Primary Mathematics Scheme of Work: Stage 3

Unit Lessons Key ‘Build a Mathematician’ (BAM) Indicators Essential knowledge

Numbers and the number system 8  Read and write numbers up to 1000 in numerals and in words  Know the place value headings of tenths, ones, tens and hundreds
Counting and comparing 12  Compare and order whole numbers up to 1000  Know multiplication facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
Visualising and constructing 8  Know division facts related to the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
 Count from zero in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100
Calculating: addition and subtraction 12  Know that a right angle is ¼ of a turn
 Add and subtract numbers mentally including a three-digit number and ones, tens and  Know the number of days in each month
Calculating: multiplication and division 12 hundreds
 Know the number days in a year and a leap year
Exploring time 12  Use columnar addition and subtraction with numbers up to three digits  Know that 60 seconds = 1 minute
Exploring fractions 12
 Use known facts to multiply and divide mentally within the 2, 3, 4, 8 and 10  Know the Roman numerals from I to XII
Measuring space 12 multiplication tables  Know the vocabulary of time including o’clock, a.m., p.m., morning
Investigating angles 8  Multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number afternoon, noon and midnight
 Know the meaning of ‘perimeter’
Calculating fractions and decimals 8  Understand fractions as proportions
Exploring money 8
 Understand fractions as numbers

 Count forward and backwards in tenths

 Tell the time using analogue and digital 12-hour clocks

Presentation of data 8  Measure length (mm, cm, m), mass (g, kg) and capacity (ml, l)

 Measure perimeters of shapes

Preventing the gap / Going deeper 20

Total: 140 Stage 3 BAM Progress Tracker Sheet

Maths Calendar Based on 4 maths lessons per week, with at least 35 'quality teaching' weeks per year
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13
Numbers and the number system Counting and comparing Visualising and constructing Calculating: addition and subtraction Calculating: multiplication and division
3M1 BAM 3M2 BAM, 3M3 BAM 3M4 BAM, 3M5 BAM 3M6 BAM, 3M7 BAM

Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26
Assessment and enrichment Exploring time Exploring fractions Measuring space Preventing the gap / Going deeper
3M11 BAM 3M8 BAM, 3M9 BAM 3M12 BAM, 3M13 BAM

Week 27 Week 28 Week 29 Week 30 Week 31 Week 32 Week 33 Week 34 Week 35 Week 36 Week 37 Week 38 Week 39
Assess / enrich Investigating angles Calculating fractions & decimals Exploring money Presentation of data Assess / enrich Preventing the gap / Going deeper
3M10 BAM

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Numbers and the number system 8 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Number and Place Value progression map
 recognise the place value of each digit in a three-digit number (hundreds, tens, ones)
 read and write numbers up to 1000 in numerals and in words
 identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations
 solve number problems and practical problems involving these ideas
Return to overview
Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Work with numbers up to 1000  Understand place value in numbers up to 1000
 Explore ways of representing numbers  Write numbers up to 1000
 Develop skills of estimation  Read numbers up to 1000
 Solve problems involving numbers and the number system  Use zero as a place holder in numbers up to 1000
 Interpret numbers up to 1000 on a number line
Bring on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2  Represent numbers up to 1000 using a number line
Number and Place Value: Place value I, Place value headings, Reading and writing numbers  Interpret and use scales representing measurements with numbers up to 1000
 Use scales to represent measurements with numbers up to 1000
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Understand place value in numbers up to two digits Place value Pupils should be given opportunity to explain reasoning both verbally and in
 Read and write numbers up to 100 Digit writing
 Use zero as a place holder in two-digit numbers Hundreds
 Use and interpret a number line to represent numbers Tens NCETM: Glossary
Ones
Estimate Useful resources: Dienes apparatus, place value cards, digit cards, number
Number line lines, bead strings, unifix or multi link cubes, cuisenaire rods, Numicon, 100
Scale square

