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Year 6 Maths Lesson Plan & Curriculum Map

A full-year Year 6 maths lesson plan following the Australian Curriculum Mathematics sequence. 155 lessons across the school year from February to December, set out week by week for 1, 2, 3 or 4 lessons a week, covering integers, primes, fractions and decimals; percentages, patterns, unit conversion and area; timetables, angles and prisms; and The Cartesian plane, transformations and tessellations.

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February · Integers, primes, fractions and decimals

Year 6 Maths — February Lesson Plan

Australian Curriculum · Mathematics
Week1 Day/Week2 Day/Week3 Day/Week4 Day/Week
February 1st week
(Maths)		Integers & Number Lines 1. Recognising situations, including financial contexts, that use integersIntegers & Number Lines 1. Recognising situations, including financial contexts, that use integers 2. Locating and representing integers on a number lineIntegers & Number Lines 1. Recognising situations, including financial contexts, that use integers 2. Locating and representing integers on a number line 3. Representing integers as coordinates on the Cartesian plane (brief introduction — full quadrant work in Term 3)Integers & Number Lines 1. Recognising situations, including financial contexts, that use integers 2. Locating and representing integers on a number line 3. Representing integers as coordinates on the Cartesian plane (brief introduction — full quadrant work in Term 3) Properties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Identifying and describing properties of prime numbers
February 2nd week
(Maths)		Integers & Number Lines 1. Locating and representing integers on a number lineIntegers & Number Lines 1. Representing integers as coordinates on the Cartesian plane (brief introduction — full quadrant work in Term 3) Properties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Identifying and describing properties of prime numbersProperties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Identifying and describing properties of prime numbers 2. Identifying and describing properties of composite numbers 3. Identifying and describing properties of square numbersProperties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Identifying and describing properties of composite numbers 2. Identifying and describing properties of square numbers 3. Using these properties to solve problems and simplify calculations Ordering & Comparing Common Fractions 1. Applying knowledge of equivalence to compare common fractions
February 3rd week
(Maths)		Integers & Number Lines 1. Representing integers as coordinates on the Cartesian plane (brief introduction — full quadrant work in Term 3)Properties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Identifying and describing properties of composite numbers 2. Identifying and describing properties of square numbersProperties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Using these properties to solve problems and simplify calculations Ordering & Comparing Common Fractions 1. Applying knowledge of equivalence to compare common fractions 2. Ordering common fractions (halves, thirds, quarters) on the same number lineOrdering & Comparing Common Fractions 1. Ordering common fractions (halves, thirds, quarters) on the same number line 2. Justifying the order of fractions Adding & Subtracting Decimals; Estimation & Rounding 1. Applying place value knowledge to add decimals 2. Applying place value knowledge to subtract decimals
February 4th week
(Maths)		Properties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Identifying and describing properties of prime numbersProperties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Using these properties to solve problems and simplify calculations Ordering & Comparing Common Fractions 1. Applying knowledge of equivalence to compare common fractionsOrdering & Comparing Common Fractions 1. Justifying the order of fractions Adding & Subtracting Decimals; Estimation & Rounding 1. Applying place value knowledge to add decimals 2. Applying place value knowledge to subtract decimalsAdding & Subtracting Decimals; Estimation & Rounding 1. Using digital tools for decimal addition/subtraction where appropriate 2. Using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers Adding & Subtracting Fractions Using Equivalence 1. Finding equivalent fractions with related denominators 2. Adding fractions using equivalence
March · Integers, primes, fractions and decimals

