Year 6

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I can calculate in my head

I can recall the first ten multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10

I can compare and order simple fractions, mixed numbers & decimals, and position them on a number line

I can relate simple fractions which have a denominator which is a factor of 100 to decimals

I can recognise the relationships between fractions and decimals

I can state one number lying between two given decimal numbers, the number being up to two decimal places

I can use assistive technology (tablets and computers) and other learning resources (base 10 blocks, fraction wall) to learn about numbers and their properties

I can understand percentage as the number of parts in every 100

I am able to express simple fractions such as one half, one quarter, three quarters and tenths and hundredths as percentages

I can understand the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages

I can read, write and order whole numbers up to one million in figures and words

I can recognise, read and position whole numbers up to one million on a number line

I can recognise the place value of any digit in a whole number up to one million

I can compare and order whole numbers up to one million and include symbols such as >, <  or =

I can identify odd and even numbers

I can count forward and backwards in 1s, 2s, 10s and 100s starting from any whole number

I can count forward and backwards in steps of 3, 4 or 5 to and from any whole number

I can count forward and backwards in steps of 25 and 50

I can list the first five multiples of any whole number up to and including one hundred

I can identify common multiples of two numbers

I can identify the least common multiple (LCM) of two numbers

I can identify factors of any two-digit number

I can generate and recall the first ten square numbers

I can generate and recall the first five cube numbers

I can use decimal notation for tenths and hundredths and know what each digit represents

From a one-digit number I can count forward and backward in steps of 0.1, 0.2, 0.25 and 0.5

I can recognise and extend number sequences and predict the new few terms

I can associate 0.25 with one quarter (¼ ) and 0.75 with three quarters  (¾)

I can associate 0.1 with one tenth (1/10) and 0.01 with one hundredth (1/100)

I can read and use the terms ‘simple fractions’, ‘numerator’ and ‘denominator’

I can use the term ‘mixed numbers’ and I can recognise mixed numbers

I can recognise, use and generate equivalent fractions

I recognise unit fractions and use them to find fractions of shapes, numbers and quantities

I can associate fractions and division

I can find remainders after division and express the remainder as a fraction

I can work through simple two-step situations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, giving a rough estimate  and check the reasonableness of the answer

I can round any whole number to the nearest ten, hundred and thousand

I can round remainders to the nearest whole number depending on the context

I can write tenths and hundredths in decimal form and vice versa

I can add and subtract whole and decimal numbers up to two decimal places

I can use column addition or subtraction methods using decimal numbers up to two decimal places

I can derive quickly decimals that total 1 or 10

I can use written methods for: ThHTU x U, HTU x TU, U.t x U, TU.t x U, U.th x U

I can use written methods for ThHTU ÷ U, HTU ÷ TU, U.t ÷ U, TU.t÷ U

I can use written methods for multiplication and division by 10 and 100 including decimals

I can derive doubles and halves of whole and decimal numbers

I can use brackets to order operations on positive numbers

I can round a decimal number with two decimal places to the nearest tenth and to the nearest whole number

I can find fractions of whole numbers

I can use simple fractions and mixed numbers

I can reduce a fraction to its simplest form

I can change an improper fraction into a mixed number and vice versa

I can read and interpret scales involving whole numbers

I can convert euro to cent and vice versa

I can work out totals of up to ten thousand and give the correct change

I can calculate, compare and discuss special offers

I can use simple proportion (using equivalent fractions) to solve simple problems

I can work through simple situations that involve direct proportion when unknown quantities are simple multiples of know quantities

I can use assistive technology (e.g. tablets) and other resources (fraction wall, euro coins) to calculate and to learn about numerical calculations

I can add or subtract by using the nearest multiple of 10, 100, or 1000 then adjusting

I can use column addition and subtraction with up to four-digit numbers

I can work through situations involving addition and subtraction with four-digit numbers

I recognise that division is the inverse of multiplication. I can also write a division statement corresponding to a given multiplication statement and vice versa

