Year 6 Revision Guide


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1. Number: Place Value

Learning ObjectiveRevisionPracticeExtension
Be able to read and write number up to 10,000,000 (ten million).Bitesize: Numbers upto 10 million.Transum: Words to DigitsCorbett Maths Worksheet
Round any whole number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000. MathsAntics: RoundingCorbett Maths: RoundingTransum: Rounding to the Nearest 10, 100 or 1000.
Use negative numbers in context (temperature, debt).MathsAntics: NegativesCorbett Maths: Negatives in Real LifeNegative Operations: Addvance Maths
Solve number problems involving all of the above.

2. Number: Addition and Subtraction

Learning ObjectiveRevisionPracticeExtension
Solve multistep problems involving addition and subtraction.Addvance: Column Addition VideoTransum: Addition Practice

Transum: Subtraction Practice
Be able calculate mentally multi-step problems, including ones involving large numbers.
Use knowledge of the order of operations (BIDMAS) to evaluate calculations. Addvance: BIDMASTransum: BIDMASCorbett Maths: BIDMAS
Check answers are suitable using estimation.

3. Number: Multiplication and Division

Learning Objective RevisionPracticeExtension
Multiply 1,2,3 and 4 digit numbers together using a proper written method. MathsAntics: Multiplying Multi-Digit NumbersMultiplication Practice: Transum
Divide 3 or 4 digit numbers by 1 or 2 digit numbers using a written method. MathsAntics: Long Division 1

MathsAntics: Long Division 2
Division Practice: TransumCorbett Maths: Division Worksheet
Identify common factors and common multiples of two numbers.MathsAntics: Factoring WorksheetsAddvance Video this topic (for Year 8 maths)
Know the prime numbers up to 50.BBC Bitesize: Prime NumbersWrite down all the prime numbers below 50.

Check your answers here:MathsIsFun Prime Numbers
Perform mental calculations involving mixed operations and large numbers.
Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Transum: Solve Multistep ProblemsMoney Problems – Exam Style Questions


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4. Number: Fractions and Decimals

Learning ObjectiveRevisionPracticeExtension
Use common factors to simplify fractions, or use common multiples to express fractions with a common denominator. Equivalent FractionsTransum Equivelent FractionsTransum Puzzle Activity
Compare the size of fractions by using a common denominator.Equivalent FractionsTransum Ordering Fractions
Be able to find fractions of amounts. Fractions of an AmountTransum: Fractions of AmountsCorbett Maths Textbook: Fractions of Amounts

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Be able to interpret Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers, and convert between them. Improper Fractions and Mixed NumbersTransum: Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers

Transum: Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions
Corbett Maths: Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

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Be able to add and subtract fractions by finding a common denominator.Adding and Subtracting FractionsTransum: Adding and Subtracting Fractions Corbett Maths Primary: Fractions Addition/Subtraction
Be able to multiply simple fractions. Multiplying and Dividing FractionsCorbett Maths: Multiplying Fractions
Divide fractions by a whole number. Multiplying and Dividing FractionsTransum: Dividing FractionsCorbett Maths: Dividing Fractions
Know that a fraction is the same as a division, and use this to calculate the decimal version of a fraction.Addvance Fractions, Decimals and PercentagesTransum: Fractions and Decimals MatchingAddvance Fractions to Decimals Worksheet
Identify the value of digits in decimals. For example the 2 in 0.327 represents 2 hundredths. MathsAntics: Place ValueTransum: Place Value Activity
Multiply one-digit numbers with up to two decimal places by whole numbers. MathsAntics: Decimal Multiplication Multiplying Decimals Worksheet
Use a long division method for answers involving 2 decimal places.Transum: Long Division Practice
Be able to solve problems involving division, where the answer is required to be rounded to a stated degree of accuracy.
Be able to convert between fractions, decimals and percentages.Fractions, Decimals and Percentages ConversionTransum: FDP ConversionCorbett Maths: FDP Conversion

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5. Measurement

Learning ObjectiveRevisionPracticeExtension
Be able to convert units of length, mass, volume and time. MathsAntics: Metric SystemTransum: Converting UnitsAddvance Maths: High School Conversions
Solve problems involving converting units of measure.Addvance Maths: Area and Perimeter

Area of Trapeziums
Calculate area and perimeter of simple shapes including triangles, squares, rectangles and parallelograms. Transum: Area and Perimeter
Be able to calculate volume of cubes and cuboids in cm3, m3 or km3.Addvance: Volume of 3D Shapes

Note: Some of these shapes are beyond Year 6 Maths.
Transum: Volume of a Cuboid

6. Geometry – Shapes

Learning ObjectiveRevisionPracticeExtension
Draw 2D shapes from descriptions of lengths and angles. National Academy Lesson
Make nets for 3D shapes. Transum: Net or Not Corbett Maths: Nets of 3D ShapesMathsIsFun: 2D Shapes
Recognise the nets of common 3D shapes.
Be able to recognise common 2D shapes including: Triangles, Quadrilaterals and regular polygons. MathsIsFun: 2D Shapes

7. Geometry – Coordinates

Learning ObjectiveRevisionPracticeExtension
Know the Cartesian coordinate system (x,y coordinates).Addvance Maths: Introduction to Coordiantes Corbett Maths: Coordinates Textbook
Be able to plot points on a graphs (all four quadrants).Transum: Coordinate Plotting
Identify the coordinates of a points (all four quadrants).Transum: Coordiantes 1

Transum: Coordiantes 2
Translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane.Addvance Maths: Reflections

Addvance Maths: Transformations

Only watch sections on Translations and Reflections.
Transum: Translations
Reflect simple shapes on the coordinate axes. Transum: ReflectionsSecondary Maths Topics:

Describing Transformations

8. Statistics and Data

Learning ObjectiveRevisionPracticeExtension
Be able to construct pie charts. Addvance: Pie ChartsTransum: Pie Charts 1Corbett Maths Pie Charts
Be able to interpret pie charts. See AboveTransum: Pie Charts 2See above.
Calculate the mean of a data set and interpret this.Addvance Maths: AveragesTransum: Mean

9. Ratio and Proportion

Learning ObjectiveRevisionPracticeExtension
Be able to use the unitary method to solve problems involving proportion. Addvance Martha: Unitary MethodTransum: Unitary MethodUnitary Method Worksheet
Be able to find percentages of amounts. Addvance Maths: Percentage of an AmountTransum: Percentages of Amounts
Be able to solve problems involving similar shapes by recognising the scale factor is the same for all lengths. Transum: Similar ShapesAddvance Maths: GCSE Similar Shapes

10. Introduction to Algebra

Learning ObjectiveRevisionPracticeExtension
Substitute numbers into simple formulae and evaluate.Addvance Maths: Introduction to SubstitutionTransum: Substitution
Recognise simple number sequences, and describe their properties.Corbett Maths: Sequences WorksheetTransum: Finding Missing Terms
Find pairs of numbers which satisfy equations with two unknowns. The Maths Man: Finding Numbers to fit Equations
Solve simple equations. Addvance Maths: Solving EquationsTransum: Solving Equations PracticeHigh School Algebra Playlist

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