Year 6
Inspire Workshop
For Parents
End of Year Expectationsfor Year
This booklet provides information for parents and carerson the end of year expectations for children in our school.These expectations are theminimum requirements your child must meet in order toensure continued progress throughout the following year.Any supportyou can provide in helping your child to achieve these is greatly valued.There are practical suggestions to try out at home, together with the websites that are used by staff at Elms Farm.
If you have any queries regarding the content of thisbooklet or want support in knowing how best to help yourchild,then please talk to your child’s teacher.
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Mathematics
Use negative numbers in context and calculate intervals across zero.
Compare and order numbers up to 10,000,000.
Identify common factors, common multiples and prime numbers.
Round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy.
Identify the value of each digit to 3 decimal places.
Use knowledge of order of operations to carry outcalculations involvingfouroperations.
Multiply:
- 4-digit by 2-digit
Divide:
- 4-digitby2-digit
- Add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers.
- Multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in the simplest form.
- Divide proper fractions by whole numbers.
- Calculate % of whole number.
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Activities to try at home…
Board games
Any board gamesthat involvethrowing the dice, reading the number and moving the correct number of squares.Games where scores have to be calculated such as Scrabble.
Throwing a ball and counting in a variety of steps of 7s, 6s, 8s or9s.Learn multiplication and division facts for all times tables (12 x12).
Play BINGO!
Write down 6 numbers (4 or 5-digit numbers). One person calls out the numbers (7 thousand, 3 hundred, 4 tens and 5 units), the others cross the numbers off on their card.
Play dominoes.
Find all the double numbers. What is the total of all of them? Can you order all the Dominoes – what pattern did you spot?Make a square where each of the columns and rows adds up to 8. See for more ideas and instructions.
Money
Compare “Best Buys” or estimate the total for the weekly shopping. Discuss household finances such as bills, pay slips etc.
8 Rolls to 100 - Can you get over 100 in rolls in 8 rolls ?
Roll a dice twice, multiply the two numbers and record the product on paper. Repeat 8 times. Add up your final score.
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Playing Cards
Using playing cards (include J=11, Q=12,K=13,A=1) turn 2 over and ask your child to add, multiply or find the difference. If they get it correct they may keep the cards. How many cards can they collect in 2 minutes?
Bean Multiplication / Arrays
Use everyday objects (eg. pennies, buttons) to make arrays. Count 64 of them. Write a multiplication sentence for each array you make. How many different arrays can you make? Start with a pile, see how many groups 6s, 7s and 8s can you make? Write division number sentences.
Counting and Estimating
Imagine a number line in your head, starting from -20 to 20.Can you count on in multiples of 4 (from -4 to 20) ?Count on in tenths (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, ) ? Can you count in quarters (1/4, ½, ¾ 1, etc)? Can you find the difference between -4 and 7?
Digit Cards
Turn over 4 cards. (eg. 3, 8, 0, 2). How many 4-digit numbers can you make? Can you read/write these numbers down? What is the smallest 4 digit number you can make? What is the largest 4-digit number you can make? Can you order these numbers from smallest to largest? Can you round this number to the nearest 10 or 100?Where would this number be on a numberline?Can you partition your number? Can you say what is 1000 more/less than your number? Can you position your numbers on a number line?
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How you can help develop Maths skills at home:
- Remember to be positive about Maths (Don’t say “I hated maths at school” or “I was no good at maths either”)
- Reinforce number facts at home – test your child’s mental recall but make maths fun.
- Give lots of praise and encouragement.
- It is really beneficial to help your child see where Maths is found in everyday life. It will help develop the skills such as sorting, measuring, calculating, seeing patterns and relationships between numbers, making sense of and checking information.
Some questions to guide mathematical talk:
- Which new words have you learned today?
- Can you explain how you worked that out?
- Can you show me in another way?
- Ask me a question to see if I understand?
- Why did you choose to do it this way?
- Why do you think that…?
- How did you figure that out?
- What was the first thing your eyes saw, or your brain did?
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Some Useful Websites:
School Login: elmsfarm
Password: success51
Pupils can access homework, using their individual login and password throughout the year.
Activelearnprimary.co.uk
Username first 4 letters of their forenames and first 4 letters of their surnames.
Password cat
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