Primary Courses

Our primary courses are carefully crafted around the Department for Education’s programme of study for Year 6 and Education Scotland’s level 2 benchmarks. The tutorials below will take you through all of the subject knowledge and pedagogical skills you need to make your maths lesson shine.

Algebra

6A1: Use simple formulae

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6A2: Generate and describe linear number sequences

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6A3: Express missing number problems algebraically

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6A4: Find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with 2 unknowns

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6A5: Renumerate possibilities of combinations of 2 variables

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An Introduction to Algebra

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Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

$6F1: Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination$

6F1: Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination

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$6F2: compare and order fractions, including fractions >1$

6F2: compare and order fractions, including fractions >1

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$6F3: Add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions$

6F3: Add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions

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$6F4: Multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in its simplest form [for example, × = ]$

6F4: Multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in its simplest form [for example, × = ]

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$6F5: Divide proper fractions by whole numbers [for example, ÷ 2 = ]$

6F5: Divide proper fractions by whole numbers [for example, ÷ 2 = ]

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$6F6: Associate a fraction with division and calculate decimal fraction equivalents [for example, 0.375] for a simple fraction [for example, ]$

6F6: Associate a fraction with division and calculate decimal fraction equivalents [for example, 0.375] for a simple fraction [for example, ]

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6F7: Identify the value of each digit in numbers given to 3 decimal places and multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000 giving answers up to 3 decimal places

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6F8: Multiply one-digit numbers with up to 2 decimal places by whole numbers

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6F9: Use written division methods in cases where the answer has up to 2 decimal places

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Geometry

6G1: Describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all 4 quadrants)

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6G2: Draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane, and reflect them in the axes

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6G3: Draw 2-D shapes using given dimensions and angles

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6G4: Recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets

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6G5: Compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes and find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons

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6G6: Illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference and know that the diameter is twice the radius

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6G7: Recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles

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Measurement

6M1: Solve problems involving the calculation and conversion of units of measure, using decimal notation up to 3 decimal places where appropriate

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6M2: Use, read, write and convert between standard units, converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa, using decimal notation to up to 3 decimal places

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6M3: Convert between miles and kilometres

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6M4: Recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa

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6M5: Recognise when it is possible to use formulae for area and volume of shapes

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6M6: Calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles

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6M7: Calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units, including cubic centimetres (cm³) and cubic metres (m³), and extending to other units [for example, mm³ and km³]

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Number

6N1: Multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long multiplication

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$6N2: Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context$