Primary 6 | Mathematics

First Term

Objective: Read and write whole numbers and decimals

Action steps

1. Count in millions and billions up to 99 000 000000

2. Write and read in millions and billions in figures

3. Write and read in millions and billions in words

4. Record the place values of various large numbers

5. Solve problems involving large numbers in millions and billions

6. Write and read decimal numbers in figures

7. Write and read decimal numbers in words

8. Order decimal numbers in ascending and descending order

9. Solve problems involving decimal numbers

Objective: Solve problems involving fractions

Action steps

1. Cut various paper or cardboard objects into parts to show various fractions

2. Order various fractions from lowest to highest that have the same denominator and different numerators

3. Order various fractions from lowest to highest that have the same numerator and different denominators

4. Express various fractions as decimals

5. Express various decimals as fractions

6. Solve problems involving fractions

Objective: Solve problems using the ideas of least common multiple (LCM) and highest common factor (HCF)

Action steps

1. Find multiples and common multiples of various 2-digit whole numbers

2. Find the LCM of a given set of numbers

3. Find factors and common factors of a given set of numbers

4. Find the HCF of a given set of numbers

5. Solve problems involving LCM and HCF

Objective: Solve problems involving demography

Action steps

1. Define the words demography and population

2. Record the population of various groups of people that you know

3. Read and compare the populations of some towns, cities and states in Nigeria using the country map

4. Read and compare the population of HIV prevalence in some countries

5. Solve problems involving demography and population

Objective: Solve problems involving ratio and proportion

Action steps

1. Find the ratio of two given populations

2. Explain the concept of the ratio of family size and resources using examples

3. Compare the similar properties of two items using a ratio and reduce the ratio to its simplest form

4. Discuss the concept of direct proportion

5. Give examples of how direct proportion can be used when shopping for bargains

6. Discuss the concept of indirect proportion

7. Give examples of how indirect proportion can be used when playing sports

8. Solve problems involving ratios

9. Solve problems involving direct proportion

10. Solve problems involving indirect proportion

Objective: Solve problems involving percentages

Action steps

1. Express various numbers as a percentage of another number, e.g. percentage of males and females in a class

2. Solve problems involving percentage decrease

3. Solve problems involving percentage increase

Objective: Solve problems involving addition and subtraction

Action steps

1. Solve problems involving addition of whole numbers

2. Solve problems involving subtraction of whole numbers

3. Solve problems involving addition of fractions and decimals

4. Solve problems involving subtraction of fractions and decimals

Objective: Solve problems involving multiplication

Action steps

1. Solve problems involving multiplication of numbers by 3- digit numbers

2. Solve problems involving multiplication of decimals by another decimal

3. Solve problems involving multiplication of fractions by another fraction

4. Solve problems involving multiplication of fractions by a decimal

Objective: Solve problems involving division

Action steps

1. Solve problems involving division of whole numbers by 2- digit numbers

2. Solve problems involving division of whole numbers by 3- digit numbers

3. Solve problems involving division of decimals by 2- digit numbers

4. Solve problems involving division of decimals by 3- digit numbers

5. Solve problems on division decimals by 2-digit numbers

6. Solve problems on division of decimals by 3-digit numbers

Second Term

Objective: Solve problems using order of operation

Action steps

1. Define and write the meaning of BODMAS

2. Solve problems using order of operation

Objective: Solve problem using indices (power or exponent)

Action steps

1. Write numbers in index form

2. Describe using written words numbers in index form

3. Multiply numbers involving whole numbers times numbers in index form

4. Solve problems involving numbers in index form

Objective: Solve problems using ratios and percentages

Action steps

1. Form the ratios of a given set of numbers

2. Convert these ratios to percentages

3. Calculate the profit and loss percentages of a given set problems

4. Solve problems involving ratios

5. Solve problems involving percentages

6. Solve problems involving profit and loss

Objective: Solve problems using open sentences

Action steps

1. Convert word problems into open sentences and solve them

2. Solve problems involving two or more operations on open sentences

Objective: Solve problems involving taxes, rates, dividend shares and conversion of currencies