Common approaches
Every classroom displays a number line up to 1000
Every classroom has a place value chart on the wall
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 Show me a three-digit number with a tens unit of ‘6’. And another. And NRICH: Which scripts?  Some pupils may write three-digit numbers literally, for example, four
another … NRICH: Which is quicker? hundred and six as ‘4006’
 Benny writes the number three hundred and six as ‘3006’. Do you agree  Some pupils may ignore place value and simply write the digits mentioned
with Benny? Learning review in a number, for example, four hundred and six as ‘46’
 Using a number line, show me the number 243, 567, 909, etc. KM: 3M1 BAM Task
NCETM: NC Assessment Materials (Teaching and Assessing Mastery)
NCETM: Place Value Reasoning

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Counting and comparing 12 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Number and Place Value progression map
 compare and order numbers up to 1000
 count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100; find 10 or 100 more or less than a given number
 solve number problems and practical problems involving these ideas
Return to overview
Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Work with numbers up to 1000  Order numbers up to 1000
 Explore ways of counting  Compare numbers up to 1000
 Solve problems involving counting and comparing  Count (from 0) in multiples of 4
 Count (from 0) in multiples of 8
Bring on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2  Count (from 0) in multiples of 50
Number and Place Value: Ordering numbers, Counting I, Counting II  Count (from 0) in multiples of 100
 Find 10 more than a given number
 Find 10 less than a given number
 Find 100 more than a given number
 Find 100 less than a given number
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Understand place value in numbers up to 1000 Place value Zero is neither positive nor negative.
 Use <, > and = symbols Digit It is expected that all pupils should count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and
 Count in steps of 2, 3 and 5 from 0 Multiple 100, but they should also be given the opportunity to start with any given
 Count in tens from any number, forward and backward More number.
Less
Positive NCETM: Glossary
Number line
Useful resources: Dienes apparatus, place value cards, digit cards, number
Notation lines, bead strings, unifix/multi link cubes, Cuisenaire rods, Numicon, 100
Use of <, > and = symbols when comparing numbers square

Common approaches
Every classroom displays a number line up to 1000
Every classroom has a place value chart on the wall
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 Show me the largest three-digit number with a tens unit of ‘6’, hundreds NRICH: The Deca Tree  Some pupils may write three-digit numbers literally, for example, four
unit ‘2’. And Another. And another … NCETM: Ordering numbers: Activity A hundred and six as ‘4006’
 What is the same and what is different: 345, 435, 545, 455 ? NCETM: The value of place: Activity E  Some pupils may ignore place value and simply write the digits mentioned
 Convince me that 765 > 567. in a number, for example, four hundred and six as ‘46’
Learning review
NCETM: Place Value Reasoning KM: 3M2 BAM Task, 3M3 BAM Task
NCETM: NC Assessment Materials (Teaching and Assessing Mastery)

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Visualising and constructing 8 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Properties of Shape progression map
 identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines
 draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials; recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them
Return to overview
Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Classify lines  Identify and draw horizontal and vertical lines
 Construct 2D shapes  Identify and draw parallel lines
 Explore 3D shapes  Identify and draw perpendicular lines
 Sketch common 2D shapes
 Draw and measure a line in centimetres
 Construct common 2D shapes using a ruler
 Make and identify 3D shapes using modelling materials
 Describe 3D shapes using mathematical language
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Know the names of common 2D shapes Horizontal Pupils should be able to draw and measure a line in centimetres when the
 Know the names of cuboids, prisms, spheres, pyramids and cones Vertical dimensions are whole numbers.
 Know the meaning of side, edge, vertex (vertices) and face Perpendicular Suitable modeling materials include Polydron, Geomag, pipe cleaners and
 Use a straight edge to construct lines and shapes Parallel even (uncooked!) spaghetti and marshmallows for a bit of messy fun!
Face, Edge, Vertex (Vertices)
Cube, Cuboid, Prism, Cylinder, Pyramid, Cone, Sphere NCETM: Glossary
Quadrilateral
Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, (Isosceles) Trapezium, Kite, Rhombus Common approaches
Triangle, Circle Every classroom has a set of 3D shape posters and quadrilateral posters on
Polygon, Hexagon, Pentagon, Octagon, Decagon the wall

