Learning and Memory Tools
Mathematical Vocabulary
Number and Place Value
Year 1
Ten more/less, digit, numeral, figure(s), compare, (in) order/a different order, size, value, between, halfway between, above, below, tens, ones even/odd, integers (or whole numbers), counting numbers, inequalities and Roman numerals.
Year 2
Numbers to one hundred, hundreds, partition, recombine, more/less counting numbers, even/odd, inequalities and integers (or whole numbers).
Year 3
Numbers to one thousand, counting numbers, even/odd, inequalities, integers (or whole numbers), rounding and similarity.
Year 4
Tenths, hundredths, decimal (places), round (to nearest), thousand more/less than, negative integers, count through zero, Roman numerals I to C, counting numbers, decimal numbers, enlarge/reduce, even/odd, inequalities, integers (or whole numbers), Roman numerals and rounding.
Year 5
Powers of 10 number bonds, number lines, counting numbers, decimal numbers, even/odd, finite, integers, natural numbers, rounding and square number.
Year 6
Numbers to ten million, number bonds, number lines, counting numbers, decimal numbers, even/odd, finite, integers, natural numbers, rounding and square number.
Measure
Year 1
Time, days of the week, seasons, day, week, month, year, weekend, birthday, holiday, morning, afternoon, evening, night, midnight, bedtime, dinnertime, playtime, today, yesterday, tomorrow and Calendar.
Before, after, next, last, now, soon, early, late, quick, quicker, quickest, quickly, fast, faster, fastest, slow, slower, slowest, slowly, old, older, oldest, new, newer and newest.
Takes longer, takes less time, hour, o'clock, half past, clock, watch, hands, how long ago?, How long will it be to … ?, How long will it take to … ?, How often?, always, never, often, sometimes, usually, once, twice, first, second, third, etc., estimate, close to, about the same as, just over, just under, too many, too few, not enough and enough.
Length, width, height, depth, long, longer, longest, short, shorter shortest, tall, taller, tallest, high, higher, highest, Low, wide, narrow, deep, shallow, thick, thin, far, near, close, metre, ruler and metre stick.
How much?, How many? money, coin, penny, pence, pound, price, cost, buy, sell, spend, spent, pay, change, dear(er), costs more, costs less, cheaper, costs the same as and total.
Year 2
Quarter past/to, metres, kilometres, grams, kilograms, millimetres, litres, temperature, degrees and Calendar.
Year 3
Leap year, twelve-hour/twenty-four-hour clock, Roman numerals I to XIII, calendar, Roman numerals and units of measurement.
Year 4
Convert calendar, capacity, units of measurement and volume.
Year 5
Volume, imperial units, metric units calendar, capacity, Roman numerals, units of measure and volume.
Year 6
Volume, imperial units, metric units calendar, capacity, Roman numerals, units of measure and volume.
Geometry (position and direction)
Year 1
Before, after, beside, next to, opposite, apart, between, middle, edge, centre, corner, direction, journey, left, right, up, down, forwards, backwards, side-ways, across, close, far, near, along, through, to, from, towards, away from, movement, slide, roll, turn, whole turn, half turn, stretch, bend direction and mirror lines.
Year 2
Rotation, clockwise, anticlockwise, straight line, ninety-degree turn, right angle mirror lines and direction.
Year 3
Greater/less than ninety degrees, orientation (same orientation, different orientation) compass points, direction, mirror lines and symmetry.
Year 4
Greater/less than ninety degrees, orientation (same orientation, different orientation) compass points, direction, mirror lines and symmetry
Co-ordinate, translate, quadrant, X-axis, Y-axis, perimeter, area, area, compass points, direction, mirror lines and symmetry and perimeter.
Year 5
Reflex angle, dimensions angle, area, axis, mirror line, symmetry, direction, perimeter, compass points, co-ordinates, rotations, rotational symmetry, transformation and enlargement, translations and surface area.
Year 6
Angle, area, axis, mirror line, symmetry, direction, perimeter, compass points, co-ordinates, rotations, rotational symmetry, transformation and enlargement, translations and surface area.
Geometry (properties of shape)
Year 1
Corner (point, pointed), face, side, edge, make, build, draw shapes and similarity.
Year 2
Size, bigger, larger, smaller, symmetrical, line of symmetry, fold, match, mirror line, reflection, pattern, repeating pattern, shapes and similarity.
