CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY MATHEMATICS STAGE 6 SCHEME OF WORK

Scheme of work
1 The number system
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Topic number of Outline of learning content Resources
learning hours
1.1 Place value 3 Explain the value of a digit in a Learner’s Book Section 1.1
decimal (tenths, hundredths Workbook Section 1.1
and thousandths). Additional teaching ideas for
Multiply and divide whole Section 1.1
numbers and decimals by 10, Resource sheet 1A
100 and 1000. Resource sheet 1B
Compose, decompose and Resource sheet 1C
regroup numbers, including
Resource sheet 1D
decimals (tenths, hundredths
and thousandths). Resource sheet 1E
1.2 Rounding 3 Round numbers with two Learner’s Book Section 1.2
decimal decimal places to the nearest Workbook Section 1.2
numbers tenth or whole number. Additional teaching ideas for
Section 1.2
Resource sheet 1F
Cross-unit resources
Diagnostic check and answers
Digital Classroom: Unit 1 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 1 activity
Worksheet 1A
Worksheet 1B
Language worksheet 1A
Language worksheet 1B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 1 test and answers

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2 Numbers and sequences

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learning hours
2.1 Counting 3 Count on and back including Learner’s Book Section 2.1
and sequences using negative numbers, Workbook Section 2.1
fractions and decimals. Additional teaching ideas for
Find the position-to-term rule Section 2.1
for a sequence. Resource sheet 2A
Resource sheet 2B
Resource sheet 2C
Resource sheet 2D
2.2 Special 3 Use knowledge of square Learner’s Book Section 2.2
numbers numbers to generate a term in Workbook Section 2.2
a sequence given its position. Additional teaching ideas for
Use knowledge of Section 2.2
multiplication and square Resource sheet 2E
numbers to recognise cube Resource sheet 2F
numbers (from 1 to 125).
Resource sheet 2G
2.3 Common 3 Find common multiples and Learner’s Book Section 2.3
multiples and common factors. Workbook Section 2.3
factors Additional teaching ideas for
Section 2.3
Resource sheet 2H
Resource sheet 2I
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 2 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 2 activity
Worksheet 2A
Worksheet 2B
Language worksheet 2A
Language worksheet 2B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 2 test and answers

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3 Averages
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learning hours
3.1 Mode, 6 Learners learn how to work Learner’s Book Section 3.1
median, mean out the mode, median, mean Workbook Section 3.1
and range and range of sets of data. Additional teaching ideas for Section 3.1
They investigate how to use Resource sheet 3A
these measures in context to Resource sheet 3B
answer questions.
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 3 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 3 activity
Worksheet 3A
Worksheet 3B
Language worksheet 3A
Language worksheet 3B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 3 test and answers

4 Addition and subtraction (1)

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learning hours
4.1 Positive 3 Estimate, add and subtract Learner’s Book Section 4.1
and negative integers. Workbook Section 4.1
integers Additional teaching ideas for Section 4.1
Resource sheet 4A
Resource sheet 4B
Resource sheet 4C
4.2 Using 3 Use letters to represent Learner’s Book Section 4.2
letters to quantities that vary in Workbook Section 4.2
represent addition and subtraction Additional teaching ideas for Section 4.2
numbers calculations. Resource sheet 4D
Resource sheet 4E
Resource sheet 4F
Resource sheet 4G
Resource sheet 4H
Resource sheet 4I

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Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 4 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 4 activity
Worksheet 4A
Worksheet 4B
Language worksheet 4A
Language worksheet 4B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 4 test and answers

5 2D shapes
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learning hours
5.1 Quadrilaterals 3 Identify, describe, classify Learner’s Book Section 5.1
and sketch quadrilaterals, Workbook Section 5.1
including reference to Additional teaching ideas for Section 5.1
angles, symmetrical Resource sheet 5B
properties, parallel sides
Resource sheet 5C
and diagonals.
5.2 Circles 2 Know the parts of a circle: Learner’s Book Section 5.2
centre, radius, diameter, Workbook Section 5.2
circumference. Additional teaching ideas for Section 5.2
Construct circles of a
specified radius or diameter.

5.3 Rotational 3 Identify rotational Learner’s Book Section 5.3

symmetry symmetry in familiar Workbook Section 5.3
shapes, patterns or images Additional teaching ideas for Section 5.3
with maximum order 4. Resource sheet 5D
Describe rotational
Resource sheet 5E
symmetry as ‘order x’.
Resource sheet 5F
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 5 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 5 activity
Resource sheet 5A
Worksheet 5A
Worksheet 5B
Language worksheet 5A
Language worksheet 5B

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Learner’s Book Check your progress

