This page contains a list of key vocabulary that children should be using when they are learning the mathematics in this block.

problem, solution, answer, method, strategy, compare, order, explain, predict, reason, reasoning, pattern, relationship

operation, calculation, calculate, calculator, equation, add, subtract, multiply, divide, sum, total, difference, plus, minus, product, quotient, remainder, calculator, memory, display, key, enter, clear

place, place value, decimal, decimal point, decimal place, estimate, approximate, approximately

measure, measurement, measuring scale, scales, balance, metre stick, tape measure, ruler, measuring cylinder, metric unit, standard unit, length, distance, perimeter, area, surface area, mass, weight, capacity, units of measurement and their abbreviations

days of the week, months of the year, second (s), minute (min), hour (h), day, month, calendar, timetable, 12-hour clock, 24-hour clock, am and pm

angle, degree (), angle measurer, protractor, set-square, acute, obtuse, right angle position, direction, parallel, perpendicular, reflection, reflective symmetry, line of symmetry, mirror line, translation, coordinates, x-coordinate, y-coordinate, origin, x-axis, y-axis