Grade 6 Mathematics — Term 3, Week 1
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA MATH T3 G6
Day 1: Place Value and Large Numbers
Grade 6 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 1 · 60 min
| Objectives | Read, write, and round numbers to millions. |
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| Materials | Place value chart, digit cards |
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| Key vocabulary | million, place value, round, period |
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| Engage (starter) | "How big can we count and round?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: build and read numbers to millions in periods; round to a required place; write in words. |
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| Plenary (close) | Round 3,472,000 to the nearest hundred thousand. |
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| Assessment | Correct answers. |
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| Teacher notes | Group digits in periods of three. |
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Day 2: Order of Operations
Grade 6 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 1 · 60 min
| Objectives | Apply the order of operations to expressions. |
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| Materials | Whiteboards, operation cards |
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| Key vocabulary | order of operations, brackets, BODMAS |
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| Engage (starter) | "Which operation goes first?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: solve multi-operation expressions applying brackets, then divide/multiply, then add/subtract. |
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| Plenary (close) | Solve 4 x (3 + 2) - 6. |
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| Assessment | Correct order applied. |
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| Teacher notes | Brackets first, always. |
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Day 3: Integers Review
Grade 6 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 1 · 60 min
| Objectives | Compare and compute with integers. |
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| Materials | Number line, two-colour counters |
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| Key vocabulary | integer, positive, negative, zero pair |
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| Engage (starter) | "Above and below zero!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: order integers on a number line; add and subtract using counters and number-line jumps. |
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| Plenary (close) | Solve -5 + 8. |
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| Assessment | Correct answers. |
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| Teacher notes | Further left means smaller. |
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Day 4: Factors, Multiples, HCF and LCM
Grade 6 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 1 · 60 min
| Objectives | Find HCF and LCM of numbers. |
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| Materials | Factor trees, whiteboards |
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| Key vocabulary | prime factor, HCF, LCM |
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| Engage (starter) | "Shared factors and shared multiples!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: build factor trees; find the HCF and LCM using prime factors and lists. |
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| Plenary (close) | Find the LCM of 6 and 8. |
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| Assessment | Correct answers. |
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| Teacher notes | HCF is shared factors, LCM shared multiples. |
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Day 5: Review: Number Sense
Grade 6 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 1 · 60 min
| Objectives | Consolidate number, integers, factors. |
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| Materials | Task cards |
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| Key vocabulary | review |
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| Engage (starter) | "Number sense challenge!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: place value, integer, and factor/multiple stations. |
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| Plenary (close) | Share an HCF or LCM. |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Note integer sign errors. |
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