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  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Regular and irregular polygons

    Distinguish between regular and irregular polygons based on reasoning about equal sides and equal angles

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    3-D shapes (age 9+)

    Identify 3-D shapes, including cubes and other cuboids, from 2-D representations

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Time Units and Calendar Facts

    Know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year, and leap year

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Measuring with different units

    Measure the length of an object using two different length units and describe how the measurements relate to the size of the unit chosen

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Understanding Area

    Understand that a unit square has one square unit of area and that the area of a plane figure is the number of unit squares that cover it without gaps or…

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Metric & Imperial Conversion

    Understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units (inches, pounds, pints)

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Estimating volume

    Estimate volume of cuboids using 1 cm³ blocks; estimate capacity of containers using water

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Arrays for multiplication (age 7+)

    Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum…

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    What Multiplication Means

    Interpret products of whole numbers (e.g. 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7)

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Properties of Operations

    Apply properties of operations (commutative, associative, distributive) as strategies to multiply and divide

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Division as Unknown Factor

    Understand division as an unknown-factor problem (e.g. find 32 ÷ 8 by finding the number that makes 32 when multiplied by 8)

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    What Division Means

    Interpret whole-number quotients (e.g. 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share or the number of equal groups)

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Factor Pairs & Commutativity

    Recognise and use factor pairs and commutativity in mental calculations

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Patterns in Times Tables

    Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table) and explain them using properties of operations

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Factors, multiples, and primes

    Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1–100; identify common factors and common multiples of two numbers; use these concepts to solve problems

    Ages 9 to 11Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Multiplicative Comparison

    Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison (e.g. 35 = 5 × 7 means 35 is 5 times as many as 7); represent verbal statements of multiplicative…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Prime numbers

    Know and use the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors, and composite numbers; establish whether a number up to 100 is prime; recall prime numbers up to 19

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Square and cube numbers

    Recognise and use square numbers and cube numbers, and the notation for squared (²) and cubed (³)

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

    A Hundred Is Ten Tens

    Understand that 100 can be thought of as a bundle of ten tens — called a 'hundred'

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    The three digits of a three-digit number

    Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    The multiples of 100

    Understand that the multiples of 100 (100–900) each represent a number of hundreds with 0 tens and 0 ones

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Odd or Even

    Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Place value of each digit

    Recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones)

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Negative Numbers

    Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers

    Ages 8 to 9Concept