Planning a Unit in mathematics

Unit: Year 6 Unit A2 Counting, partitioning and calculating / Lessons: 10
Learning objectives - Most children will learn to:
1.Explain reasoning and conclusions, using words, symbols or diagrams as appropriate
2.Solve multi-step problems, and problems involving fractions, decimals and percentages; choose and use appropriate calculation strategies at each stage, including calculator use
3.Use decimal notation for tenths, hundredths and thousandths; partition, round and order decimals with up to three places, and position them on the number line
4.Use knowledge of place value and multiplication facts to 10 10 to derive related multiplication and division facts involving decimals (e.g. 0.8 7, 4.8 6)
5.Calculate mentally with integers and decimals: U.t U.t, TU U, TU U, U.t U, U.t U
6.Use efficient written methods to add and subtract integers and decimals, to multiply and divide integers and decimals by a one-digit integer, and to multiply two-digit and three-digit integers by a two-digit integer
7.Use a calculator to solve problems involving multi-step calculations
8.Use approximations, inverse operations and tests of divisibility to estimate and check results / Vocabulary
problem, solution, calculate, calculation, equation, operation, answer, method, strategy, explain, reason, predict, relationship, rule, formula, pattern, sequence, term, consecutive, represent
place value, digit, numeral, partition, integer, decimal point, decimal place, thousandths, positive, negative, compare, order, ascending, descending, greater than (), less than (), round, estimate, approximate, approximately
add, subtract, multiply, divide, convert, sum, total, difference, plus, minus, product, quotient, dividend, divisor, remainder calculator, display, key, enter, clear, constant
pound (), penny/pence (p), note, coin, units of measurement and their abbreviations / Building on previous learning
Check that children can already: / Children's targets
1.I can explain my reasoning and conclusions, using symbols to represent unknown numbers
2.I can solve problems involving more than one step
3.I can use decimals with up to three places and order them on a number line
.I can round decimals to the nearest whole number or the nearest tenth
4.I can use tables facts to work out other facts with decimals
5.I can add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals in my head
6.I can add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals using efficient written methods
7.I can use a calculator to solve problems involving more than one step
8..I can estimate and check the result of a calculation
I can take part in a whole-class debate
Target Pupils
Intervention Materials Used