Action steps

1. List various items on which taxes and rates could be taken

2. Use a calculator to convert money from one currency to another

3. Solve problems involving taxes, rates, dividend shares, and conversion of one currency to another

Objective: Solve problems involving length

Action steps

1. Draw a right-angled triangle

2. Use Pythagoras rule: a2 + b2 = c2 to calculate an unknown side of a triangle

3. Solve problems involving length using Pythagoras rule

Objective: Solve problems involving weight

Action steps

1. Define weight

2. Identify the basic unit of measurement for weight

3. Measure and record the weight of different objects

4. Express the weight of these objects in grams and kilograms

5. Solve word problems involving weight

Objective: Solve problem involving time

Action steps

1. Measure time to complete different tasks in seconds and minutes

2. Use a timetable to estimate the time it will take a train or airplane to get to a certain destination

3. Use a timetable to plan for a day or a week

4. Solve problems involving time

Objective: Solve problems involving perimeter

Action steps

1. Describe what is meant by perimeter

2. Calculate the perimeter of various rectangles

3. Solve problems involving perimeter

Objective: Solve problems involving area

Action steps

1. Calculate the area of a given trapezium

2. Find the areas of various plane shapes using the units of square meters

3. Convert the units of these areas to hectares

4. Solve problems involving area

Third Term

Objective: Solve problems involving volume

Action steps

1. Construct simple three dimensional shapes using paper or cardboard

2. Identify the volume of a pyramid

3. Calculate the volume of various pyramids

4. Identify the volume of a cuboid

5. Calculate the volume of various cuboids

6. Derive the formula for finding the volume of a sphere

7. Calculate the volume of various spheres

8. Solve word problems involving volume

Objective: Solve problems involving capacity

Action steps

1. Use smaller units of a container to determine the capacity of bigger containers

2. Calculate the capacity of given containers

3. Solve word problems involving capacity

Objective: Solve problems involving speed

Action steps

1. Make a record of various give time and distance values

2. Calculate the average speed of the above time and distance values

3. Make another record of different sets of distance and speed values

4. Calculate the time of the above sets of distance and speed values

5. Make another record of different sets of time and speed values

6. Calculate the distance of the above sets of time and speed values

7. Solve problems involving distance, time, and speed

Objective: Solve problems involving plane figures

Action steps

1. Draw various two dimensional shapes

2. Identify the properties of these shapes

3. Draw various isosceles, equilateral, right angle, and scalene triangles

4. Draw various irregular polygons

5. Identify the properties of these irregular polygons

6. Solve problems involving two dimensional shapes or polygons

Objective: Solve problems involving plane angles

Action steps

1. Give examples of how angles are formed

2. Name the different types of angles

3. Draw examples of these angles

4. Identify the symbol of an angle

5. Use a protractor and ruler to draw various angles of given sizes

6. Measures the sizes of various angles using a protractor

Objective: Solve problems involving height and distance

Action steps

1. Measure the heights of various persons using a metre rule

2. Measure the distances from your location to various nearby objects using a metre rule

3. Solve problems involving height

4. Solve problems involving distance

Objective: Solve problems involving polygons

Action steps

1. Identify the names of given plane shapes

2. Solve problems involving the sum of interior and exterior angles of a regular polygon

3. Draw examples of various three dimensional shapes

4. Describe the properties of the above three dimensional shapes

5. Solve problems involving two and three dimensional shapes

Objective: Solve problems involving scale drawings

Action steps

1. Draw a simple scale drawing according to a given scale

2. Convert the scale drawing to actual lengths and distances using a defined scale

3. Provide examples that show the usefulness of scale drawings

4. Solve problems involving scale drawings

Objective: Solve problems involving population

Action steps

1. Prepare pictograms of given sets of data

2. Prepare bar graphs of given sets of data

3. Provide written interpretations of the meaning of various given pictograms and bar graphs

Objective: Solve problems involving central tendency

Action steps

1. Organize a set of given data into a table format

2. Find the mode of this given set of data

3. Find the mean of this given set of data

4. Find the median of this given set of data

5. Solve problems involving mean, median and mode

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