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Maths year 5

Our maths curriculum helps pupils build understanding and fluency – developing reasoning, problem-solving and confidence through carefully structured lessons and clear models.
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  1. 1

    Understand tenths as part of a whole, represent and calculate mentally

    5 lessons
  2. 2

    Compose and calculate with decimals including column addition and subtraction

    5 lessons
  3. 3

    Understand hundredths as parts of a whole and represent

    5 lessons
  4. 4

    Use knowledge of decimals to solve problems in different contexts: length

    10 lessons
  5. 5

    Negative numbers

    10 lessons
  6. 6

    Multiplication by partitioning leading to short multiplication (2 by 1-digit)

    10 lessons
  7. 7

    Multiplication by partitioning leading to short multiplication (3 by 1-digit)

    5 lessons
  8. 8

    Division by partitioning leading to short division (2 and 3-digits by 1-digit)

    15 lessons
  9. 9

    Understand the concept of area

    5 lessons
  10. 10

    Link area of rectangles to multiplication

    10 lessons
  11. 11

    Compare and describe measurements using knowledge of multiplication and division

    10 lessons
  12. 12

    Calculating with decimal fractions

    15 lessons
  13. 13

    Understand the concept of volume

    5 lessons
  14. 14

    Multiply 3 or more numbers (commutative and associative laws)

    5 lessons
  15. 15

    Understand and use the concept of factorisation (square and prime numbers)

    5 lessons
  16. 16

    Use common factors and multiples to solve calculations efficiently

    5 lessons
  17. 17

    Multiply a proper fraction by a whole number

    5 lessons
  18. 18

    Multiply improper fractions and mixed numbers by a whole number

    5 lessons
  19. 19

    Find unit and non-unit fractions of whole numbers exploring parts and wholes

    10 lessons
  20. 20

    Comparing fractions using equivalence and decimals

    15 lessons
  21. 21

    Converting units

    10 lessons
  22. 22

    Angles: compare, name, estimate and measure angles

    15 lessons

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