The National Numeracy Strategy

Year 5 Key Objectives

Multiply and divide any positive integer up to 10 000 by 10 or 100 and understand the effect.
Order a given set of positive and negative integers.
Use decimal notation for tenths and hundredths.
Round a number with one or two decimal places to the nearest integer.
Relate fractions to division and to their decimal representations.
Calculate mentally a difference such as 8006 – 2993.
Carry out column addition and subtraction of positive integers less than 10 000.
Know by heart all multiplication facts up to 10 × 10.
Carry out short multiplication and division of a three-digit by a single-digit integer.
Carry out long multiplication of a two-digit by a two-digit integer.
Understand area measured in square centimetres (cm2); understand and use the formula in words ‘length × breadth’ for the area of a rectangle.
Recognise parallel and perpendicular lines, and properties of rectangles.
Use all four operations to solve simple word problems involving numbers and quantities, including time, explaining methods and reasoning.

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