Medium Term Maths Plan (Number)
Term 5
Counting and understanding numbers
Decimals
Year 5
Fractions
Key Vocabulary
Numerator
Denominator
Equivalent
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandths
Decimal
Percentage
Per cent
Can recognise and use thousandths and relate them to
tenths, hundredths and decimal equivalents
Can read decimal numbers as fractions (for
example 0.71 = 71/100)
Can solve problems which require knowing
Can write decimal numbers as fractions (for
example 0.71=71/100)
percentage and decimal equivalents of , , , ,
and those fractions with a denominator of a multiple
of 10 or 25
Can round decimals with 2 decimal places to the
nearest whole number
Can round decimals with 2 decimal places to 1
decimal place
Can read and write numbers with up to 3 decimal
places.
Can compare numbers with up to 3 decimal places.
Can order numbers with up to 3 decimal places.
Can solve problems involving numbers up to 3
decimal places
Can add and subtract decimals mentally and using
formal written methods, including a mix of whole
numbers and decimals, decimals with different
numbers of decimal places, and complements of 1
(for example, 0.83 + 0.17 = 1).
Percentages
Can recognise the per
cent symbol (%) and
understand that per cent
relates to ‘number of
parts per hundred’,
Can write percentages
as a fraction with
denominator 100, and as
a decimal
Resources
Magnetic fraction circles
Fraction flash cards
Fraction, Decimal,
percentage card chains
Fraction strips
Fraction/Decimal
dominoes
Percentage strips
FDP flip charts
Pizza fractions
Red/blue counters
Year 5
Vocabulary
Metric
Imperial
Unit
Mass
Weight
Gram
Kilogram
Pound
Stone
Capacity
Litre
Millilitre
Centilitre
Pint
Gallon
Volume
Mass
Can convert between different units of
metric measure (gram and kilogram) for
mass
Can understand and use approximate
equivalences between metric units (grams)
and common imperial units (pounds)
Can use all four operations to solve mass
problems
Medium Term Maths Plan (Topic)
Term 5
Measurement
Capacity
Can convert between
different units of metric
measure (litre and
millilitre) for capacity
Can understand and use
approximate
equivalences between
metric units (litres) and
common imperial units
(pints)
Can estimate capacity
using manipulatives.
Can use all four
operations to solve
capacity problems
Volume
Can estimate volume
using manipulatives [for
example, using 1 cm³
blocks to build cuboids
(including cubes)]
Can use all four
operations to solve
problems involving
volume
Resources
Place value whiteboards
Scales with different scales
Jugs with different scales
cm³ blocks
cuboids