Learn // Topics

All topics

Search by name, or narrow by subject, age, and type. Open a topic to see the ages it covers, what to learn first, and where it leads.

217 to 240 of 823 topics

By subject and area, youngest first

  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Negative numbers in context

    Interpret negative numbers in context (temperature, sea level, bank balance); count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Rounding Large Numbers

    Round any whole number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, or 100,000 using place-value understanding

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Working with Large Numbers

    Solve number and practical problems involving reading, writing, ordering, comparing, and rounding whole numbers up to 1,000,000

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Counting forwards and backwards (age 9+)

    Count forwards and backwards in steps of powers of 10 (10, 100, 1000, 10,000, 100,000) for any given number up to 1,000,000

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Roman numerals to 1000

    Read Roman numerals to 1000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Probability as a Fraction

    Describe the probability of simple equally-likely outcomes using unit fractions: the probability of rolling a 6 on a fair die is 1/6, flipping heads is 1/2…

    Ages 9 to 10Representation
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Simple Chance Experiments

    Conduct simple probability experiments — flipping a coin, rolling a die, pulling coloured counters from a bag — record results, and compare experimental…

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Likelihood Language

    Use probability language to describe and compare the likelihood of everyday events using words such as certain, likely, even chance, unlikely, impossible

    Ages 9 to 10Language
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Equally Likely Outcomes

    Understand that 'equally likely' means every outcome has exactly the same chance of occurring; identify whether a given situation has equally likely outcomes (a…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Ordering Likelihoods

    Compare the likelihood of different events and order them from least to most likely — including situations with unequal outcomes such as a bag with more of one…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Bar Models for Ratios

    Represent ratio and proportion problems using bar models (rectangular strips divided into equal parts labelled with quantities) and tape diagrams (segmented…

    Ages 9 to 12Representation
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Percentages (age 9+)

    Know and use the vocabulary of ratio and proportion — ratio, proportion, percentage, scale, equivalent, unequal, relative size, part-to-part, part-to-whole, and…

    Ages 9 to 11Language
  • English // English Thinking

    Monitoring Comprehension

    Notice the difference between decoding words and actually understanding them — recognise when you've read the words but not grasped the meaning, and do…

    Ages 6 to 8Thinking skill
  • English // English Thinking

    Inference vs Explicit Meaning

    Distinguish between what a text explicitly says and what you have inferred, assumed, or read in — knowing which is which is fundamental to honest comprehension

    Ages 7 to 9Thinking skill
  • English // English Thinking

    Author's word choices

    Recognise how an author's deliberate choices — of words, structure, tone, and perspective — create particular effects on you as a reader

    Ages 7 to 9Thinking skill
  • English // English Thinking

    Reviewing Own Writing

    Evaluate whether your own writing achieves the effect you intended on a reader — go beyond checking for correctness to asking whether it actually works

    Ages 8 to 10Thinking skill
  • English // English Thinking

    Knowing What You Don't Know

    Monitor your own vocabulary gaps — notice words you half-know, distinguish confident from uncertain knowledge, and develop strategies to resolve the uncertainty

    Ages 8 to 10Thinking skill
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Starting and Ending Sentences

    Begin sentences with a capital letter and end them with the appropriate mark (full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark); recognise and name end punctuation

    Ages 5 to 8Method
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Past, Present and Progressive Tense

    Use verbs to convey past and present tense correctly and consistently, including the progressive form (e.g., she is drumming, he was shouting), understanding…

    Ages 6 to 9Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Commas in lists

    Use commas to separate items in a list within a sentence (e.g., 'I bought apples, bananas, and oranges')

    Ages 6 to 11Method
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Subordinate clauses

    Use subordination (when, if, that, because) and co-ordination (or, and, but) to join clauses and create compound and complex sentences

    Ages 6 to 9Method
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    The Present Perfect Tense

    Use the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the simple past tense, understanding how the present perfect indicates an action completed at an…

    Ages 7 to 11Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Irregular past tense verbs

    Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs correctly (e.g., sat, hid, told, went, came, ran), recognising that these do not follow the…

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Grammar Terms: Clauses and Conjunctions

    Use and understand Year 3 grammatical terminology accurately when discussing reading and writing: preposition, conjunction, word family, prefix, clause…

    Ages 7 to 9Language