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  • Mathematics // Addition & Subtraction

    Representing Addition and Subtraction

    Represent addition and subtraction using objects, drawings, and mental images

    Ages 4 to 6Representation
  • Mathematics // Addition & Subtraction

    Numbers on a number line

    Represent whole numbers as lengths on a number line and represent sums and differences within 100 on a number line diagram

    Ages 7 to 8Representation
  • Mathematics // Addition & Subtraction

    Positive and Negative Numbers

    Understand positive and negative numbers as describing quantities with opposite directions or values; use them in context such as temperature, floors in a…

    Ages 11 to 13Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Writing Algebraic Equations

    Express missing number problems algebraically using letters for unknowns; translate word problems into equations

    Ages 10 to 11Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Numbers on a number line

    Understand inequalities as statements comparing expressions, represent solutions on a number line, and solve simple linear inequalities using the same…

    Ages 11 to 14Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Algebraic Transformations

    Model situations or procedures by translating them into algebraic expressions or formulae and by using graphs; move between word problems, algebraic…

    Ages 11 to 13Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Plotting Linear Graphs

    Plot linear graphs by generating a table of values, reduce a two-variable linear equation to the form y = mx + c, and calculate gradients from two points on a…

    Ages 12 to 14Representation
  • Mathematics // Counting & Cardinality

    Representing numbers with objects

    Represent numbers using objects, pictorial representations, and the number line

    Ages 4 to 6Representation
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Pictograms and tally charts

    Interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams, and simple tables

    Ages 6 to 8Representation
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Picture & Bar Graphs

    Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories; solve put-together, take-apart, and compare…

    Ages 7 to 8Representation
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Scaled picture and bar graphs

    Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set; solve one- and two-step comparison, sum, and difference problems using bar charts…

    Ages 8 to 9Representation
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Bar graphs

    Interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs

    Ages 8 to 9Representation
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Pie charts

    Interpret and construct pie charts: calculate sector angles from data, draw sectors accurately, and read values from pie charts to solve problems

    Ages 10 to 11Representation
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Line graphs

    Construct and interpret line graphs for continuous data (e.g. temperature over time, plant growth); read intermediate values, identify trends, and solve…

    Ages 10 to 11Representation
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Pictograms and tally charts (age 11+)

    Construct and interpret frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, pictograms, and vertical line charts for both categorical and grouped numerical data, choosing…

    Ages 11 to 13Representation
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Scatter Graphs

    Plot bivariate data on a scatter graph with correctly labelled axes and appropriate scales; describe the correlation (positive, negative, none) and draw an…

    Ages 13 to 14Representation
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Fractions on a number line

    Recognise and use fractions as numbers: place unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators on a number line

    Ages 7 to 8Representation
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Equivalent fractions on a number line

    Understand two fractions as equivalent if they are the same size or the same point on a number line; recognise and show families of common equivalent fractions…

    Ages 8 to 9Representation
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Fractions on a number line (age 8+)

    Represent fractions on a number line: partition the interval 0 to 1 into b equal parts to locate 1/b, then mark off a lengths of 1/b from 0 to locate a/b

    Ages 8 to 9Representation
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Area with Fractions

    Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling with unit-fraction squares; show that the area equals the product of the side lengths

    Ages 10 to 11Representation
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Types of angles (age 8+)

    Use and interpret standard geometric diagram conventions: mark right angles with a small square, equal lengths with single or double tick marks, and equal…

    Ages 8 to 12Representation
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Coordinates (age 8+)

    Plot specified points on a coordinate grid and draw sides to complete a given polygon

    Ages 8 to 9Representation
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Nets of 3-D Shapes

    Identify, draw, and interpret nets of common 3-D shapes — cubes, cuboids, triangular prisms, and square-based pyramids — by predicting which 3-D shape a given…

    Ages 8 to 11Representation
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Transformations on a grid

    Represent and carry out geometric transformations on squared paper or a coordinate grid: reflections (in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal mirror lines…

    Ages 8 to 12Representation