An essential component of Mathematics is the development of students’ ability to Work Mathematically. This includes the skills of Communicating, Problem Solving, Reasoning, Understanding and Fluency. 

Students’ ability to work mathematically is developed through the achievement of outcomes and working with content of the Mathematics K-6 Syllabus. Content is organised within the following content strands: 

This term in Mathematics, Year 6 will be engaging with the following substrands:

Whole Number

• The unit focuses on key aspects of Whole Number, including reading/writing numbers, place value, expanding notation, patterning, patterns and problem solving.

Addition and Subtraction

• This unit focuses on developing an understanding and fluency in mathematics through inquiry, exploring and connecting mathematical concepts, choosing and applying problem-solving skills and mathematical techniques, communication and reasoning using addition and subtraction concepts.

Multiplication and Division

• This unit will focus on the student's ability to solve problems involving multiplication of large numbers by one- or two-digit numbers using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technology, solve problems involving division by a one-digit number, including those that result in a remainder and use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers to calculations.

Time

• This unit explores am/pm notation, 12 and 24-hour time, digital/analogue time, timelines and their application to a range of everyday activities, including the interpretation of timetables, duration and time zones.

Fractions and Decimals

• In this unit students will investigate how to compare fractions with related denominators and locate and represent them on a number line, to find a simple fraction of a quantity where the result is a whole number, with and without the use of digital technologies and to solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same or related denominators.

Position

• In this unit students will learn how to find locations on various maps and to provide accurate grid references. They will use compass directions to describe locations and will find suitable routes to selected local landmarks using local maps.