English National Curriculum, Programme Of Study For Year 5 Mathematics

Subject Content:

Pupils should be taught to count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1 000 000

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Counting Quest Try this exercise to master counting up to 100 items with precision and confidence.

Number Grids Investigate the properties of number with these interactive number grids.

Number Line This number line visual aid is designed to be projected onto a whiteboard for whole class exposition.

Counter A dynamic visual aid that counts! Choose the first term, common difference and the speed

Furthermore A self-marking exercise on counting forwards or backwards in tens, hundreds, thousands etc.

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Mental Methods Though using pencil and paper are as useful as having up-to-date technology skills, there is no substitute for strategic mental methods for working out calculations and solving problems. The activities in this topic are designed to improve pupils' abilities to use their brains. Calculating 'in your head' can be a difficult task. If you cannot remember what you have worked out or simply do not know how to solve a problem then it can be very challenging and frustrating. It is important to learn and practise mental arithmetic and using mathematical patterns, you can dramatically improve the speed and accuracy of your mental mathematics. See also the Arithmetic topic and our Number Skills Inventory.

Featured Activity

Nine Digits

Arrange the given digits one to nine to make three numbers such that two of them add up to the third. This is a great puzzle for practicing standard pen and paper methods of three digit number addition and subtraction.

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Not Too Close

The students numbered 1 to 8 should sit on the chairs so that no two consecutively numbered students sit next to each other. So far this activity has been accessed 53575 times and 662 Transum Trophies have been awarded for completing it.

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