Year 5
When children arrive in Year 5, with the solid understanding of number and calculation, the focus can shift to fluency in these skills and building new layers of understanding. In Year 5, application and problem solving are crucial. Basic Year 4 skills, such as times tables, use of simple mental and written methods and the understanding of what makes a fraction need to be solid before Year 5 objectives can begin.
Key areas for the year are:
A focus on fluency in, and application of, calculation methods
In depth understanding of fractions and decimals
Interpretting data from a wide range of graphs, tables and charts
Applying knowledge to problem solving
Below are the expectations of the Walhampton mathematics curriculum for Year 5. These form the basis of the 'expected' attainment grade. It is expected that some children will be able to exceed these objectives and explore the topics in more depth.
Number and Place Value Skills
Children will learn to:
read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 10,000,000 and determine the value of each digits
read Roman numerals to 1000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals
interpret negative numbers in context
round any number to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10,000 and 100,000
solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above.
Calculation
Children will learn to:
count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000
count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero
use rounding to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, levels of accuracy
add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits including using formal written methods
add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers
solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in context, deciding with operations and methods to use and why
solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these, including understanding the meaning of the equals sign
identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number, and common factors of two numbers
know and use the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors and composite numbers
establish whether a number up to 100 is prime and recall prime numbers up to 19
recognise and use square number and cube numbers, and the notation for squared and cubed
mutiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit or two-digit number using a formal written methods, including long multiplication for two-digit numbers
multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts
divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division and interpret remainders appropriately for the context
multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
solve problems involving multiplication and division including their knowledge of factors and mulitples, squares and cubes
solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling bu simple fractions and problems involving simple rates.
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Children will learn to:
indentify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths
recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements >1 as a mixed number
compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number
add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and denominators that are multiples of the same number
multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams
read and write decimal numbers as fractions
recognise and use thousandths and relate them to tenths, hundredths and decimal equivalents
round decimals with two decimal places to the nearest whole number and to one decimal place
read, write, order and compare numbers with up to three decimal places
solve problems involving numbers up to three decimal places
recognise the per cent symbol and understand that per cent relates to 'number of parts per hundred' and write percentages as a fraction with a denominator 100, and as a decimal
solve probelms which require knowing percentage and decimal equivalents of a half, quarter, fifth, two-fifths, four-fifths and those fractions with a denominator of a multiple of 10 or 25.
Measurement
Children will learn to:
convert between different units of measure
understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units
use all four operations to solve problems involving measure using decimal notation, including scaling
use all four operations to solve problems involving measure (for example, money)
solve problems involving converting between units of time
measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes in centimetres and metres
calculate and compare the area of rectangles and including using standard units, square centimetres and square metres and estimate the area of irregular shapes
estimate volume and capacity
Geometry
Children will learn to:
distinguish between regular and irregular polyhons based on reasoning about equal sides and angles
use the properties of rectangles to deduce related facts and find missing lengths and angles
identify 3-D shapes, including cubes and other cuboids, from 2-D representations
know angles are measured in degrees: estimate and compare acute, obtuse and reflex angles
draw given angles and measure them in degrees
identify:
angles at a point and one whole turn
angles at a point on a straight line and half a turn
other multiples of 90 degrees
identify, describe and represent the position of a shape following a reflection or translation, using the appropriate language, and know that the shape has not changed
Statistics
Children will learn to:
complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables
solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in a line graph.
To see examples of the calculation methods taught in each year group, follow this link to our calculation guidance.