Notation
Arrow notation to represent parallel lines
Right angle notation for perpendicular lines
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 NCETM: The Art of Mathematics: Activity D
Show me a pair of parallel lines, perpendicular lines, a vertical line, a  Pupils may believe, incorrectly, that:
horizontal line. And Another … NCETM: Making shapes and solids: Activity A - perpendicular lines have to be horizontal / vertical
 Always/Sometimes/Never: Perpendicular lines are horizontal and vertical. - only straight lines can be parallel
 Convince me that parallel lines can be curved. Learning review  Some pupils may think that a square and rectangle are two different
 Convince me that a square is a rectangle. NCETM: NC Assessment Materials (Teaching and Assessing Mastery) shapes.
 Pupils may believe, incorrectly, that all 3-D shapes are prisms
NCETM: Geometry - Properties of Shapes Reasoning

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Calculating: addition and subtraction 12 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Calculation progression map
 add and subtract numbers mentally, including: a three-digit number and ones; a three-digit number and tens; a three-digit number and hundreds
 add and subtract numbers with up to three digits, using formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction
 estimate the answer to a calculation and use inverse operations to check answers
 solve problems, including missing number problems, using number facts, place value, and more complex addition and subtraction
Return to overview
Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Extend mental methods of addition and subtraction  Add three-digit numbers and ones or tens mentally
 Develop written methods of addition and subtraction  Add three-digit numbers and hundreds mentally
 Estimate answers to calculations  Subtract three-digit numbers and one or tens mentally
 Solve problems involving addition and subtraction  Subtract three-digit numbers and hundreds mentally
 Use column addition for numbers with up to three digits when carrying is not required
Bring on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2  Use column addition for three-digit and two-digit numbers when carrying is required
Calculating: Addition and subtraction using mental methods, Addition and subtraction using written methods I  Use column addition for numbers with three-digits when carrying is required
 Use column subtraction for numbers with up to three digits when exchanging is not required
 Use column subtraction for three-digit and two-digit numbers when exchanging is required
 Use column subtraction for numbers with up to three-digits when exchanging is required
 Estimate the answer to a calculation
 Identify when addition or subtraction is needed as part of solving a problem
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Know that addition and subtraction are inverse operations Calculation Interpret ‘mentally’ as ‘can you do the calculation in your head or with jottings?’. The Kangaroo Maths Interactive
 Recall addition and subtraction facts to 20 Calculate Target Boards are very powerful in supporting this important message. Ensure that pupils can deal with column
 Derive addition and subtraction facts to 100 Addition subtractions that include a 0 within the first number; e.g. 8027 – 437
 Add and subtract two-digit numbers and ones (or tens) mentally Subtraction KM: Progression: Addition and Subtraction and Calculation overview
Sum, Total NCETM: The Bar Model, Subtraction, Glossary
Difference, Minus, Less Useful resources: Digit cards, number lines, bead strings, place-value cards, base 10, 100 squares, place-value
Column addition counters
Column subtraction
Exchange Common approaches
Operation All teachers use ‘sum’ to refer only to the result of an addition. Teachers must say ‘complete these calculations’
Estimate instead of ‘complete these sums’. All pupils use books / paper with 1cm squares and ensure that each digit is written
Inverse in one square. When carrying, those numbers being carried are placed beneath the answer line. During column
Operation subtraction the language of ‘exchanging’ is used instead of ‘borrowing’. When exchanging, those numbers being
altered or moved are written above the calculation
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 Provide examples of column addition and subtraction with missing digits. KM: Interactive target boards  Some pupils may carry the wrong carry digit (i.e. the ones digit rather
Challenge pupils to find these digits and explain their reasoning. KM: Maths to Infinity: Addition and subtraction foundations than the tens digit)
 Show me an example of a column addition (that does not includes NRICH: Reach 100, Twenty Divided Into Six, Consecutive Numbers  Some pupils incorrectly assume and use commutativity within column
carrying) with the answer 576. And Another … NCETM: Triangular cards: Activity E subtraction; for example:
 Show me an example of a column addition (that includes carrying) with NCETM: Interactive Base 10 Blocks: Activity F, G and H 9 2 6
the answer 512. And Another … NCETM: Estimating differences: Activity F
– 7 3 4
 Convince me that 428 – 136 = 292
Learning review 2 1 2
NCETM: Addition and Subtraction Reasoning KM: 3M4 BAM Task, 3M5 BAM Task  Some pupils may not use place value settings correctly (especially when
NCETM: NC Assessment Materials (Teaching and Assessing Mastery) the numbers have a different number of digits)

