Key Vocabulary

Year 6 Numeracy

Place Value Ascending Descending Approximate Estimate Integer Positive Negative

Properties of Numbers Consecutive Multiple Factor Divisible Square number Prime number

Fractions Denominator Numerator Equivalent Mixed number Reduce Convert Whole

Fractions Decimal fraction Decimal point Decimal place Percentage Proportion Ratio

Addition and Subtraction Sum Increase Decrease Subtract Total Inverse Difference

Multiplication and division Multiply Multiple Product Groups Divide Remainder Factor Quotient

Using a Calculator Display Operation key Constant Recurring Inverse

Solving Problems Calculate Pattern Method, strategy Number sentence Operation Symbol Equation

Money Cost Pay Change Value Currency Discount Profit Loss

Measures (General) Measurement Unit Standard unit Metric Imperial Measuring scale Approximately

Measures (Length) Length, height, width, depth, breadth Distance Edge Perimeter Circumference Millimetre, centimetre, decimetre,

kilometre

Measures (Mass, Capacity, Area) Mass Gram, kilogram, tonne Balance, scales Capacity, volume Millilitre, centilitre, litre Measuring cylinder Area Square centimetre, square metre

Measures (Time) 12-hour clock, 24-hour clock Seconds, minutes, hours Arrive, depart Fortnight, month, year Decade, century, millennium Digital, analogue Noon, am, pm, midnight

Shape and Space 2-D, 3-D Face, edge, vertex / vertices Net Regular, irregular Surface Concave, convex Intersection

Shape and Space (circles) Curve Circumference Arc Diameter Radius Concentric Semi-circle

Shape and Space (2-D) Polygon Equilateral, isosceles, scalene Triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon Hexagon, heptagon, octagon, Parallelogram, rhombus Rectangle, square, oblong Trapezium, kite

Shape and Space (3-D) Prism Pyramid Polyhedron Cube, cuboid Sphere, cone, cylinder Tetrahedron, octahedron dodecahedron

Pattern and symmetry Line symmetry, reflective symmetry Line of symmetry, axis of symmetry Rotation, rotational symmetry Order of rotation Translation Congruent Repeating pattern

Position, direction, movement Position Co-ordinates Quadrant, x-axis, y-axis, origin Clockwise, anti-clockwise Horizontal, vertical, diagonal Parallel Perpendicular

Position, direction, movement Whole turn, half turn, quarter turn Degrees Angle Acute Right-angled Obtuse Reflex

Data handling Tally, tally chart Bar chart / block graph Frequency table Line graph, conversion graph Pictogram, represent Venn diagram, Carroll diagram Average, mean, median, mode, range

Instructions Rearrange Adjust Continue, repeat Predict Define Explain Justify Plot

Instructions Record Interpret Complete Convert Calculate Solve Interrogate Prove