Unit 5 test and answers

6 Fractions and percentages

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learning hours
6.1 Understanding 3 Understand that a fraction Learner’s Book Section 6.1
fractions can be represented as a Workbook Section 6.1
division and that proper and Additional teaching ideas for
improper fractions can act as Section 6.1
operators. Resource sheet 6A
Resource sheet 6B
Resource sheet 6C
6.2 Percentages 3 Find percentages of shapes Learner’s Book Section 6.2
and whole numbers. Workbook Section 6.2
Additional teaching ideas for
Section 6.2
Resource sheet 6D
Resource sheet 6E
Resource sheet 6F
Resource sheet 6G
6.3 Equivalence and 3 Reduce fractions to their Learner’s Book Section 6.3
comparison simplest form. Workbook Section 6.3
Recognise equivalent Additional teaching ideas for
fractions, decimals and Section 6.3
percentages. Resource sheet 6H
Order and compare fractions, Resource sheet 6I
decimals and percentages. Resource sheet 6J
Resource sheet 6K
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 6 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 6 activity
Worksheet 6A
Worksheet 6B
Language worksheet 6A
Language worksheet 6B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 6 test and answers

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7 Exploring measures
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learning hours
7.1 Rectangles 4 Learners refine how to Learner’s Book Section 7.1
and triangles estimate the area of a triangle Workbook Section 7.1
and learn how to use Additional teaching ideas for
rectangles to calculate the area Section 7.1
of a right-angled triangle. Resource sheet 7A
Resource sheet 7B
Resource sheet 7C
7.2 Time 5 Learners convert time Learner’s Book Section 7.2
presented as a decimal into Workbook Section 7.2
mixed units of time. Additional teaching ideas for
Section 7.2
Resource sheet 7D
Resource sheet 7E
Resource sheet 7F
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 7 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 7 activity
Worksheet 7A
Worksheet 7B
Language worksheet 7A
Language worksheet 7B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 7 test and answers

8 Addition and subtraction (2)

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learning hours
8.1 Adding 3 Compose, decompose and Learner’s Book Section 8.1
and regroup decimal numbers. Workbook Section 8.1
subtracting Estimate, add and subtract Additional teaching ideas for Section 8.1
of decimal numbers with the same or Resource sheet 8A
numbers different numbers of decimal Resource sheet 8B
places. Resource sheet 8C
Resource sheet 8D

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8.2 Adding 3 Add and subtract fractions with Learner’s Book Section 8.2
and different denominators. Workbook Section 8.2
subtracting Additional teaching ideas for
fractions Section 8.2
Resource sheet 8E
Resource sheet 8F
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 8 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 8 activity
Worksheet 8A
Worksheet 8B
Language worksheet 8A
Language worksheet 8B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 8 test and answers

9 Probability
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learning hours
9.1 Describing 6 Learners use fractions and Learner’s Book Section 9.1
and predicting percentages to describe Workbook Section 9.1
likelihood probability, conduct chance Additional teaching ideas for
experiments and learn about Section 9.1
mutual exclusivity. Resource sheet 9A

Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 9 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 9 activity
Worksheet 9A
Worksheet 9B
Language worksheet 9A
Language worksheet 9B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 9 test and answers

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10 Multiplication and division (1)

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Outline of learning
Topic number of Resources
content
learning hours
10.1 Multiplication 3 Estimate and multiply Learner’s Book Section 10.1
whole numbers up to Workbook Section 10.1
10 000 by 1-digit and Additional teaching ideas for
2-digit whole numbers. Section 10.1
Resource sheet 10A
Resource sheet 10B
Resource sheet 10C
10.2 Division 3 Estimate and divide Learner’s Book Section 10.2
whole numbers up to Workbook Section 10.2
1000 by 1-digit and Additional teaching ideas for
2-digit whole numbers. Section 10.2
Resource sheet 10D
10.3 Tests of 3 Understand and use Learner’s Book Section 10.3
divisibility tests of divisibility by 3, Workbook Section 10.3
6 and 9. Additional teaching ideas for
Section 10.3
Resource sheet 10E
Resource sheet 10F
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 10 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 10 activity
Worksheet 10A
Worksheet 10B
Language worksheet 10A
Language worksheet 10B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 10 test and answers

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11 3D shapes
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Topic number of Outline of learning content Resources
learning hours
11.1 Shapes 3 Identify, describe and Learner’s book Section 11.1
and nets sketch compound 3D Workbook Section 11.1
shapes. Additional teaching ideas for Section 11.1
Identify and sketch Resource sheet 11A
simple nets. Resource sheet 11B
Understand that the area
of 2D shapes is used to
calculate the surface area
of 3D shapes.
11.2 Capacity 2 Understand the difference Learner’s Book Section 11.2
and volume between capacity and Workbook Section 11.2
volume. Additional teaching ideas for Section 11.2
Resource sheet 11C
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 11 slideshow
Digital Classroom: Unit 11 activity
Worksheet 11A
Worksheet 11B
Language worksheet 11A
Language worksheet 11B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 11 test and answers

12 Ratio and proportion

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learning hours
12.1 Ratio 3 Use knowledge of Learner’s Book Section 12.1
equivalence to understand Workbook Section 12.1
and use equivalent ratios. Additional teaching ideas for Section 12.1
Resource sheet 12A
Resource sheet 12B
Resource sheet 12C
Resource sheet 12D
Resource sheet 12E

