Patterns & Algebra

Foundation Year

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Number patterns resulting from performing addition or subtraction

Describe

Continue

Create

Sort and classify familiar objects

Explain the basis for these classifications

Copy, continue and create patterns

Objects

Drawings

Investigate and describe number patterns

Formed by skip-counting

Patterns with objects

Patterns with numbers

Describe

Identify missing elements

Solve problems by using number sentences

Addition

Subtraction

Year 4

Year 6

Year 5

Number patterns resulting from performing multiplication

Explore

Describe

Solve word problems

Using number sentences

Involving multiplication or division

No remainder

Find unknown quantities in number sentences

Involving addition and subtraction

Identify equivalent number sentences

Involving addition and subtraction

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Continue and create sequences

Whole numbers

Fractions

Decimals

Describe the rule used to create the sequence

Write number sentences

Explore the use of brackets

Explore the use of order of operations

Describe, continue and create patterns

Whole numbers

Fractions

Decimals

Resulting from addition and subtraction

Find unknown quantities in number sentences

Involving multiplication and division

Identify equivalent number sentences

Involving multiplication and division