Maths Workshop

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Developing your
child’s mathematical
skills
Year 5 and 6
Addition
 At the end of Year 5, your child should
be able to use efficient written methods
to add whole numbers and decimals with
up to two places
 At the end of Year 6, your child should
be able to use efficient written methods
to add whole numbers and decimals with
up to two places in a range of contexts
Methods of addition
 An empty number line
 Partitioning
 Column – most significant digit first
least significant digit first
carrying
Subtraction
 At the end of Year 5, your child should
be able to use efficient written methods
to subtract whole numbers and decimals
with up to two places
 At the end of Year 6, your child should
be able to use efficient written methods
to subtract whole numbers and decimals
with up to two places in a range of
contexts
Methods of subtraction
 Empty number line
 Decomposition
 Column
Have a go!
add-sub.rtf
Multiplication
 At the end of Year 5, your child should
be able to refine and use efficient written
methods to multiply HTU ×U, TU ×TU,
and U.t ×U
 At the end of Year 6, your child should
be able to use efficient written methods
to multiply integers and decimals by a
one-digit integer, and to multiply two-digit
and three-digit integers by a two-digit
integer
Methods of multiplication
 Times tables & related facts
 Partitioning
 Grid Method
Have a go!
 times.rtf
Division
 At the end of Year 5, your child should
be able to refine and use efficient written
methods to divide HTU ÷ U, TU ÷ U
 At the end of Year 6, your child should
be able to use efficient written methods
to divide integers and decimals by a one
(and two) digit integer
Methods of division
 Inverse of times tables and related facts
 Partitioning
 Short division
 Chunking
Have a go!
 div.rtf
How to help your child
 Develop their mental calculation skills by
practising complements to 100, times
tables, related division facts
 Do a ‘wrong’ calculation – ask them to
figure out what has happened
 Involve them in ‘real life’ problems e.g.
working out the cost of a meal if you are
eating out
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