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12.2 Direct 3 Understand the relationship Learner’s Book Section 12.2

proportion between two quantities Workbook Section 12.2
when they are in direct Additional teaching ideas for Section 12.2
proportion. Resource sheet 12F
Resource sheet 12G
Resource sheet 12H
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 12 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 12 activity
Worksheet 12A
Worksheet 12B
Language worksheet 12A
Language worksheet 12B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 12 test and answers

13 Angles
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learning hours
13.1 Measuring 3 Classify, estimate, measure Learner’s Book Section 13.1
and drawing and draw angles. Workbook Section 13.1
angles Additional teaching ideas for
Section 13.1
Resource sheet 13A
Resource sheet 13B
13.2 Angles in a 3 Know that the sum of the Learner’s Book Section 13.2
triangle angles in a triangle is 180 °, Workbook Section 13.2
and use this to calculate Additional teaching ideas for
missing angles in a triangle. Section 13.2
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 13 animation
Digital Classroom: Unit 13 activity
Worksheet 13A
Worksheet 13B
Language worksheet 13A
Language worksheet 13B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 13 test and answers

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14 Multiplication and division (2)

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Outline of learning
Topic number of Resources
content
learning hours
14.1 Multiplying 3 Multiply and divide Learner’s Book Section 14.1
and dividing proper fractions by Workbook Section 14.1
fractions whole numbers. Additional teaching ideas for
Section 14.1
Resource sheet 14A
Resource sheet 14B
Resource sheet 14C
14.2 Multiplying 3 Estimate and multiply Learner’s Book Section 14.2
decimals numbers with one or Workbook Section 14.2
two decimal places by Additional teaching ideas for
1-digit and 2-digit Section 14.2
whole numbers. Resource sheet 14D
Resource sheet 14E
Resource sheet 14F
14.3 Dividing 3 Estimate and divide Learner’s Book Section 14.3
decimals numbers with one or Workbook Section 14.3
two decimal places by Additional teaching ideas for
whole numbers. Section 14.3
Resource sheet 14G
Resource sheet 14H
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 14 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 14 activity
Worksheet 14A
Worksheet 14B
Language worksheet 14A
Language worksheet 14B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 14 test and answers

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15 Data
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learning hours
15.1 Bar 7 Learners interpret and record Learner’s Book Section 15.1
charts, dot data in bar charts, dot plots, Workbook Section 15.1
plots, waffle waffle diagrams and pie charts. Additional teaching ideas for
diagrams and Section 15.1
pie charts Resource sheet 15A
Resource sheet 15F
15.2 Frequency 7 Learners interpret and record Learner’s Book Section 15.2
diagrams, line data in frequency diagrams, Workbook Section 15.2
graphs and line graphs and scatter graphs. Additional teaching ideas for
scatter graphs Section 15.2
Resource sheet 15B
Resource sheet 15C
Resource sheet 15D
Resource sheet 15E
Resource sheet 15F
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 15 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 15 activity
Worksheet 15A
Worksheet 15B
Language worksheet 15A
Language worksheet 15B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 15 test and answers

16 The laws of arithmetic

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learning hours
16.1 The 3 Understand that the four Learner’s Book Section 16.1
laws of operations follow a particular order Workbook Section 16.1
arithmetic which can be changed using Additional teaching ideas for
brackets. Section 16.1
Resource sheet 16A
Resource sheet 16B

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Understand and use the laws of Resource sheet 16C

arithmetic: commutative, Resource sheet 16D
associative and distributive. Resource sheet 16E
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 16 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 16 activity
Worksheet 16A
Worksheet 16B
Language worksheet 16A
Language worksheet 16B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 16 test and answers

17 Transformations
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learning hours
17.1 Coordinates 3 Read and plot coordinates on a Learner’s Book Section 17.1
and translations grid in all four quadrants. Workbook Section 17.1
Use knowledge of 2D shapes Additional teaching ideas for
to plot points to form lines and Section 17.1
shapes on coordinate grids. Resource sheet 17A
Translate 2D shapes on Resource sheet 17B
coordinate grids. Resource sheet 17C
Resource sheet 17D
Resource sheet 17E
Resource sheet 17F
17.2 Reflections 3 Reflect 2D shapes in a given Learner’s Book Section 17.2
mirror line on square grids. Workbook Section 17.2
Additional teaching ideas for
Section 17.2
Resource sheet 17G
Resource sheet 17H
Resource sheet 17I
Resource sheet 17J
Worksheet 17A
Worksheet 17B
Resource sheet 17K

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17.3 Rotations 3 Rotate shapes 90 ° around a Learner’s Book Section 17.3

given point. Workbook Section 17.3
Additional teaching ideas for
Section 17.3
Resource sheet 17L
Resource sheet 17M
Resource sheet 17N
Cross-unit resources
Digital Classroom: Unit 17 multimedia enhancement
Digital Classroom: Unit 17 Plot your own points digital manipulative
Language worksheet 17A
Language worksheet 17B
Learner’s Book Check your progress
Unit 17 test and answers

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