KS1 & KS2 Maths
Unit sequence
Introducing our new curriculum sequence for 2023/2024!
Units that make up our curricula are fully sequenced, and aligned to the national curriculum.
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Threads are groups of units across the curriculum that build a common body of knowledge
Year group
Year 1
1
Counting, recognising and comparing numbers 0 - 10
2
Counting to and from 20
3
Counting in tens - decade numbers
4
Pattern in counting from 20 to 100
5
Comparing quantities - part whole relationships
6
Composition of numbers 0 to 5
7
Recognise, compose, decompose and manipulate 2D and 3D shapes
8
Composition of numbers 6 to 10
9
Additive structures: addition
10
Additive structures: addition and subtraction
11
Addition and subtraction facts within 10
12
Composition of numbers 11 to 19
13
Numbers 0 to 20 in different contexts
14
Unitising and coin recognitions - counting in 2s, 5s and 10s
15
Unitising and coin recognition - value of a set of coins
16
Unitising and coin recognition - solving problems involving money
17
Position and direction including fractions of turns
18
Time - sequencing events and telling the time to the hour and half hour
Year 2
1
Composition of multiples of 10
2
Counting and representing the numbers 20 to 99
3
Comparing, ordering and partitioning 2-digit numbers
4
Secure fluency of addition and subtraction facts within 10
5
Calculating within 20
6
Adding and subtracting ones and tens to and from 2-digit numbers
7
Grouping objects in different ways and relating to multiplication
8
Representing counting in 2s and 10s as the 2 and 10 times tables
9
Representing counting in 5s as the 5 times table and link to the 10 times tables
10
Multiplying by 2, doubling and halving (factors and products)
11
Introduction to division structures
12
Shape: discuss and compare 2D and 3D shapes
13
Addition and subtraction of two 2-digit numbers
14
Money: recognise coins and use £ and p symbols
15
Fractions: identify equal parts and be familiar with halves, thirds and quarters
16
Time: write and tell the time to five minutes
17
Position and direction
18
Doubling, halving, quotative and partitive division
19
Sense of measure - capacity, volume and mass
Year 3
1
Review strategies for adding and subtracting across 10
2
Securing place value to 100 and applying to addition and subtraction
3
Bridging 100: counting on and back in 10s, adding/subtracting multiples of 10
4
Measuring length and recording in tables
5
Representing 3-digit numbers, comparing and positioning on number lines
6
Measures: mass and capacity
7
Right angles
8
Informal and mental strategies for adding and subtracting two 3-digit numbers
9
Understand additive relationships and apply them to rearrange equations
10
Column addition
11
2, 4 and 8 times tables: using times tables to solve problems
12
Column subtraction
13
Unit fractions as part of a whole
14
Identify parts and wholes in different contexts
15
Compare and order unit fractions
16
Calculate the value of a part (fractions as operators)
17
Non-unit fractions
18
Composition of non-unit fractions: addition and subtraction
19
Parallel and perpendicular sides in polygons (and perimeter)
20
Tell the time to the nearest minute and compare units of time
Year 4
1
Review of column addition and subtraction (Roman Numerals)
2
Secure place value to 1000: apply to addition and subtraction: multiples of 100
3
Calculation and conversion of measures
4
Comparing, ordering and rounding 4-digit numbers
5
Column addition and subtraction with 4-digit numbers
6
Perimeter
7
Represent counting in threes and sixes as the 3 and 6 times tables
8
Relationship between the 3 and 6 times tables and tests of divisibility
9
Represent counting in nines as the 9 times table
10
Relationship between the 3 and 9 times tables
11
7 times table: odd and even patterns, square numbers and tests of divisibility
12
Understand and represent multiplicative structures
13
Apply the distributive law to multiplication
14
Understand what happens when a number is multiplied or divided by 10 and 100
15
Coordinates
16
Review of fractions
17
Composition of fractions greater than one
18
Compare and order mixed numbers and position on a number line
19
Addition and subtraction of fractions and mixed numbers (within a whole)
20
Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa
21
Efficient strategies for adding and subtracting mixed numbers (crossing a whole)
22
Symmetry in 2D shapes
23
Time: Convert between 12 and 24 hour clocks: analogue and digital
24
Division with remainders
Year 5
1
Understand tenths as part of a whole, represent and calculate mentally
2
Compose and calculate with decimals including column addition and subtraction
3
Understand hundredths as parts of a whole and represent
4
Use knowledge of decimals to solve problems in different contexts: length
5
Money: apply efficient strategies when calculating with money
6
Negative numbers
7
Multiplication by partitioning leading to short multiplication (2 by 1-digit)
8
Multiplication by partitioning leading to short multiplication (3 by 1-digit)
9
Division by partitioning leading to short division (2 and 3-digits by 1-digit)
10
Understand the concept of area
11
Link area of rectangles to multiplication
12
Compare and describe measurements using knowledge of multiplication and division
13
Calculating with decimal fractions
14
Understand the concept of volume
15
Multiply 3 or more numbers (commutative and associative laws)
16
Understand and use the concept of factorisation (square and prime numbers)
17
Use common factors and multiples to solve calculations efficiently
18
Multiply a proper fraction by a whole number
19
Multiply improper fractions and mixed numbers by a whole number
20
Find unit and non-unit fractions of whole numbers exploring parts and wholes
21
Comparing fractions using equivalence and decimals
22
Converting units
23
Angles: compare, name, estimate and measure angles
Year 6
1
Use knowledge of part whole structure to solve additive problems
2
Use equivalence and compensation to simplify and solve addition calculations
3
Use equivalence and compensation to simplify and solve subtraction problems
4
Multiples of 1,000
5
Understand place value within numbers with up to 7 digits
6
Order, compare and calculate with numbers up to 8 digits
7
Rounding and solving problems with numbers up to 7 digits
8
Draw, compose and decompose shapes
9
Using equivalence to calculate
10
Multiplying and dividing by 2-digit numbers
11
Area, perimeter, position and direction
12
Addition and subtraction of fractions
13
Comparing fractions
14
Multiplication and division of fractions
15
Understanding percentages
16
Statistics
17
Ratio and proportion
18
Calculating using knowledge of equivalence in addition and subtraction
19
Solving problems with two unknowns
20
Order of operations
21
Mean average
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