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Calculating: multiplication and division 12 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Calculation progression map
 recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
 write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division using the multiplication tables that they know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to formal written
methods
 solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division, including positive integer scaling problems and correspondence problems in which n objects are connected to m objects
Return to overview
Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Develop mental arithmetic skills  Recall and use multiplication facts for the 3 times table
 Develop knowledge of multiplication tables  Recall and use multiplication facts for the 4 times table
 Explore ways of writing calculations  Recall and use multiplication facts for the 8 times table
 Solve problems involving multiplication and division  Recall and use division facts for the 3 times table
 Recall and use division facts for the 4 times table
Bring on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2  Recall and use division facts for the 8 times table
Times tables: The three times table, The four times table, The eight times table  Understand the distributive law applied to a multiplication of a two-digit number by a one-digit number
 Identify the correct operation(s) required in order to solve a problem and create mathematical statements
 Use known and derived facts when multiplying and dividing mentally
 Use efficient methods to multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number
 Identify when a scaling (or correspondence problem) can be solved using multiplication or division
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Recall multiplication and division facts for 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables Calculation Pupils make the connection between arrays, multiplying using the distributive law and the compact grid method. The
 Understand that multiplication and division are inverse operations Calculate transition from arrays to a compact grid method aids conceptual understanding of short and long multiplication. It
 Understand that multiplication is commutative Mental arithmetic also supports the multiplication of algebraic expressions at a later stage.
Multiplication table, Times table KM: Progression: Multiplication and Division and Calculation overview
Multiply, Multiplication NCETM: The Bar Model, Multiplication and division
Times NCETM: Multiplicative reasoning
Product NCETM: Glossary
Commutative Useful resources: Counters, Hundred squares, Times table squares, Counting stick, Cuisenaire rods, Place value discs
Divide, Division
Inverse Common approaches
Operation Knowing the times tables is understood as knowing multiplication facts, knowing division facts and related facts.
Estimate All classrooms display a times table poster with a twist
Connecting the compact grid method with arrays is essential
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 Show me a multiplication (division) fact from the 3 multiplication table, 4 KM: Interactive target boards  Some pupils ‘see’ the times tables as a list of 12 unconnected facts
multiplication table, 8 multiplication table. And Another … KM: Maths to Infinity: Multiplication and division foundations  Some pupils do not understand multiplication is commutative.
 Ask pupils to complete the statement: ‘If I know 7 × 4 = 28, then …’ KM: Times Tables resources  Some pupils may write statements such as 2 ÷ 8 = 4
 Show me a problem that can be solved using multiplication, division. And NRICH: Andy’s Marbles  Some pupils think because 3 × 5 = 5 × 3 then 15 ÷ 3 = 3 ÷ 15
Another … NCETM: Always, Sometimes, Never: Activity A
 Convince me that 40 × 8 = 320 NCETM: Pendulum Counting: Activity B
 Convince me that 43 × 8 = 344 NCETM: Multiplying Numbers: Activity D

NCETM: Multiplication and Division Reasoning Learning review

KM: 3M6 BAM Task, 3M7 BAM Task
NCETM: NC Assessment Materials (Teaching and Assessing Mastery)