Year 6 Maths — March Lesson Plan

Australian Curriculum · Mathematics
Week1 Day/Week2 Day/Week3 Day/Week4 Day/Week
March 1st week
(Maths)		Properties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Identifying and describing properties of composite numbersOrdering & Comparing Common Fractions 1. Ordering common fractions (halves, thirds, quarters) on the same number line 2. Justifying the order of fractionsAdding & Subtracting Decimals; Estimation & Rounding 1. Using digital tools for decimal addition/subtraction where appropriate 2. Using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers Adding & Subtracting Fractions Using Equivalence 1. Finding equivalent fractions with related denominatorsAdding & Subtracting Fractions Using Equivalence 1. Subtracting fractions using equivalence 2. Solving applied problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions Multiplying & Dividing Decimals by Powers of 10 1. Multiplying decimals by multiples of powers of 10 2. Dividing decimals by multiples of powers of 10
March 2nd week
(Maths)		Properties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Identifying and describing properties of square numbersAdding & Subtracting Decimals; Estimation & Rounding 1. Applying place value knowledge to add decimals 2. Applying place value knowledge to subtract decimalsAdding & Subtracting Fractions Using Equivalence 1. Adding fractions using equivalence 2. Subtracting fractions using equivalence 3. Solving applied problems involving addition and subtraction of fractionsMultiplying & Dividing Decimals by Powers of 10 1. Applying place value knowledge and multiplication facts without a calculator 2. Using estimation and rounding to check reasonableness of answers Finding & Approximating Fractions, Decimals & Percentages of Quantities 1. Finding a familiar fraction of a quantity 2. Finding a decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts
March 3rd week
(Maths)		Properties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Using these properties to solve problems and simplify calculationsAdding & Subtracting Decimals; Estimation & Rounding 1. Using digital tools for decimal addition/subtraction where appropriate 2. Using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answersMultiplying & Dividing Decimals by Powers of 10 1. Multiplying decimals by multiples of powers of 10 2. Dividing decimals by multiples of powers of 10 3. Applying place value knowledge and multiplication facts without a calculatorFinding & Approximating Fractions, Decimals & Percentages of Quantities 1. Choosing efficient calculation strategies and digital tools 2. Approximating numerical solutions to problems involving rational numbers and percentages using estimation strategies Mathematical Modelling — Percentages & Financial Contexts 1. Formulating practical problems involving natural and rational numbers, percentages and financial contexts 2. Choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies
March 4th week
(Maths)		Ordering & Comparing Common Fractions 1. Applying knowledge of equivalence to compare common fractionsAdding & Subtracting Fractions Using Equivalence 1. Finding equivalent fractions with related denominators 2. Adding fractions using equivalenceMultiplying & Dividing Decimals by Powers of 10 1. Using estimation and rounding to check reasonableness of answers Finding & Approximating Fractions, Decimals & Percentages of Quantities 1. Finding a familiar fraction of a quantity 2. Finding a decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discountsMathematical Modelling — Percentages & Financial Contexts 1. Using digital tools to solve modelling problems 2. Interpreting and communicating solutions in terms of the situation 3. Justifying the choices made in the modelling process Patterns & Algorithms 1. Recognising rules that generate visually growing patterns
April · Integers, primes, fractions and decimals

Year 6 Maths — April Lesson Plan

Australian Curriculum · Mathematics
Week1 Day/Week2 Day/Week3 Day/Week4 Day/Week
April 1st week
(Maths)		Ordering & Comparing Common Fractions 1. Ordering common fractions (halves, thirds, quarters) on the same number lineAdding & Subtracting Fractions Using Equivalence 1. Subtracting fractions using equivalence 2. Solving applied problems involving addition and subtraction of fractionsFinding & Approximating Fractions, Decimals & Percentages of Quantities 1. Choosing efficient calculation strategies and digital tools 2. Approximating numerical solutions to problems involving rational numbers and percentages using estimation strategies Mathematical Modelling — Percentages & Financial Contexts 1. Formulating practical problems involving natural and rational numbers, percentages and financial contextsPatterns & Algorithms 1. Recognising and using number patterns involving rational numbers 2. Finding unknown values in numerical equations involving brackets and combinations of operations 3. Using properties of numbers and operations to solve equations 4. Creating algorithms that use rules to generate sets of numbers
April 2nd week
(Maths)		Ordering & Comparing Common Fractions 1. Justifying the order of fractionsMultiplying & Dividing Decimals by Powers of 10 1. Multiplying decimals by multiples of powers of 10 2. Dividing decimals by multiples of powers of 10Mathematical Modelling — Percentages & Financial Contexts 1. Choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies 2. Using digital tools to solve modelling problems 3. Interpreting and communicating solutions in terms of the situationPatterns & Algorithms 1. Identifying, interpreting and explaining emerging patterns from algorithms Term 1 Assessment & Consolidation 1. Revision workshop — number topics 2. Revision workshop — algebra topics 3. Topic test: Number & Algebra
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10 minutes

Warm up

Start with quick number facts or a counting game to build fluency and connect to the last lesson.

25 minutes

Model and practise

Show the new idea with objects, pictures and number lines, then work through examples together before your child tries some alone.

10 minutes

Check for mastery

Finish with a few targeted questions or an explain-it-back task that shows what is secure and what to revisit.

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Concept lessons

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Practice sets

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