Year 5 Autumn Term Mathematics

Support your Year 5 learners with a comprehensive Autumn Term Mathematics programme designed to develop confidence, fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills. This resource includes 15 detailed lesson plans covering key areas of the Year 5 curriculum, with clear learning objectives, teacher guidance, engaging starters, guided and independent activities, reasoning opportunities, problem-solving tasks and assessment suggestions.

Weekly Breakdown

Week 1

• Identify tenths as part of a whole.
• Represent tenths using fractions, number lines and visual models.

Week 2

• Explain that decimal numbers with tenths can be composed additively.
• Partition decimal numbers into wholes and tenths.

Week 3

• Explain that decimal numbers with tenths can be composed multiplicatively.
• Connect tenths, multiplication and place value.

Week 4

• Compare and order decimal numbers with hundredths.
• Use place value knowledge to justify comparisons.

Week 5

• Explain that decimal numbers with hundredths can be partitioned in different ways.
• Develop flexible understanding of decimal equivalence.

Week 6

• Convert between metres and centimetres using decimal notation.
• Compare and order lengths accurately.

Week 7

• Explain that different lengths can be composed additively and multiplicatively.
• Represent measurements in multiple forms.

Week 8

• Explain how negative numbers are used on a coordinate grid.
• Plot and interpret coordinates involving negative values.

Week 9

• Use knowledge of positive and negative numbers to interpret graphs.
• Compare values and calculate differences across zero.

Week 10

• Multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number using partitioning.
• Apply place value strategies to solve multiplication problems.

Week 11

• Multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number using expanded multiplication.
• Develop understanding of formal multiplication methods.

Week 12

• Multiply a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number using partitioning.
• Apply place value knowledge to larger calculations.

Week 13

• Use estimation to support accurate multiplication calculations.
• Check whether answers are reasonable.

Week 14

• Divide a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number using partitioning.
• Use place value strategies to solve division calculations.

Week 15

• Use efficient division strategies to solve problems.
• Select appropriate methods and justify mathematical choices.

What's Included?

Each class includes 15 complete folders:

• Lesson Plans
• Full Teaching PowerPoints with activities and curated YouTube video links
• Editable, printable worksheets — differentiated for all abilities, with answers
• Engaging starter activities
• Learning objectives and key learning points
• Teacher modelling and guided practice
• Independent tasks
• Reasoning and problem-solving activities
• Challenge questions
• End-of-term assessments and examinations

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