I am currently a year 5/6 teacher in Devon so I create a great many resources throughout the year - particularly when it comes to that dreaded SAT time of year. Hope you will find many helpful resources here to save you time during the hectic 2 term year that is Year 6!
I am currently a year 5/6 teacher in Devon so I create a great many resources throughout the year - particularly when it comes to that dreaded SAT time of year. Hope you will find many helpful resources here to save you time during the hectic 2 term year that is Year 6!
A reasoning powerpoint incorporating multi-step problems similar to the type encountered in SAT papers. Ideal for year 6 in that it promotes partner/group discussion and discussion of methods and efficient methods.
A full four operations workout that provides a workout of multiplication facts to begin with before helping to maintain pupils’ skills in both fluency and application. 6 questions based on arithmetic from basic addition and subtraction to long multiplication and division. 6 questions based on solving word problems with varying amounts of steps.
1 star, 2 star and 3 star sheets. Ideal for self-differentiation or directed. It is also ideal to send for online learning.
Answer sheets are included for ease of marking.
Available as Word and PDF so can easily be assigned electronically.
An Elicitation Task for year 6s to determine children’s current understanding before embarking on a teaching sequence. Questions relevant to SAT arithmetic test and also incorporates word problems that require working out percentages. Answers are included for ease of marking and a matching assessment task is also available on TES Resources.
A Year 6 assessment task that can be used to assess children’s current level of understanding in percentages, fractions, multiplication of round numbers and associated word problems. Answers are included for ease of marking.
Can be used in conjunction with the elicitation task for this sequence which is also available on TES Resources.
This resource is designed to give year 6 teachers an idea of their children’s current ability across the four operations. Particularly useful as a September tool to highlight strengths and areas for development and pin-point future teaching and interventions.
Sheet includes basic addition and subtraction, short multiplication and division and some algebra and basic fraction conversion work.
Answers are provided for ease of marking.
Useful assessment task that can be used in conjunction with the published elicitation task to show progress. Includes simple addition, subtraction, short division and multiplication, decimals, basic algebra and fraction to decimal conversion.
Answers are included for ease of marking.
This is a useful pair of worksheets that can be used for elicitation and the assessment of the four operations, particularly at the beginning of year 6. Used together, they can be utilised to demonstrate progress throughout an arithmetical reasoning sequence and can help identify strengths and weaknesses in these areas of arithmetic.
Includes:
Addition and subtraction of whole and decimal numbers (borrowing, carrying etc inc)
Short Multiplication and division (inc decimal nos)
Conversion of fractions to decimals
Basic algebra to identify missing values inside the four operations.
Answers are included on second page for speedy and easy marking.
A differentiated set of percentage calculations - e.g. 35% of 460.
Tikka Masala = Finding multiples of 10%
Madras = Finding multiples of 10 and 5%
Vindaloo = Finding any percentage.
Teacher can differentiate or pupils can self-differentiate depending on confidence.
Pack also has a worksheet of 5 word problems aimed at middle and higher pupils - finding discounts/profits etc.
Answers to all questions are included for ease of marking and ‘over shoulder’ marking.
Exercises involving fractions of numbers (e.g. 2/5 of 240) that can first be discussed as a class leading into paired work. The powerpoint discusses the formulas used for working out fractions of numbers and also touches on the point that, when dealing with fractions, X and OF mean the same thing.
To finish with, plenary-wise, there is a task that children can complete (either in pairs or individually) geared to their level confidence at this particular point. Together with good quality questioning, this should prove to be useful resource across Key Stage 2 (particularly in Years 5/6).
Themed pack of worksheets on A Christmas Carol where year 6s are expected to work out percentages. This is done by filling out Scrooge’s ledger.
working out percentages of amounts - e.g. 30% of £360
working out percentages - e.g. interest payment is £8 on a loan of £40. What percentage is this?
Pack encloses: 3 differentiated sheets for working out percentages of amounts.
