In Maths, each class is allocated to a grade.
The work for each grade for this half term is
outlined on the following slides.
You need to know which grade you are
learning about to know which section to
look at.
Grade 1
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 1: MEASURES
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Tell the time from a clock face.
Know when to use am or pm when telling the time.
Work out how long an event has lasted for.
Work out the finish time of an event, given the start
time and how long it lasts for.
Work out the start time of an event, given the finish
time and how long it lasts for.
Measure and draw lines to the nearest millimetre.
Measure and draw angles to the nearest degree.
Read scales on a range of measuring instruments,
including those for temperature and mass.
Choose sensible metric units to measure length, mass
and capacity.
Convert metric measures of length.
Convert metric measures of mass.
Convert metric measures of capacity.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 1: STATISTICS 1
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Use tallies to help you collect data.
Draw a frequency table and use it to collect data.
Draw a bar chart.
Read information from a bar chart.
Draw a pictogram.
Read information from a pictogram.
Draw a line graph to show data at evenly spaced time
intervals.
Read information from a line graph.
Use a line graph showing data over time to make
predictions about the future.
Summarise the important conclusions that can be
made by reading information from a graph.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 1: GEOMETRY 1
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Know the number of degrees in a full turn, half turn,
quarter turn and three-quarter turn.
Name angles as either acute, obtuse, reflex or rightangles.
Use letters to identify an angle, for example, ABC.
Use letters to identify lines and points on a line.
Know that, for example, in rectangle ABCD the points
go round in order.
Identify and draw parallel lines.
Identify and draw perpendicular lines.
Identify the equal sides of a 2D shape using standard
markings.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 1: ROUNDING & APPROXIMATION
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Round numbers to the nearest 10.
Round numbers to the nearest 100.
Round numbers to the nearest 1000.
Notes
Grade 2
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 2: PERIMETER, AREA & VOLUME
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Work out the area of a triangle.
Work out the area of shapes made from rectangles
and triangles.
Work out area of a parallelogram.
Find missing lengths in rectangles, triangles and
parallelograms, given the area.
Work out the surface area of 3D shapes with
rectangular and triangular faces.
Work out the volume of a cube or a cuboid,
Work out missing lengths of cubes or cuboids if you
know the volume.
Solve problems involving the volume of cubes and
cuboids, for example, calculating how many boxes will
fit into a crate.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 2: FRACTIONS
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Work out a fraction of an amount (with any
numerator).
Use a fraction of a quantity to compare proportions.
Work out one quantity as a fraction of another.
Convert between mixed numbers and improper
fractions.
Add fractions with different denominators.
Subtract fractions with different denominators.
Compare / order fractions by writing them with the
same denominator.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 2: SEQUENCES
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
For a series of diagrams, draw the next diagram in the
sequence.
Write down the sequence represented by a series of
diagrams.
For a series of diagrams, determine the term-to-term
rule and use this to work out missing terms or
continue the sequence.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 2: TRANSFORMATIONS
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Understand the meaning of the word 'congruent'.
Identify shapes that are congruent.
Understand the meaning of the word 'similar'.
Identify shapes that are similar.
Know that all circles, squares and regular polygons
with equal numbers of sides are similar.
Notes
Grade 3
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 3: STATISTICS
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Draw a pie chart.
Read information from a pie chart.
Draw and interpret a frequency polygon.
Plot points on to a scatter diagram.
Recognise and name positive, negative or no correlation as
types of correlation.
Draw a line of best fit if the correlation is strong enough and
recognise that it is not possible to draw a line of best fit if the
correlation is not strong enough.
Understand outliers and make decisions about whether to
include them when drawing a line of best fit.
Recognise that a correlation can exist without necessarily
meaning that one variable is causing the other.
Understand the difference between qualitative, discrete and
continuous data.
Know which graphs should be used to represent different types
of data.
Compare two graphs to make a conclusion about a hypothesis.
Find the mean, median, mode and range from a frequency
table.
Use the mean, median or mode and the range to compare two
data sets.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 3: FRACTIONS
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Add and subtract fractions with uncommon
denominators.
Convert between mixed numbers and improper
fractions.
Add mixed numbers.
Subtract mixed numbers.
Multiply fractions.
Divide fractions.
Recognise when solving a worded problem that you
need to add / subtract / multiply / divide fractions.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 3: PROBABILITY
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Be able to use a frequency table to record the
outcomes of an experiment.
Be able to complete a frequency tree.
Be able to use a frequency tree to compare the
frequencies of different outcomes.
Be able to calculate the expected frequency of an
outcome based on its probability.
Notes
Grade 4
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 4: ROUNDING & APPROXIMATION
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Round numbers to a given number of decimal places.
Round numbers to a given number of significant
figures.
Find approximate answers to calculations by rounding
all numbers to one significant figure.
