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Year 5 - Using and applying mathematics

Blue emphasised text signifies end-of-year (EOY) objectives within Mathematics and Early Learning Goals (ELG) within Foundation Stage. In Years 1 to 6, Literacy does not have end-of-year (EOY) objectives.

  • Solve one-step and two-step problems involving whole numbers and decimals and all four operations, choosing and using appropriate calculation strategies, including calculator use
  • Represent a puzzle or problem by identifying and recording the information or calculations needed to solve it; find possible solutions and confirm them in the context of the problem
  • Plan and pursue an enquiry; present evidence by collecting, organising and interpreting information; suggest extensions to the enquiry
  • Explore patterns, properties and relationships and propose a general statement involving numbers or shapes; identify examples for which the statement is true or false
  • Explain reasoning using diagrams, graphs and text; refine ways of recording using images and symbols