Year 6 Maths Lesson Plans
5 free Year 6 Maths lesson plans for KS2. Each includes learning objectives, key vocabulary, a timed lesson structure and common misconceptions, and downloads as an editable Word document.
In Year 6, the mathematics curriculum aims to consolidate all strands from KS2 and prepare pupils for the KS2 SATs assessments and the transition to secondary school. Number work extends to formal methods for all four operations applied to a wider range of numbers. Algebra is introduced as a new area, including using simple formulae and solving equations.
Ratio & Proportion
Pupils are introduced to ratio and proportion as ways of comparing quantities.
This lesson builds on pupils initial introduction to ratio earlier in Year 6 and develops their ability to apply ratio and proportion to solve a wider range of problems, including those involving scale, recipes, map reading and missing values.
Year 6 Maths through the year
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages lesson plan →Ratio and Proportion
Solve problems involving the relative sizes of two quantities where missing values can be found
Ratio and Proportion lesson plan →Angles in Shapes
Find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons
Angles in Shapes lesson plan →Solving Problems with Ratio
Solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found
Solving Problems with Ratio lesson plan →SATs Preparation and Mathematical Reasoning
Solve multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why