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Exploring time 12 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Measurement and mensuration progression map
 tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks
 estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o’clock, a.m./p.m., morning, afternoon, noon and midnight
 know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year
 compare durations of events [for example to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks]
Return to overview
Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Understand and use Roman numerals  Read Roman numerals up to XII
 Tell the time  Know the vocabulary of telling the time
 Estimate time  Know the number of seconds in a minute
 Solve problems involving time  Know the number of days in each month, year and leap year
 Tell the time from a 12-hour analogue clock to the nearest minute
Bring on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2  Tell the time from a 24-hour analogue clock to the nearest minute
Measures: Months of the year, Telling the time  Tell the time from a clock using Roman numerals to the nearest minute
 Write times using 12-hour format
 Estimate times
 Compare times given in seconds, minutes and/or hours
 Calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Know the number of minutes in an hour, hours in a day, and days in a Analogue In general it is incorrect to repeat a Roman numeral symbol four times (i.e.
week 12-hour XXXX). Also, the subtractive method should only be used (1) if subtracting
 Tell and write the time to the nearest five minutes 24-hour powers of ten (i.e. I, X or C), and (2) if subtracting from the next two higher
o’clock symbols (for example, I can be subtracted from V or X, but not L, C, D or M).
Morning Therefore 49 cannot be written as XXXXIX, or as IL, and must be written as
Afternoon XLIX. See NCETM: Roman numerals
Noon, Midnight 24 clock notation using four digits. Any time before 10:00 a.m. uses a zero as
Second, Minute, Hour the second hour digit, for example 9:15 a.m. is written as ‘09:15’.
Day, Week, Month Noon is 12:00 and midnight is 00:00
Year NCETM: Glossary
Leap year
Roman Numeral Common approaches
Explain the origins of the Roman numerals I, V and X are possibly linked to the
Notation human body being used to communicate numbers across the marketplace (I
The Roman numeral for 4 is IV. It is the only exception to the rules of Roman – finger, V – shape of the hand with fingers closed together and X – arms
numerals as it is sometimes written IIII on a clock or watch crossed)
Using a.m. and p.m. for 12-hour clock notation Use of a colon to write 12- and 24- hour times
Using a.m. and p.m. for 12-hour clock notation
Noon is treated as 12:00 and midnight as 00:00
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 Can a 24-hour clock be analogue? For example, try and tell the time using NRICH: Two Clocks  The use of IIII on a clock face suggests that a Roman numeral can be
images of the Greenwich Observatory Clock. NCETM: Virtual Clock: Activity D repeated four times, but this is a special case. In general, three is the
 What is the same and what is different: VII, 7, I, IV ? maximum number of repeats and the subtractive method should be used
 Always, sometimes, never: Only one month has 28 days. Learning review instead (i.e. IV)
KM: 3M11 BAM Task  Some pupils may think that all months have the same number of days.
NCETM: Measurement Reasoning NCETM: NC Assessment Materials (Teaching and Assessing Mastery)  Some pupils do not have a realistic sense of the length of one minute
(usually they count one, two, three … etc. far too quickly!)

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Exploring fractions 12 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Fractions, decimals and percentages progression map
 recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of objects: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators
 recognise and use fractions as numbers: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators
 recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators
 compare and order unit fractions, and fractions with the same denominators
Return to overview
Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Understand the meaning of a fraction  Recognise a unit fraction of a set of objects
 Investigate the equivalence of fractions  Recognise a non-unit fraction of a set of objects
 Compare fractions  Write a fraction of a set of objects
 Understand a unit fraction as a number
Bring on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2  Understand a non-unit fraction as a number
Fractions & decimals: Fractions as numbers  Understand the concept of equivalent fractions
 Recognise equivalent fractions from diagrams
 Complete diagrams to show equivalent fractions
 Create diagrams to show equivalent fractions
 Compare a set of unit fractions
 Compare a set of fractions which have the same denominator
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Recognise, find, name and write the fractions 1/3, 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4 of a Fraction Describe 1/3 as ‘there are three equal parts and I take one’, and 3/4 as ‘there
length, shape, set of objects or quantity Unit fraction are four equal parts and I take three’. Also make the connection between 3/4
 Write simple fraction statements; e.g. 1/2 of 6 = 3 Non-unit fraction and ‘ 3 of 1/4 ‘
 Recognise the equivalence of 2/4 and 1/2 Numerator Be alert to pupils reinforcing misconceptions through language such as ‘the
Denominator bigger half’.
Equivalent (fraction) To explore the equivalency of fractions make several copies of a diagram with
Compare half shaded. Show that splitting these diagrams with varying numbers of lines
Greater than, less than does not alter the fraction of the shape that is shaded.
NCETM: Teaching fractions
Notation NCETM: The Bar Model
Horizontal bar for fractions NCETM: Glossary
Diagonal bar for fractions
Use of <, > and = symbols when comparing fractions Common approaches
In this unit, pupils work with denominators of at least 2 to 10.
Pupils are expected to use horizontal bar notation for fractions.
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 Show me a fraction. And another. And another. NRICH: Fraction Match  Some pupils may think that diagrams to show fractions must always be
 Which you would prefer, ½ of a cake, 1/3 of a cake or ¼ of a cake? NRICH: Matching Fractions circular
1 2 NCETM: Activity F - Comparing Fractions  Some pupils may not acknowledge that the parts in a fraction must be
 Convince me that = equal; e.g. they talk about the ‘bigger half’.
2 4 Learning review  Some pupils may not appreciate the fact that a non-unit fraction is a
1 KM: 3M8 BAM Task, 3M9 BAM Task multiple of a unit fraction
 Show me a picture of . And another. And another. NCETM: NC Assessment Materials (Teaching and Assessing Mastery)
5
NCETM: Fractions Reasoning