Know that measurements that are rounded to the
nearest whole number may be inaccurate by up to one
half in either direction.
State the minimum and maximum values for a
measurement that has been given to the nearest
whole number.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 4: GEOMETRY
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Derive and use the proof that the angle sum of a triangle is
180°.
Derive and use the proof that the exterior angle of a triangle is
equal to the sum of the other two vertices.
Understand what is meant by 'interior angle' and 'exterior
angle'.
Calculate the size of an exterior angle in a regular polygon.
Use an exterior angle to calculate the size of an interior angle.
Calculate the sum of the interior angles in any polygon using
the formula 180(n - 2), where n is the number of sides.
Understand when it is appropriate to use Pythagoras' theorem.
Use Pythagoras' theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse
in a right-angled triangle.
Use Pythagoras' theorem to find the length of a shorter side in
a right-angled triangle.
Use Pythagoras' theorem to find the distance between two
points on a coordinate grid.
Use Pythagoras' theorem to solve a range of worded problems.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 4: DECIMALS
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Find a decimal of an amount by converting the
decimal to a fraction or a % (for multiples of 0.05).
Find a decimal of an amount by using the decimal as a
multiplier.
Write down the decimal of a shape that is shaded.
Use a decimal to shade a part of a shape.
Divide an integer or a decimal by a decimal number
(up to one decimal place).
Use a given calculation to find the answers to linked
calculations.
Notes
Grade 5
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 5: STATISTICS
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Find the mean, median, mode and range from a
frequency table.
Find an estimate of the mean from a grouped
frequency table.
Find the group where the median lies from a grouped
frequency table.
Find the modal group from a grouped frequency table.
Plot a scatter diagram, draw a line of best fit and use
this to make estimates.
Describe the type and strength of correlation shown
on a scatter diagram.
Draw pie charts.
Interpret pie charts.
Write comparisons of two data sets and draw a
conclusion about a hypothesis.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 5: ROUNDING & APPROXIMATION
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Round numbers to a given number of decimal places
or significant figures.
Approximate answers to calculations by rounding all
numbers to one significant figure.
Use inequality symbols to show the possible range of
values a rounded number could take.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 5: COORDINATES & GRAPHS 1
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Understand that if two line graphs are parallel, they
will have the same gradient.
Rearrange equations of straight line graphs into the
form y = mc + c so that you can tell whether they are
parallel.
Work out the equation of a straight line graph from a
drawing of the graph by working out the gradient and
the y-intercept.
Work out the equation of a straight line graph if you
are given the coordinates of two points that are on the
line.
Work out the equation of a straight line graph if you
are given the gradient of the line and the coordinates
of one point on the line.
Use straight line graphs to find the approximate
solutions to two simultaneous equations by finding
their point of intersection.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 5: PERIMETER, AREA & VOLUME 1
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Calculate the length of an arc.
Calculate the area of a sector.
Given the length of an arc, find the angle subtended at
the centre.
Given the area of a sector, find the angle subtended at
the centre.
Give answers in terms of pi and use pi in calculations.
Notes
Grade 6/7
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 6: SEQUENCES
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Work out the formula for the nth term of a quadratic
sequence.
Use the nth term of a quadratic sequence to
determine whether a number will be in the sequence.
Use the nth term of a quadratic sequence to find
higher terms in the sequence.
Work out the nth term of a geometric sequence.
Work out the nth term of a sequence of powers of 2 or
powers of 10.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 6: GEOMETRY
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Apply knowledge of Pythagoras' theorem to a range of
3D problems.
Memorise the nine circle theorems.
Apply the nine circle theorems to questions to be able
to find missing angles.
Use congruent triangles to explain why the
perpendicular from the centre to the chord bisects the
chord.
Prove and use the fact that the angle subtended by an
arc at the centre of a circle is twice the angle
subtended at any point on the circumference.
Prove and use the fact that the angle subtended at the
circumference by a semi-circle is a right-angle.
Prove and use the fact that angles in the same
segment are equal.
Prove and use the fact that oppostite angles of a cyclic
quadrilateral add up to 180°.
Prove and use the alternate segment theorem.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 6: TRANSFORMATIONS
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Enlarge a shape using a fractional scale factor.
Describe an enlargement using a fractional scale factor
and the centre of enlargement.
Enlarge a shape using a negative scale factor.
Describe an enlargement using a negative scale factor
and the centre of enlargement.
Transform shapes using a combination of rotations,
reflections, translations and enlargements.
Describe a transformation that has involved a
combination of rotations, reflections, translations and
enlargements.
Describe a combination of transformations as a single
transformation.
Use the word ‘invariance’ to describe points, lines or
shapes after single or combined transformations.
Notes
LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
GRADE 6: CONSTRUCTIONS & LOCI
By the end of this topic you should be able to......
Know how to construct inscribed regular polygons by
splitting a circle into equal parts.
Notes