 6 maths curriculum

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The Northern Ireland Curriculum: Key Stage 2, Primary 6 The Northern Ireland Curriculum: Key Stage 2, Primary 6

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Shape and Space

Exploration of Shape
- Construct a range of regular and irregular 2-D shapes, classify these through examination of angles and sides, recognise line and rotational symmetry, reflect shapes in a line, explore tessellations, name and describe common 2-D shapes, begin to understand congruence in 2-D shapes
- Construct 3-D shapes, investigate the number of faces, edges and vertices on these shapes, name and describe common 3-D shapes, explore the relationship between 2-D and 3-D shapes
Position, Movement and Direction
- Understand the notion of angle in the context of turning, recognise right angles, understand clockwise and anti-clockwise, know the eight points of the compass, use Logo to understand movement and turning, be introduced to a programming language and use it to create pictures and patterns and to generate shapes
  - Angles as fractions of a circle (5-V.2)
  - Use fractions to find the measure of an angle (5-V.3)
- Develop language associated with line and angle, recognise properties of acute, obtuse and reflex angles, investigate angles in triangles and quadrilaterals, measure and draw angles up to 360°
- Use co-ordinates to plot and draw shapes in the first quadrant
  - Graph triangles and quadrilaterals (5-U.5)

Handling Data

Collecting, Representing and Interpreting Data
- Collect, classify, record and present data drawn from a range of meaningful situations, using graphs, tables, diagrams and ICT software
- Explain their work orally and/or through writing and draw conclusions
- Interpret a wide range of tables, lists, graphs and diagrams, create and interpret frequency tables, including those for grouped data
- Design and use a data collection sheet, interpret the results, enter information in a database or spreadsheet, and interrogate and interpret the results
- Understand, calculate and use the mean and range of a set of discrete data
Introduction to Probability
- Become familiar with and use the language of probability
  - Understanding probability (5-II.1)
- Understand possible outcomes of simple random events, understand that there is a degree of uncertainty about the outcome of some events while others are certain or impossible
  - Find the probability (5-II.2)
- Place events in order of 'likelihood'
- Understand and use the idea of 'evens' and know whether events are more or less likely than this

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Processes in Mathematics

Making and Monitoring Decisions

Take increasing responsibility for selecting and using the materials and the mathematics required for their work

Identify and obtain the information required for a task, suggesting appropriate sources to find the information

Plan and organise their work, learning to work systematically

Develop a range of strategies for problem-solving, looking for ways to overcome difficulties

Communicating Mathematically

Understand mathematical language and use it to discuss their work and explain their thinking

Compare their ideas and methods of working with others

Interpret situations mathematically using appropriate symbols or diagrams

Present information and results clearly

Mathematical Reasoning

Recognise general patterns and relationships and make predictions about them

Ask and respond to open-ended questions and explain their thinking

Understand and make general statements

Check results and consider whether they are reasonable

Number

Understanding Number and Number Notation

Count, read, write and order whole numbers

Develop an understanding of place value to include up to two decimal places, use this to multiply and divide numbers by 10 and 100

Estimate and approximate to gain an indication of the size of a solution to a calculation or problem

Understand and use vulgar fractions, decimal fractions and percentages and explore the relationships between them

Understand and use negative numbers in context

Patterns, Relationships and Sequences in Number

Explore and predict patterns and sequences of whole numbers, follow and devise rules for generating sequences

Understand and use multiples and factors and the terms prime, square and cube, appreciate inverse operations

Interpret, generalise and use simple relationships expressed in numerical, spatial and practical situations, understand and use simple function machines

Understand that a letter can stand for an unknown number

Operations and their Applications

Develop strategies to add and subtract mentally

Know the multiplication facts up to 10 × 10

Engage in a range of activities to develop understanding of the four operations of number, appreciate the use of brackets, add and subtract with up to two decimal places, multiply and divide decimals by whole numbers, use these operations to solve problems

Money

Use the four operations to solve problems involving money

Discuss the value of money, how to keep money safe, ways in which goods can be paid for and the need for budgeting

Be able to plan and think ahead in terms of saving and spending money, prioritise spending with a limited supply of money, understand how to access best buys

Discuss foreign currency including the Euro

Measures

Develop skills in estimation of length, weight, volume/capacity, time, area and temperature

Appreciate important ideas about measurement including the continuous nature of measurement and the need for appropriate accuracy

Understand the relationship between units and convert one metric unit to another, use the four operations to solve problems

Calculate perimeter and the areas and volumes of simple shapes

Understand and use scale in the context of simple maps and drawings

Recognise times on the analogue and digital clocks and understand the relationship between the 12 and 24-hour clocks, use timetables

Shape and Space

Exploration of Shape

Construct a range of regular and irregular 2-D shapes, classify these through examination of angles and sides, recognise line and rotational symmetry, reflect shapes in a line, explore tessellations, name and describe common 2-D shapes, begin to understand congruence in 2-D shapes

Construct 3-D shapes, investigate the number of faces, edges and vertices on these shapes, name and describe common 3-D shapes, explore the relationship between 2-D and 3-D shapes

Position, Movement and Direction

Develop language associated with line and angle, recognise properties of acute, obtuse and reflex angles, investigate angles in triangles and quadrilaterals, measure and draw angles up to 360°

Use co-ordinates to plot and draw shapes in the first quadrant

Handling Data

Collecting, Representing and Interpreting Data

Collect, classify, record and present data drawn from a range of meaningful situations, using graphs, tables, diagrams and ICT software

Explain their work orally and/or through writing and draw conclusions

Interpret a wide range of tables, lists, graphs and diagrams, create and interpret frequency tables, including those for grouped data

Design and use a data collection sheet, interpret the results, enter information in a database or spreadsheet, and interrogate and interpret the results

Understand, calculate and use the mean and range of a set of discrete data

Introduction to Probability

Become familiar with and use the language of probability

Understand possible outcomes of simple random events, understand that there is a degree of uncertainty about the outcome of some events while others are certain or impossible

Place events in order of 'likelihood'

Understand and use the idea of 'evens' and know whether events are more or less likely than this