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Measuring space 12 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Measurement and mensuration progression map
 measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); volume/capacity (l/ml)
 measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes
Return to overview
Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Develop measurement skills  Use a ruler to measure lengths to the nearest millimetre
 Solve problems involving measurement  Use a ruler to measure lengths to the nearest centimetre
 Understand perimeter  Use measuring equipment to measure lengths to the nearest metre
 Use digital and mechanical scales to measure mass to the nearest kg
 Use digital and mechanical scales to measure mass to the nearest g
 Use measuring vessels to measure a volume of liquid
 Choose appropriate units to state the result of a measurement
 Compare the length of two or more objects
 Compare the mass of two or more objects
 Compare the volume of two or more objects
 Compare the capacity of two or more objects
 Find the perimeter of a 2-D shape by measuring
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Measure length using m, cm Length, distance In this unit pupils should only measure perimeter; e.g. with string. Calculating
 Measure mass using kg, g Mass perimeter is in Stage 4.
 Measure volume / capacity using l, ml Volume Weight and mass are distinct though they are often confused in everyday
Capacity language. Weight is the force due to gravity, and is calculated as mass
Metre, centimetre, millimetre multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity. Therefore weight varies due to
Kilogram, gram location while mass is a constant measurement.
Litre, millilitre The prefix ‘centi-‘ means one hundredth, and the prefix ‘milli-‘ means one
Perimeter thousandth. These words are of Latin origin.
2-D The prefix ‘kilo-‘ means one thousand. This is Greek in origin.
NCETM: Glossary
Notation
Abbreviations of units in the metric system: m, cm, mm, kg, g, l, ml Common approaches
Every classroom has a sack of sand (25 kg), a bag of sugar (1 kg), a cheque
book (1 cheque is 1 gram), a bottle of water (1 litre, and also 1 kg of water)
and a teaspoon (5 ml)
Teachers ensure that pupils correctly position the ‘0’ on the ruler when
measuring the line.
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 Show me something in the classroom that is between 20 cm and 40 cm. NRICH: Olympic Starters  Some pupils may think that you put the end of the ruler (rather than the
And another. And another. NRICH: Car Journey ‘0’) at the start of a line to measure it.
 Kenny measures two lines; 1 m and 35 cm. He says the difference is 650 NCETM: Activity B - Perimeter  Some pupils may think that the conversion factor between all measures is
mm. Do you agree with Kenny? Explain your answer. NCETM: Activity A - Measures multiply or divide by 10.
 Convince me how to find the perimeter of a shape.  Some pupils may think that milli- refers to ‘million’
 Create a shape with a perimeter greater than 30 cm. Learning review
KM: 3M12 BAM Task, 3M13 BAM Task
NCETM: Measurement Reasoning NCETM: NC Assessment Materials (Teaching and Assessing Mastery)

