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Year 6 Mental Maths Drills Workbook

Updated: 02 Jun 2022

Incorporate this mental maths drills booklet into your maths lesson warm-up routine.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 14 Pages
Year: 6

Curriculum

VC2M6N09

Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving rational numbers and percentages, including in financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and using efficient mental and written calculation strategies, and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying the choices made <ul> <li>modelling practical situations involving percentages using efficient calculation strategies to find solutions, such as mental calculations, spreadsheets, calculators or a variety of informal jottings, and interpreting the results in terms of the situation, for example, purchasing items during a sale</li> <li>modelling situations involving earning money and budgeting, asking questions such as ‘Can I afford it?’, ‘Do I need it?’ and ‘How much do I need to save for it?’ and developing a savings plan or budget for an upcoming event or personal purchase</li> <li>modelling and solving the problem of creating a budget for a class excursion or family holiday, using the internet to research costs and expenses, and representing the budget in a spreadsheet, creating and using formulas to calculate totals</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Year 6 Mental Maths Drills Workbook

Updated: 02 Jun 2022

Incorporate this mental maths drills booklet into your maths lesson warm-up routine.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 14 Pages
Year: 6

Incorporate this mental maths drills booklet into your maths lesson warm-up routine.

Year 6 Maths Mentals Booklet 📖

Developing efficient mental computation strategies is a vital skill that students can develop and benefits from regular practice. This booklet focuses on the mental computation skills that are important for Year 6 students to practise.

While the numbers may not be as large as those they work with when using written strategies, the mental strategies needed to solve the questions within the booklet are the main focus.

Incorporate this booklet into your maths lessons three days a week for ten weeks! Topics include:

Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Doubles
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Subtraction from 100
Mixed Operations
Mixed Operations 2: The Sequel.

Implementing a Maths Drill Warm-up

Establishing a regular activity that begins each maths lesson provides students with a familiar exercise to ease them into their learning. This is especially the case when returning to the classroom after recess or lunch.

Follow the suggested implementation below:

Display a timer on an interactive whiteboard or screen.
Write the page and round number on the board for students to see.
Once all students have their maths drill booklets ready, begin the timer and students begin the drill.
Once a student has completed the round, they note down the time it took them to complete it.
They then can colour the front page or quietly read while other students finish the task.
When all students have finished, have a student read out the answers while the rest mark their work.
Students mark down how many questions they got correct out of twenty.

Easily Download & Print

This resource downloads in PDF format. It includes three answer pages at the end of the document.

To save paper, we suggest printing using a booklet function. This allows you to print the booklet at A5 size using only three pieces of paper. Simply fold each set of three pages in half and staple them together.

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Curriculum

VC2M6N09

Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving rational numbers and percentages, including in financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and using efficient mental and written calculation strategies, and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying the choices made <ul> <li>modelling practical situations involving percentages using efficient calculation strategies to find solutions, such as mental calculations, spreadsheets, calculators or a variety of informal jottings, and interpreting the results in terms of the situation, for example, purchasing items during a sale</li> <li>modelling situations involving earning money and budgeting, asking questions such as ‘Can I afford it?’, ‘Do I need it?’ and ‘How much do I need to save for it?’ and developing a savings plan or budget for an upcoming event or personal purchase</li> <li>modelling and solving the problem of creating a budget for a class excursion or family holiday, using the internet to research costs and expenses, and representing the budget in a spreadsheet, creating and using formulas to calculate totals</li> </ul>

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