Unit Plan

Operations with Decimals and Percentages Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6

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12 x lessons | Suitable for years: 5 - 6

This Mathematics unit covers a range of concepts relating to decimals and percentages; specifically calculations.

It consists of 11 lessons of approximately 60 minutes duration.

The sequence of lessons and suggested time frames should be regarded as a guide only; teachers should pace lessons in accordance with the individual learning needs of their class.

An assessment task for monitoring student understanding of the unit objectives is included and will require an additional lesson.

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Curriculum

  • VC2M5N01

    Interpret, compare and order numbers with more than 2 decimal places, including numbers greater than one, using place value understanding; represent these on a number line

  • VC2M5N04

    Recognise that 100% represents the complete whole and use percentages to describe, represent and compare relative size; connect familiar percentages to their decimal and fraction equivalents

  • VC2M6N04

    Apply knowledge of place value to add and subtract decimals, using digital tools where appropriate; use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers

  • VC2M6N05

    Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge of equivalent fractions

  • VC2M6N06

    Multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10 without a calculator, applying knowledge of place value and proficiency with multiplication facts, using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers

  • VC2M6N08

    Approximate numerical solutions to problems involving rational numbers and percentages, using appropriate estimation strategies

  • 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 us...

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  • Annette Northey
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    Wonderful resource, it has everything needed for a thorough and engaging unit of work. Thank you very much! Annette (NSW)

  • Matt Francis
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    Is it possible to make some of the file names shorter? When extracting them on windows it keeps coming up with errors saying the file name is too long.

    • Stephanie (Teach Starter)
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      Hi there Matt, thank you for reaching out. Can we suggest that you rename the zip file to a shorter alternative before extracting the documents? This should solve the issue. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] Have a great day!