I can multiply and divide any integer by 10, 100 or 1000

I can recognise and extend pictorial patterns and number sequences

I can work through an equation where there are pictures instead of numbers

I can locate position on a grid with labelled rows and columns

I can use assistive technology (e.g. computers) and other resources to learn about the fundamentals of algebra

I can show and label the eight compass points

I can recognise the illustrate that a whole turn is the same as 4 right angles and half a whole turn is the same as 2 right angles

I can define and illustrate that an angle is a measure of turn

I can estimate, sort, measure and draw angle up to 180 degrees with a protractor

I can identify and distinguish between acute and obtuse angles

I can define area as the measure of the amount of surface of a flat shape

I can read and write the vocabulary related to area

I know the standard metric units of area, and their abbreviations, and I can recognise the relationships between different units of the same measure

I can estimate, measure and compare areas

I can use the decimal notation to express metric measures of area

I can define perimeter as the edge of a shape

I can identify the perimeters of regular and irregular polygons and can measure and calculate their lengths

I can work out the areas of squares and rectangles by counting squares on a grid

I can work out the area of squares and rectangles by using the formula:  length x breadth

I can work out the area of a right-angled triangle by considering it as half of a rectangle

I can work out the area of compound shapes that are made up of squares and rectangles

I can convert and use larger to smaller standard units of time and vice versa

I can read and write time to the hour, half hour, quarter hour using terms ‘o’clock’, ‘half past’, ‘quarter past’ and ‘quarter to’

I can read, write and use the 12-hour clock (analogue and digital) to 1 minute, also using terms ‘past’ and ‘to’

I can read and use the 24-hour clock (analogue and digital)

I can read and use a timetable and a timeline

I can work out the duration of a time interval, the starting time and the finishing time

I can estimate and measure time using seconds, minutes and hours

I can solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time given in hours and minutes

I can use assistive technology and other resources to learn about measures

I can use (measure and estimate), read and write standard metric units including their abbreviations (ml and l)

I can convert from larger to smaller units of capacity and vice versa

I can measure and draw lines on scales to the nearest millimetre

I can recognise and draw examples of horizontal and vertical lines

I can recognise examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, and can draw these on a square grid

I can deduce that the angles on a straight line add up to 180 degrees, and can also work out the size of missing angles in diagrams showing angles on a straight line

I can deduce that the angles around a point add up to 360 degrees and can also work out the size of missing angles in diagrams showing angles at a point

I can classify triangles according to the length of their sides and the size of their angles

I can deduce that the sum of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees and can also work out the size of missing angles in triangles

I can draw squares and rectangles given the lengths of the sides

I can sort, name and classify polygons using properties such as the number of sides and the size of the interior angles

I can identify ‘regular’ and ‘irregular’ polygons

I can recognise and name simple 3D shapes

I can visualise simple 3D shapes from 2D drawings

I can identify and count faces, vertices and edges of simple 3D shapes

I can identify possible and impossible nets for a closed and an open cube

I can recognise, name and draw simple 2D shapes

I can use assistive technology and other resources to learn about properties of shapes

I can recognise reflective symmetry in regular polygons

I can identify and draw lines of symmetry in triangles and quadrilaterals

I can classify triangles using reflective symmetry

I can complete symmetrical patterns given one or two lines of symmetry at right angles

I can describe half right-angle rotations

I can describe 90 degrees and 180 degrees rotations both clockwise and anticlockwise

I can describe 45 degrees, 135 degrees, 225 degrees, 270 degrees and 315 degrees rotations both clockwise and anticlockwise

I can use assistive technology and other resources to learn about transformation geometry

I can construct a frequency table using a tally column

I can read and interpret a bar chart and a bar line graph

I can construct a bar chart and a bar line graph

I can work through a situation by representing and interpreting data in tables, graphs, charts and Carroll diagrams

I can read and interpret a pictograph where the symbol represents a number of units

I can draw a pictograph where the symbol represents a number of units

I can complete a given Carroll diagram

I can interpret the mean as the total amount divided by the number of items

I can work out the mean or the total amount given the mean and the number of items

I can use assistive technology and other learning resources to learn about statistics