Transcript Document 414884

Areas of difficulty in the curriculum!
 1.
Number
 2. Algebra
 3. Shape and Space
 4. Measures
 5. Data
Strand
Units:
Place value – identifying numbers,
rounding, estimating
Operations – Addition, subtraction,
multiplication & division (use of
calculator is important is 5th & 6th class)
Fractions
Decimals & percentages
Number theory (5th & 6th class)
 5th
class - Multiply a decimal (up to three places)
by a whole number, without and with a calculator
 6th
class - Multiply a decimal by a decimal, without
and with a calculator
 5th
class - divide a three-digit number by a twodigit number, without and with a calculator
 6th
class - divide a four-digit number by a twodigit number, without and with a calculator
 Divide
a decimal number by a whole
number, without and with a calculator.
 6th
class -divide a decimal number by a decimal,
without and with a calculator.
 5th
class - compare and order fractions and
identify equivalent forms of fractions with
denominators 2 – 12
 6th class - compare and order fractions and
identify equivalent forms of fractions
 All
children should be know the difference
between a whole number, a proper fraction, an
improper fraction and a mixed number
 Add
and subtract simple fractions and simple
mixed numbers
 5th
class - multiply a fraction by a whole number
 6th
class - multiply a fraction by a fraction
 5th
& 6th class - express tenths, hundredths and
thousandths in both fractional and decimal form
 Divide
a whole number by a unit fraction
 Understand
and use simple ratios
 5th
class & 6th class - develop an understanding of
simple percentages and relate them to fractions and
decimals
 5th
class - solve problems involving operations with
whole numbers, fractions, decimals and simple
percentages
 6th class - solve problems relating to profit and loss,
discount, VAT, interest, increases, decreases
5th
& 6th class – identify simple
prime and composite numbers
 5th
class - identify square and rectangular numbers
 6th class - identify and explore square numbers
Strand
Units:
 Number
patterns and sequences
 Number sentences
 Directed numbers
 Rules and properties
 Variables (6th class only)
 Equations
5th class –An introduction to positive and negative numbers in context
6th Class

Identify positive and negative numbers on the number line

Add simple positive and negative numbers on the number line
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Activities:
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Use of thermometers
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Golfing

Withdrawing money from – overdraft
 5th
& 6th class- properties and rules about
brackets and priority of operation
BOMDAS
B- Brackets
O - Orders
M –Multiplication
D – Division
A – Addition
S -Subtraction
 Use
of a letter in equations instead of a number (frame used in 5th class)
 http://ie.ixl.com/math/class-6/exponents-solve-
for-the-variable
Strand
Units:
3-D shapes
 2-D shapes
 Symmetry
 Lines and angles

 5th
class - identify
and examine 3-D
shapes and explore
relationships,
including
tetrahedron (faces,
edges and vertices)
 6th
class - identify
and examine 3-D
shapes and explore
relationships,
including
octahedron (faces,
edges and
vertices)
5th & 6th class draw the nets of simple 3-D shapes and
construct the shapes
 5th
& 6th class – 1. make informal deductions about
2-D shapes and their properties
 2. use angle and line properties to classify and
describe triangles and quadrilaterals
 3. identify the properties of the circle
 6th class only - construct triangles from given sides
or angles
Constructing a circle continued next page
Mathematical set is important – should be checked frequently (compass
and protractor are essential)
 5th&
6th class –
 Tessellate combinations of 2-D shapes
 Classify 2-D shapes according to their lines of
symmetry
 use 2-D shapes and properties to solve problems
6th class only  plot simple co-ordinates
Strand
Units:
Length
Weight
Capacity
Time
Money
Area
5th class - estimate and
measure length using
appropriate metric
units
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 6th
class - rename
measures of length
 use and interpret
scales on maps and
plans
5th & 6th Class
•select and use appropriate instruments of measurement
•estimate and measure the perimeter of regular and
irregular shapes
To find the perimeter of a shape we add the length of all the sides
together!
 read
and interpret timetables and convert 12 hour
and 24-hour clock (digital and analogue)
 Adding and subtracting time – minutes with
minutes, hours with hours.
6th class
 explore international time zones
 explore the relationship between time, distance
and average speed
 Dad’s
Silly Triangle
Distance= speed x time
Speed= distance/time
Time= distance/speed
Cover the part of the triangle
you’re looking for and the
equation for it will show!
 Calculate
area of regular and irregular shapes.
(length x width)
 Use of centimetres, meters
6th class
 Surface area of 3D shapes i.e. Find the area of all
faces and add together.
oMeasure using ares and hectares.
 Only
1 digit in each box
 Always show rough work
 Use of a pencil and eraser only
 Calculator
 All sheets stuck into copy
 Practise of addition, subtraction and multiplication
tables are essential. (Examples of games to play at
home????!!!)
 Maths in the environment – home, shop, car etc.
etc.
 Answer in a box
 Support from home is essential as 5th & 6th class
maths forms the basis of the junior cycle
programme.... NEW_6th_Bridging_Document.pdf
 Maths
homework most nights.
Homework will include
 mental maths challenges
 text book problems
 Practical activities (use of internet, trails etc., maths
family members)
 Mangahigh activities
http://www.aughrimns.ie/pages/5th-6th-class.php
 http://ie.ixl.com/math/
 http://www.wartgames.com/themes/math.html
 http://www.helpingwithmath.com/
 http://www.aughrimns.ie/pages/5th-6th-
class.php
 http://www.curriculumonline.ie/en/Primary_Sch
ool_Curriculum/Mathematics/Mathematics_Curric
ulum/
 http://www.mathsweek.ie/2012/puzzles/activiti
es-for-primary-schools
 http://www.coolmath.com/