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  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Recognising and drawing shapes by attributes

    Recognise and draw shapes having specified attributes (e.g. a given number of angles or equal faces); identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons…

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    2-D shapes (age 7+)

    Draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials; recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Describing Movements

    Describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and up/down

    Ages 8 to 9Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Lines of symmetry

    Complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry

    Ages 8 to 9Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Measuring angles

    Measure angles in whole-number degrees using a protractor; draw given angles and sketch angles of specified measure

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Lines, Rays & Angles

    Draw and identify points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines; identify these in two-dimensional…

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Measuring angles (age 9+)

    Recognise angle measure as additive; find unknown angles by adding or subtracting on a diagram using equations with a symbol for the unknown

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Estimating Angles

    Estimate and compare acute, obtuse, and reflex angles in degrees; classify angles by type and order them by size

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Classifying shapes by line properties

    Classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines, or angles of a specified size; recognise right triangles…

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Understanding angles (age 9+)

    Use the properties of rectangles to deduce related facts and find missing lengths and angles

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Transformations on a Grid

    Identify, describe, and represent the position of a shape following a reflection or translation using appropriate language; know that the shape has not changed

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Measuring length (age 7+)

    Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, metre sticks, and measuring tapes

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Calculating with measurements

    Measure, compare, add, and subtract lengths (m/cm/mm), mass (kg/g), and volume/capacity (l/ml) using standard units

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Measuring Perimeters

    Measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Comparing Time Durations

    Compare durations of events and calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Telling time to the minute (age 7+)

    Tell and write time from analogue and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m., p.m., and 12-hour and 24-hour notation

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Estimating answers (age 7+)

    Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes, and hours

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Addition and subtraction word problems

    Solve word problems involving lengths within 100, using addition and subtraction with drawings and equations

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Measuring & Plotting Lengths

    Generate measurement data by measuring lengths to the nearest whole unit and display the data on a line plot

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Money word problems

    Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Comparing lengths by measuring

    Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Giving Change

    Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Estimating Lengths

    Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimetres, and metres

    Ages 7 to 8Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Area (age 8+)

    Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft)

    Ages 8 to 9Method