Summer Suggested topics Suggested Calendar maths Continue to consolidate all previous material especially: Number of days in each month and year, including leap years Time, date and year, millennium Patterns of 7 on the calendar Special events e.g. Christmas, Easter, birthdays Pupils’ dates of birth Record the temperature in degrees Celsius Rhyme for the months of the year: ‘30 days hath September, April, June and November…’ Today is Monday the 11th – what will the date be next Monday? What was the date last Monday? Collate and compile weather data using a bar chart Display and compare dates of birth Record the daily temperature using a line graph Number NEW FOR SUMMER: Identify the place value of the digits in a number with up to two decimal places Suggest a decimal fraction that is equivalent to a fraction in tenths or hundredths Suggest decimal fractions between numbers (see example) in tenths and hundredths forwards and backwards from any number Round decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number Compare numbers with the same number of decimal places up to two decimal places Also, continue to consolidate all previous material, especially: Count in multiples of 7, 9, 25, 50, 100 and 1000 Use the number line to show fractions, numbers and measures Multiply three numbers together Estimate the answer when adding and subtracting and use inverse operations to Count in decimal fractions (after Unit 8) Skip counting What does the digit 6 in 3.64 represent? What does the digit four represent? What is the decimal fraction equivalent to two tenths and five hundredths? Twenty-nine hundredths? Suggest a decimal fraction between 4.1 and 4.2 Place these decimals on a line from 0 to 2: 0.3, 0.1, 0.9, 0.5, 1.2, 1.9 Secret number: it is even, it has 6 in the tens it is greater than 500, etc. Missing number: 4500, 5500, ______, 7500 The teacher writes 3 or 4 multiplication or division sums on the ensuring that one of them is wrong. The children must work out which one. Roman numeral of the day (could correspond to the date); change the number by adding one more or less Convert numbers to numerals Decimal counting: 1.91, 1.92, 1.93, ____
Continue to consolidate all previous material especially: Compare, add and subtract ml and l problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Length NEW FOR SUMMER: Recognise and write decimal equivalents to one quarter, one half and three quarters in the context of length Recognise centimetres written in metres Round lengths to the nearest metre Solve simple measure problems Find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares Continue to consolidate all previous material especially: Compare, add and subtract lengths in m, cm, and mm problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Calculate the perimeters of regular 2-D shapes Comparison of lengths, including simple scaling by integers e.g. twice as long or five times as high What would one half of a metre look like when written in decimal form? What would 125cm be if written in metres? (1.25m) Round these lengths to the nearest metre: 2.5m, 4.7m, 7. 9m Problem of the day/week: Allen jumped 2.25 metres on his second try at the long jump. This was 75 centimetres longer that on his first try. How far in metres did he jump on his first try? Show pupils a rectilinear drawn on square paper and ask them to calculate the area and perimeter. Use a different shape each day and then compare the areas and the perimeters of the five shapes on a Friday. Weight NEW FOR SUMMER: Recognise and compare weights written in kilograms with up to two decimal places Continue to consolidate all previous material especially: Compare, add and subtract masses in kg and g Solve problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Which is lighter: 3.5kg or 5.5kg? 6.25kg or 6.52kg? Compare masses of various items from the classroom
Geometry and shape NEW FOR SPRING: Identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes Recognise what fraction of a shape is shaded Calculate the perimeters of rectilinear 2-D shapes on centimetre grids Also, continue to consolidate all Autumn term material especially: Recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them Identify right, acute and obtuse angles using the correct vocabulary Identify right, acute and obtuse angles in the surrounding environment Use a different shape each day or week and identify its lines of symmetry What fraction of this shape is shaded? Capacity and volume Continue to consolidate all Autumn term material especially: Compare, add and subtract ml and l problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Collect rainwater and compare values weekly Compare containers – which holds the most, least? What is the total capacity? Length Continue to consolidate all Autumn term material especially: Compare, add and subtract lengths in m, cm, and mm Solve problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Calculate the perimeters of regular 2-D shapes Comparison of lengths, including simple scaling by integers e.g. twice as long or five times as high Compare the heights of people and the lengths of everyday items around the classroom Weight Continue to consolidate all Autumn term material especially: Compare, add and subtract masses in kg and g Solve problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Compare masses of various from the classroom
Capacity and volume Compare, add and subtract ml and l Solve problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Collect rainwater and compare values weekly Compare containers – holds the most, least? What is the total capacity? Length Compare, add and subtract lengths in m, cm, mm Solve problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Calculate the perimeters of simple 2-D shapes Comparison of lengths, including simple scaling by integers e.g. twice as long or five times as high Compare the heights of people and the lengths of everyday items around the classroom Weight Compare, add and subtract masses in kg and g Solve problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Compare masses of various items from the classroom Time Tell and the time from an analogue clock, including Roman numerals from I to XII, 12-hour and 24-hour clocks Tell the time to the nearest minute Look at timetables correct vocabulary: arrive and depart, starting time, end or finish time, first, last Convert units of time – hours to minutes, minutes to seconds, years to months, weeks to days Compare durations of events Vocabulary to include: o’clock, a.m., p.m., morning, afternoon, noon and midnight Egg timers measuring one minute could be used at different intervals throughout the Maths Meeting or day work – 1 minute or hour before or after Read and interpret a bus timetable, TV schedule, cinema guide, etc. Add and subtract money, including mixed units, and give change in practical contexts Missing coins and notes – pupils calculate how much money is missing and what coins and notes are missing. Menu of prices; shopping list and calculations based on this, including change A bar chart could be used to show quantities of items sold and how much they would have cost.
Capacity and volume Compare, add and subtract ml and l problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Collect rainwater overnight and keep a record graphically or using pictures Compile the weekly or monthly rainfall amounts Length Compare, add and subtract lengths in m, cm, mm problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Calculate the perimeters of simple 2-D shapes Comparison of lengths, including simple scaling by integers Scale questions could include find something in the classroom that is twice as long as the book or half as long as the table. Weight Compare, add and subtract masses in kg and g problems, including missing number problems using number facts, place value and more complex addition and subtraction problems Which is heavier – 300 g or 300 kg? Time Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including Roman numerals from I to XII and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks Estimate and read time to the nearest minute Compare times in terms of seconds, minutes and hours Vocabulary to include: o’clock, a.m., p.m., morning, afternoon, noon and midnight Compare durations of events, e.g. the length of time taken to complete an activity Egg timers measuring one minute could be used at different intervals throughout the Maths Meeting or day e.g. simple tasks to be completed within the minute work – tell the time to the nearest minute and show a certain time on a clock Convert minutes to seconds and hours and vice versa Money Add and subtract including mixed units, and give change in practical contexts Missing notes and coins – children must calculate how much money is missing and what coins and notes are missing Practical word problems, including addition and subtraction problems, could integrate with measures, e.g. 300 g of carrots costs 61p. How much would 900 g cost? If I had £2, how much change would I receive? Menu of prices and calculations to follow using the menu. A bar chart could be used to represent quantities of food sold.