3 differentiated sheets for converting amounts into percentages.
3 differentiated sheets containing word problems that incorporate the above .
Answers are included for ease of marking.
An arithmetic paper designed for year 6, offering a wide range of questions from across the year 6 curriculum and highly compatible with the calculations your pupils will be confronted with in their SAT paper.
Answers are included at the back - all on one page for ease and speed during marking. A much cheaper alternative to using pre-printed specimens and a very useful tool to assess progress and identify misconceptions.
Revision Powerpoints for quick and pacy revision sessions.
Useful for picking up extra marks in the reasoning papers and quick practice sessions that children can do on whiteboards.
Estimation - using rounding skills to estimate answers to calculations and explain reasoning.
Rounding - a reminder on how to round whole numbers and numbers to two or three decimal places.
Mean Average - Exercises to remind children the formula for working out the mean of a set of data.
Translation - Where there is no grid - just the axes. Children often get confused by this. This PP will help explain how to translate using mathematics alone.
Hope you find it useful.
A game on Powerpoint where children work in groups of 2-4 and are given a company, along with a balance of half a million.
Serves as good practise for those 2 mark questions in the arithmetic paper, as well as a touch of reasoning.
Children must play four rounds where they will be expected to work together to do the following.
multiply 3 numbers by 2 numbers.
multiply 4 number by 2 numbers.
Divide four numbers by 12.
Divde four numbers by 36.
They may also have to work out differences and subtract from their current balance (depending on their accuracy in the rounds!)
The most accurate group, with the highest balance at the end, wins!
Enjoy
Range of word problems that incorporate 2-step and multi-step challenges.
There are 15 word problems in total (duplicated on the page 2-4 times so that they can easily be cut up and given out).
A good resource for setting homework on a ‘problem a day’ basis or acting as an extension task if you want to laminate them and put them in a pot (this is what I do).
Problems range from:
area
algebra
difference
money
fractions
percentages
ratio
Problems are also good for class discussion and promoting reasoning/understanding skills.
Answers are included at back of document for ease of marking and immediate feedback.
Revision worksheets aimed at learning how to work out 10, 5 and 1% with the view that any percentage can be worked out using this knowledge as a foundation.
3 tasks included:
- Working out 10% of any given number.
- Working out 1, 5 and 10 % of any given number.
- Using this knowledge to work out different percentages of given numbers.
Answer sheet included for ease of marking/over-shoulder marking.
Task also includes free sheet with word problems aimed at expected and greater depth.
Differentiated into 3 levels of difficulty - addition and subtraction of fractions with different denominators, with mixed fractions included for extra challenge.
Answer sheet is included for ease of marking.
1 chilli = 12 questions using simple fractions with different denominators.
2 chillies = 12 questions using simple and mixed fractions with different denominators.
3 chillies = 12 questions using simple, mixed and addition of 3 fractions with different denominators.
This resource is for year 5 and can be used as either an elicitation task or end of sequence assessment. Learning objectives are as follows:
Can I read, write, order and compare numbers up to 1,000,000?
Round any whole number accurately?
Identify the value of each digit in a number up to 1,000,000?
Use, read, write and convert between standard units of length, mass and time?
Convert a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa?
Order decimal numbers from lowest to highest and vice-versa?
Answers are included on p2 for ease of marking and learning objectives are included at the top of p1 for highlighting whether the objective is met or not.
A series of 3 challenging problems for greater depth/mastery level year 6s.
All problems are multi-step and require mathematical reasoning and knowledge of area finding formulas.
Use of all 4 operations will be required.
Can be done in groups, pairs or individually. A very good task if you have a pupil/pupils racing on ahead in class and require a holding task or greater challenge to keep them motivated.
Answers included on page 2 for ease of marking (includes workings so sight of certain answers can be observed within the steps).
Good reasoning for SAT practice also.
A good starter exercise just to reinforce which numbers are prime and which are not. How do we know if a number is prime?
Some work on common factors also.