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Investigating angles 8 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Position and direction progression map
 recognise angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn
 identify right angles, recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a complete turn; identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle
Return to overview
Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Explore angles and turning  Understand that angle is a description of turn
 Compare angles  Understand that angles are a feature of shapes
 Identify a right angle as a quarter turn and when a shape has a right angle
Bring on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2  Recognise that two right angles make a half-turn
Properties of Shapes: Turnings  Recognise that three right angles make three quarters of a turn
 Recognise that four right angles make a complete turn
 Identify angles that are less than right angle
 Identify angles that are greater than a right angle
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Recognise and name the fractions 1/2, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 Half Understanding degrees as a way of measuring angles is not introduced until
Quarter Stage 5.
Three quarters It is thought that the origin of the name ‘right angle’ is the Latin word for
Angle ‘upright’; as in perpendicular to the horizontal base in architectural contexts.
Turn NCETM: Glossary
Right angle
Greater than, less than Common approaches
All pupils experience the ‘feel’ of a right angle by turning through quarter
Notation turns
Right angle notation
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 Show me a right angle in this classroom. And another. And another. NRICH: Square It  Some pupils may think that right angles have to look like this:
 Show me an angle in this classroom less (greater) than a right angle. And NCETM: Activity Set B
another. And another. NCETM: Activity Set C
 Is this a right angle? Explain your answer.
Learning review
 Some pupils may think that right angles have to be created from a
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horizontal and vertical line
 Convince me why this is not called a ‘left’ angle!  Some pupils may think that all turns have to be in a clockwise direction
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Calculating fractions and decimals 8 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Fractions, decimals and percentages progression map
 count up and down in tenths; recognise that tenths arise from dividing an object into 10 equal parts and in dividing one-digit numbers or quantities by 10
 add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole [for example, 5/7 + 1/7 = 6/7]
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Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Develop knowledge of place value  Recognise that tenths arise from dividing a number or object into ten equal parts
 Explore decimals  Write tenths as a fraction and as a decimal
 Calculate with fractions  Count up in tenths
 Count down in tenths
Bring on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2  Add fractions with the same denominator within one whole
Fractions & decimals: Counting in tenths  Subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole

Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes

 Understand place value in numbers up to 1000 Place value Pupils will need to know the place value headings of tenths.
 Connect the ten times table to place value Tenth Some countries use a comma for a decimal point.
 Recognise and write unit and non-unit fractions Decimal It is important to start at different numbers when counting up and down in
 Understand unit and non-unit fractions as numbers on a number line Divide tenths.
Fraction Counting should be practised as part of everyday practice: choral counting
Unit fraction should not be restricted to this unit.
Non-unit fraction Pictorial representations of calculations involving the addition and
Numerator subtraction facts are essential for pupils to understand why only the
Denominator numerators are added or subtracted, not the denominators (e.g. ‘1 of 5 equal
Add parts’ add ‘ 2 of 5 equal parts’ equals ‘3 of 5 equal parts’)
Subtract NCETM: Teaching fractions
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Notation NCETM: Glossary
Decimal point
t notation for tenths Common approaches
Horizontal bar for fractions Pupils are expected to use horizontal bar notation for fractions
Diagonal bar for fractions Teachers and pupils adopt the mantra: ‘We say one fifth we think one of five
equal parts; we say two fifths, we think two of five equal parts, etc’
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 Show me a decimal and fraction equivalent pair. And another. And NCETM: Activity A – visualising fractions along a line  Some pupils may think that the first place value heading after the decimal
another. NCETM: Activity E – adding fractions point is ‘one-ths’ or ‘unit-ths’
 Jenny is counting in tenths ‘…. 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11 …’. Do you agree  Some pupils may think that you simply add the numerators and add the
with Jenny? Explain your answer. Learning review denominators when adding fractions.
 Convince me that 6 ÷ 10 = 0.6 KM: 3M10 BAM Task  Some pupils may think that you simply subtract the numerators and
 Show me two fractions that add together to make a whole. And another NCETM: NC Assessment Materials (Teaching and Assessing Mastery) subtract the denominators when subtracting fractions.
pair. And another pair.  Some pupils may move from 2.9 to 2.10 when counting in tenths
1 1 2  Some pupils may read the number 2.10 as ‘two point ten’
 Kenny thinks that + = . Do you agree with Kenny? Explain your
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answer.
 Convince me how to subtract fractions.

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Exploring money 8 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Calculation progression map
 add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts
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Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Explore money  Recognise the value of coins
 Solve problems involving money  Add amounts of money when the units are the same
 Add amounts of money when the units are different
 Subtract amounts of money when the units are the same
 Subtract amounts of money when the units are different
 Record a practical money problem using £ and/or p notation
 Solve practical problems that involve calculating change in manageable amounts
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Recognise the coins: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 Money This unit focuses on pupils solving money problems in practical situations
 Read and say amounts of money using the coins 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, Coin involving either pounds or pence. They are expected to be able to record the
£1 and £2 Change solution using £ or p notation.
 Count, say and record amounts of money using the coins 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, Note Note: Decimal notation for money is not introduced formally until
20p, 50p, £1 and £2 Stage 4.
 Recognise the notes: £5 and £10 Notation
 Recognise the symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p) Pounds (£) NCETM: Glossary
 Record amounts of money using either pounds (£) or pence (p) Pence (p)
 Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of Common approaches
money £ and p are not used together to record an amount of money, for example
 Solve simple problems involving money, including giving change £3.27 or 327p but not £3.27p

Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions

 Kenny thinks that ‘the larger the size of the coin, the greater the value of NRICH: Five Coins  Some pupils may think that the larger the size of the coin, the greater the
the coin’. Do you agree with Kenny? NRICH: Money Bags value of the coin, for example, a 2p coin is greater in value than a 5p coin.
 What is the same and what is different: 2p coin, 5p coin, 10p coin, 20p NRICH: The Puzzling Sweet Shop  Some pupils may ignore the units in the first instance and simply add the
coin? NCETM: Activity C numerical value of the coins, for example, 10p coin + £1 coin = 11p or £11
 Jenny buys four items and pays with a £5 note. She gets three £1 coins  Some pupils may try and use the £ and p notation together, such as £3p
and three 10p coins in her change. Convince me she could have paid for Learning review rather than £3 or 300p.
the four items using exactly five coins. NCETM: NC Assessment Materials (Teaching and Assessing Mastery)
 Benny buys four items costing 10p, 50p, 10p and 5p. He pays with a £1
coin. He only expects to get one coin in his change. Do you agree with
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Presentation of data 8 lessons
Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: Statistics progression map
 interpret and present data using bar charts, pictograms and tables
 solve one-step and two-step questions [for example, ‘How many more?’ and ‘How many fewer?’] using information presented in scaled bar charts and pictograms and tables
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Possible themes Possible key learning points
 Explore ways to show data  Interpret a pictogram where the symbol represents multiple items
 Solve problems involving charts and tables  Construct a pictogram where the symbol represents multiple items
 Interpret a bar chart
Bring on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2  Construct a bar chart
Statistics: Bar charts and pictograms  Interpret data in a table
 Create a table to show data
 Answer one-step questions about data in charts and tables (e.g. ‘How many?’)
 Answer two-step questions about data in charts and tables (e.g. ‘How many more?’)
Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes
 Interpret and construct block diagrams Data The bar chart was introduced by William Playfair, a Scottish economist, in
 Interpret and construct pictograms where the symbol represents a single Pictogram 1786
item or 2,5 and 10 units. Symbol Pupils are expected to understand and use simple scales, such as 2, 5, or 10
 Interpret and construct simple tables Key units per cm for bar charts and 2, 5, or 10 units per symbol for pictograms.
 Understand tallying Tally
Bar chart Note: The word ‘data’ is introduced in stage 3. It the plural of datum, from
Table the Latin ‘datum’ meaning "(thing) given,”.
Total
Compare NCETM: Glossary
Axis
Common approaches
Notation Pupils always construct or identify the key for a pictogram before doing
When tallying, groups of five are created by striking through each group of anything else.
four
Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
 Show me a bar chart. And another. And another. KM: Make a ‘Human’ Bar Chart by asking pupils to stand on a giant set of  Some pupils may not leave gaps between the bars in a bar chart
 Kenny thinks that a bar chart is the same as a block diagram. Do you axes.  Some pupils may think that one centimetre on the frequency axis of a bar
agree with Kenny? Explain your answer. KM: Stick on the Maths HD2: Bar charts and pictograms chart always represents one unit in a bar chart.
 Jenny draws a bar chart with gaps between the bars. Lenny draws a bar NRICH: Class 5’s Names  Some pupils may think that a symbol always represents one unit in a
chart with no gaps between the bars. Who is correct? Explain your NRICH: Our Sports pictogram.
answer. NRICH: The Olympic Flame: Are You in the 95%?  Some pupils may think that the bars of a bar chart must be vertical.
 Penny draws a bar chart with horizontal bars. Benny says the bars must NCETM: Activity A
be vertical. Who is correct? Explain your answer. NCETM: Activity B
 Always/Sometimes/Never: One centimetre on the frequency axis of a bar
chart represents one unit. Learning review
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