MATHEMATICS WORKSCHEDULE GRADE 6 TERM 1 WEEKS TOPIC TIME ALLOCATION AS PER CAPS UNITS WITHIN EACH TOPIC 1 Topic 1: Count, order, compare and represent whole numbers 2 hours 1. Read and write large numbers 2. Count large numbers 3. Use place value to order numbers 4. Use symbols to compare numbers 1 – 2 Topic 2: Number sentences 3 hours 1. Number sentences with multiple operations 2. Equivalent number statements 2 Revision 0.5 hours
2 – 3 Topic 3: Addition and subtraction 7 hours 1. Estimation 2. Have fun with calculators 3. Use the column method to add 4. Use the column method to subtract 5. Addition and subtraction are inverse operations 6. Solve addition and subtraction problems 3 – 5 Topic 4: Common fractions 10 hours 1. What is a fraction? 2. Fractions by grouping 3. Equivalent fractions 4. Compare and order fractions 5. Add and subtract fractions 6. Solve problems with fractions 5 Revision 0.5 hours 5 Formal Assessment: Assignment – Different number systems 0.5 hours 5 – 6 Topic 5: Time 4 hours 1. Read and write time 2. Convert units of time 3. Time zones 4. Interpret calendars 6 – 8 Topic 6: Properties of 2-D shapes 8 hours 1. Identify and name 2-D shapes 2. Angles and lines in 2-D shapes 3. Compare and sort 2-D shapes 4. Identify and draw 2-D shapes 8 Revision 0.5 hours 8 – 10 Topic 7: Data handling 10 hours 1. Collect and organise data 2. Read and draw pictographs 3. Read and draw bar graphs 4. The mode and median in a set of data 5. Interpret and make sense of graphs 6. Work through a data cycle 10 Topic 8: Numeric patterns 4 hours 1. Flow diagrams 2. Interesting properties of multiplication 3. Multiplication and division are inverse operations 4. Find missing rules and numbers 10 Revision 0.5 hours 10 Formal Assessment: Test 1 hour TERM 2 WEEKS TOPIC TIME UNITS WITHIN EACH TOPIC
ALLOCATION AS PER CAPS 1 Topic 9: Count, order, compare and represent whole numbers 1 hour 1. Work with nine-digit numbers 2. Round off whole numbers 1 – 2 Topic 10: Multiplication 5 hours 1. Factors and multiples 2. Break up numbers to multiply 3. Estimate answers 4. Use the column method to multiply 5. Solve multiplication problems 2 Revision 0.5 hours 2 – 3 Topic 11: Properties of 3-D objects 5 hours 1. Identify 3D objects 2. Construct 3D objects 3. Describe, sort and compare 3D objects 4. Interpret drawings of 3D objects 3 – 4 Topic 12: Geometric patterns 6 hours 1. Extend patterns and look for rules 2. Tables and flow diagrams 3. Look for patterns and rules 4. More fun with patterns 4 Revision 0.5 hours 4 – 5 Topic 13: Symmetry 2 hours 1. Line symmetry 2. Rotational symmetry 5 Formal Assessment: Test 1 hour 5 – 6 Topic 14: Division 8 hours 1. Work with factors 2. Work with prime factors 3. Multiplication and division as inverse operations 4. Use the long division method 5. Solve division problems 6. Solve problems by comparing quantities of the same kind 7. Solve problems by comparing two different quantities 6 Revision 0.5 hours 6 – 8 Topic 15: Decimal fractions 10 hours 1. Read and write decimal fractions 2. Count in decimals 3. Convert decimal fractions 4. Multiply and round off decimals 5. Compare and order decimals 6. Add and subtract decimals 7. More calculations with decimals 8. Solve problems with decimal fractions 8 - 9 Topic 16: Capacity and volume 5 hours 1. The capacity of containers 2. Estimate and measure capacity 3. Convert units of capacity
7 Revision 0.5 hours 7 – 9 Topic 25: Data handling 9 hours 1. Collect, organise and represent data 2. Find the mode and median of data sets 3. Interpret and analyse data 4. Compare graphs on the same topic Formal Assessment: Project – Data Handling 9 Topic 26: Numeric patterns 5 hours 1. Special types of sequences 2. Find the rule 9 Revision 0.5 hours 10 Topic 27: Length 5 hours 1. Estimate and measure lengths 2. Convert units of length 3. Order lengths 4. Solve problems involving lengths 10 Formal Assessment: Test 1 hour TERM 4 WEEKS TOPIC TIME ALLOCATION AS PER CAPS UNITS WITHIN EACH TOPIC 1 Topic 28: Count, order, compare and represent whole numbers 1 hour 1. Read and write large numbers 2. Round off, compare and order large numbers 1 – 2 Topic 29: Multiplication 5 hours 1. Estimate answers 2. Multiply using the column method 3. Solve problems with multiplication 2 Revision 0.5 hours 2 – 3 Topic 30: Common fractions 5 hours 1. Find equivalent forms and compare common fractions 2. Different fractions for different contexts 3. Convert decimals and common fractions 4. Convert percentages and common fractions 5. Add and subtract common fractions 6. Calculate and solve problems with fractions 3 Formal Assessment: Assignment – Percentages, profit and loss 5 hours 3 – 4 Topic 31: Properties of 3-D objects 5 hours 1. Model 3-D objects 2. Sort and compare 3-D objects 3. Interpret 3-D drawing 4. Identify nets