NZ Curriculum · Year 6 Mathematics & Statistics · Phase 2

Year 6 Maths Lesson Plan & Curriculum Map

A full-year Year 6 maths lesson plan organised around the New Zealand Curriculum – Mathematics and Statistics, Phase 2 (Years 4–6). 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 Number (integers, primes, fractions and decimals); Algebra & Measurement (percentages, patterns, unit conversion and area); Measurement & Geometry (timetables, angles and prisms); and Geometry (the Cartesian plane, transformations and tessellations).

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February · Number

Year 6 Maths — February Lesson Plan

NZC Mathematics & Statistics · Phase 2

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week	4 Day/Week
February 1st week (Maths)	Integers & Number Lines 1. Recognising situations, including financial contexts, that use integers	Integers & Number Lines 1. Recognising situations, including financial contexts, that use integers 2. Locating and representing integers on a number line	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)	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 line	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 prime numbers	Properties 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 numbers	Properties 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 numbers	Properties 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 line	Ordering & 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 numbers	Properties 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	Ordering & 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 decimals	Adding & 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 · Number

Year 6 Maths — March Lesson Plan

NZC Mathematics & Statistics · Phase 2

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week	4 Day/Week
March 1st week (Maths)	Properties of Prime, Composite & Square Numbers 1. Identifying and describing properties of composite numbers	Ordering & 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. 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	Adding & 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 numbers	Adding & Subtracting Decimals; Estimation & Rounding 1. Applying place value knowledge to add decimals 2. Applying place value knowledge to subtract decimals	Adding & Subtracting Fractions Using Equivalence 1. Adding fractions using equivalence 2. Subtracting fractions using equivalence 3. Solving applied problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions	Multiplying & 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 calculations	Adding & 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	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 3. Applying place value knowledge and multiplication facts without a calculator	Finding & 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 fractions	Adding & Subtracting Fractions Using Equivalence 1. Finding equivalent fractions with related denominators 2. Adding fractions using equivalence	Multiplying & 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 discounts	Mathematical 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 · Number

Year 6 Maths — April Lesson Plan

NZC Mathematics & Statistics · Phase 2

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week	4 Day/Week
April 1st week (Maths)	Ordering & Comparing Common Fractions 1. Ordering common fractions (halves, thirds, quarters) on the same number line	Adding & Subtracting Fractions Using Equivalence 1. Subtracting fractions using equivalence 2. Solving applied problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions	Finding & 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	Patterns & 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 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	Mathematical 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 situation	Patterns & 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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Number talk

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25 minutes

Explore and practise

Introduce the idea with materials, pictures and number lines, then work through examples together before your child tries some on their own.

10 minutes

Check for understanding

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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Statistical investigations

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