1. National Curriculum 2014 (UK)
2. Mathematics
3. Upper Key Stage 2
4. Year 6
5. Number

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division

Pupils practise addition, subtraction, multiplication and division for larger numbers, using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction, short and long multiplication, and short and long division (see Mathematics Appendix 1).
They undertake mental calculations with increasingly large numbers and more complex calculations.
Pupils continue to use all the multiplication tables to calculate mathematical statements in order to maintain their fluency.
Pupils round answers to a specified degree of accuracy, for example, to the nearest 10, 20, 50 etc., but not to a specified number of significant figures.
Pupils explore the order of operations using brackets; for example, 2 + 1 x 3 = 5 and (2 + 1) x 3 = 9.
Common factors can be related to finding equivalent fractions

Outcomes

• Multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long multiplication
  Play Activities 4
  Examples
• Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division where appropriate, interpreting remainders according to the context
  Play Activities 7
  Examples
• Perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers
  Play Activities 4
  Examples
• Identify common factors, common multiples and prime numbers
  Play Activities 15
  Examples
• Use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the four operations
  Play Activities 43
  Examples
• Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
  Play Activities 241
  Examples
• Use estimation to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, an appropriate degree of accuracy
  Play Activities 47
  Examples