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This is what each Year Group learns in Maths ...
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Reception
In Reception your child will be learning to…
- Say one, two, three, four… up to 20.
- Count up to 10 objects.
- Recognise the written numbers 1, 2, 3, 3… up to 9.
- Use words to compare things, such as more, less, greater, smaller, heavier, lighter.
- Find one more or one less than any number from 1 to 10.
- Add two small groups of objects (with a total of 10 or less).
- Count how many are left when some objects are taken away.
- Make simple patterns and talk about them.
- Name shapes such as a circle, square, triangle, rectangle, cube, cone and sphere.
- Use words to describe where things are, such as over, under, above, below, on, in, next to, beside.
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Year 1
In Year 1 your child will be learning to…
- Count at least 20 everyday objects.
- Count forwards and backwards in ones, starting from a small number.
- Count forwards and backwards in tens (0, 10, 20, 30…)
- Read and write numbers to at least 20.
- Put the numbers 0 to 20 in order.
- Use the words first, second, third…
- Given a number from 10 to 20, say the number that is one more, one less, 10 more, 10 less.
- Use the words add, sum, total, take away, subtract, difference between… in practical situations.
- Know by heart all pairs of numbers that make 10, such as 3+7, 8+2.
- Add and subtract any two numbers under 10.
- Compare two objects or containers, and say which is longer or shorter, or heavier or lighter, or which holds more.
- Name and describe simple flat and solid shapes, for example, “It’s got 3 corners.”
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Year 2
In Year 2 your child will be learning to…
- Count to at least 100, read and write numbers up to 100.
- Given any six numbers up to 100, put them in order.
- Count forwards and backwards in ones or tens from any two-digit number, for example, 26, 36, 46.
- Recognise odd and even numbers.
- Add and subtract numbers under 20 in his/her head.
- Know pairs of ‘tens’ numbers that make 100, for example 30+70.
- Double and halve small numbers, for example, double 9 is 18, and half of 18 is 9.
- Know by heart the 2 and 10 times table.
- Find the total value of a handful of coins up to £1.
- Measure or weigh using metres, centimetres, kilograms and litres.
- Use a ruler to draw and measure lines to the nearest centimetre.
- Tell the time to the half and quarter hour.
- Name and describe common 2-d and 3-d shapes.
- Solve simple number problems, and explain how to work them out.
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Year 3
In Year 3 your child will be learning to…
- Read and write numbers up to 1000 and put them in order.
- Know what each digit is worth in numbers up to 1000.
- Count on or back in tens or hundreds from any number under 1000, for example, 462, 472, 482… or 662, 562, 462…
- Know by heart addition and subtraction facts up to 20, for example, 4 + 16 = 20, 12 – 8 = 4.
- Work calculations out in his/her head such as 56 + 29 and 97 – 51.
- Know by heart the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
- Do simple divisions with remainders, such as 27 divided by 5.
- Find simple fractions, such as ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/5, or 1/10 of shapes and numbers.
- Tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes.
- Use £ and p, for example, know that £2.04 is £2 and 4p.
- Solve simple number problems and explain how to work them out.
- Recognise right angles and lines of symmetry in simple shapes.
- Explain a simple graph.
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Year 4
In Year 4 your child will be learning to…
- Know the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables by heart, for example know facts like 7 x 5 and 36 divided by 4.
- Round numbers like 672 to the nearest 10 or 100.
- Work out that a simple fraction like 2/6 is equivalent to 1/3.
- Work out sums like 26 + 58 and 62 – 37 in their heads.
- Work out sums like 234 + 479 or 791 – 223 using pencil and paper and writing them in columns.
- Multiply numbers like 38 by 10 or by 100, and divide numbers like 4200 by 10 or 100.
- Multiply and divide numbers up to 100 by 2, 3, 4 or 5, and find remainders, for example 36 x 3, 87 divided by 4.
- Change pounds to pence and centimetres to metres, and vice versa, for example work out that £3.45 is the same as 345p and that 3.5 metres is the same as 350 centimetres.
- Tell the time to the nearest minute and use a simple timetable.
- Pick out shapes with similar features, for example shapes with sides the same length, or with right angles, or symmetrical shapes.
- Use +, -, x and divide to solve problems and decide whether it is best to calculate in their head or on paper.
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Year 5
In Year 5 your child will be learning to…
- Multiply and divide any whole number up to 10 000 by 10 or 100.
- Know what the digits in a decimal number stand for, for example the 6 in 2.63 stands for 6 tenths and the 3 for 3 hundredths.
- Round numbers with 1 decimal place to the nearest whole number, for example 9.7 rounds up to 10, 147.2 rounds down to 147.
- Use division to find a fraction of a number, for example find one fifth by dividing by 5.
- Work out in their head the difference between two numbers such as 3994 and 9007.
- Use pencil and paper to add and subtract big numbers, for example 5793 + 8436, 13 912 – 5829.
- Know by heart all multiplication tables up to 10 x 10.
- Double numbers up to 100 in their heads.
- Use pencil and paper to multiply and divide, for example 328 x 4, 72 x 56, 329 divided by 6.
- Draw and measure lines to the nearest millimetre.
- Work out the perimeter and area of a rectangle, for example the perimeter and area of a book cover measuring 25cm by 20cm.
- Solve word problems and explain their method.
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Year 6
In Year 6 your child will be learning to…
- Know all tables to 10 x 10, especially for division, for example 63 divided by 7 = 9, and quickly work out remainders.
- Multiply and divide decimals by 10 or 100 in their heads, for example 2.61 x 10, 53.2 divided by 100.
- Put numbers, including decimals, in order of size, for example 1.06, 0.099, 0.25, 1.67.
- Use pencil and paper to add and subtract decimals, for example 3.91 + 8.04 + 24.56, or 13.3 – 1.27.
- Use pencil and paper to multiply and divide, for example 387 x 46, 21.5 x 7, 539 divided by 13, 307.6 divided by 4.
- Cancel fractions for example reduce 4/20 to 1/5, and work out which of two fractions is bigger, for example 7/12 or 2/3.
- Work out simple percentages of whole numbers, for example 25% of £90 is £22.50.
- Estimate angles and use a protractor to measure them.
- Work out the perimeter and area of simple shapes that can be split into rectangles.
- Solve word problems and explain their methods.
- Use co-ordinates to plot the position of points.
- Understand and use information in graphs, charts and tables.
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