Year 3
Horizontal, perpendicular and parallel lines, parallel and perpendicular lines, Adjacent and opposite sides of a triangle, area of a plane shape, congruent shapes, perimeter, shapes: plane (2-dimensional) and solid (3 dimensional).
Year 4
Quadrilaterals, triangles, right, acute and obtuse angles Adjacent and opposite sides of a triangle, concave and convex shapes, congruent shapes, edge, enlarge/reduce, face, nets, parallel and perpendicular lines, shapes: plane (2-dimensional) solid (3 dimensional) and vertex.
Year 5
Regular and irregular polygons, parallel, nets, concave, convex shapes, congruent, shapes, adjacent and opposite sides of a triangle, edge, face, reflections, enlarge/reduce, ray, base, circle, plane (2D), solid (3D) and vertex.
Year 6
Vertically opposite (angles), circumference, radius, diameter, parallel, nets, concave, convex shapes, congruent, shapes, adjacent and opposite sides of a triangle, edge, face, reflections, enlarge/reduce, ray, base, circle, plane (2D), solid (3D) and vertex.
Fractions
Year 1
Whole, equal parts, four equal parts, one half, two halves, a quarter and two quarters.
Year 2
Three quarters, one third, a third, equivalence and equivalent.
Year 3
Numerator, denominator, unit fraction, non-unit fraction, compare and order and tenths.
Year 4
Equivalent decimals and fractions : adding/subtracting, fractions and equivalent.
Year 5
Proper fractions, improper fractions, mixed numbers, percentage, half, quarter, fifth, two fifths, four fifths, ratio, proportion fractions and equivalent.
Year 6
Degree of accuracy, simplify, fractions and equivalent.
Data/Statistics
Year 3
Chart, bar chart, frequency table, Carroll diagram, Venn diagram, axis and range.
Year 4
Continuous data, line graph average, flow chart, Illustrating data, random, range, tally, tree diagram and venn diagram.
Year 5
Continuous data, line graph average, flow chart, Illustrating data, random, range, tally, tree diagram, venn diagram, continuous data, line graph average, flow chart, Illustrating data, random, range, tally, tree diagram, venn diagram, approximately, mean, median, mode, ratio, frequency-see tally and probability.
Year 6
Mean, pie chart, construct, average, flow chart, Illustrating data, random, range, tally, tree diagram, venn diagram, approximately, mean, median, mode, ratio, frequency-see tally and probability.
Problem-Solving
Year 1
Change, change over, split, separate, carry on, continue, repeat, what comes next?, find, choose, collect, use, make, build increasing/decreasing sequences,tell me, describe, pick out, talk about, explain, show me, read, write, record, trace, copy, complete, finish, end, fill in, shade, colour, tick, cross, draw, draw a line between, join (up), ring, arrow, cost, count, work out, answer, check same number(s)/different number(s)/missing number(s) number lines, number facts, number line, number track, number square, number cards, abacus, counters, cubes, blocks, rods, die, dice, dominoes, pegs, peg board. Same way, different way, best way, another way, in order, in a different order, not all, every and each.
Year 2
Predict, describe the pattern, describe the rule, find, find all, find different, investigate, increasing/decreasing sequences and number lines.
Year 3
Predict, describe the pattern, describe the rule, find, find all, find different, investigate increasing/decreasing sequences and number lines.
Year 4
Predict, describe the pattern, describe the rule, find, find all, find different, investigate increasing/decreasing sequences, number lines Increasing/decreasing sequences, number lines, magic square and sequence
Year 5
Predict, describe the pattern, describe the rule, find, find all, find different, investigate increasing/decreasing sequences, number lines BODMAS, brackets, order of operation, Increasing/decreasing sequences, number lines, magic square, sequence and order of operation.
Year 6
Predict, describe the pattern, describe the rule, find, find all, find different, investigate increasing/decreasing sequences, number lines BODMAS, brackets, order of operation, Increasing/decreasing sequences, number lines, magic square, sequence and order of operation.
Addition and Subtraction
Year 1
Number bonds, number line, add, more, plus, make, sum, total, altogether, inverse, double, near double, equals, is the same as (including equals sign), difference between, subtract, take away, minus, How many more to make …?, How many more is … than ... ?, How much more is ... ?, How many fewer is … than … ?, How much less is … ?number bonds and equals.
Year 2
Number bonds, number line, add, more, plus, make, sum, total, altogether, inverse, double, near double, equals, is the same as (including equals sign), difference between, subtract, take away, minus, How many more to make …?, How many more is … than ... ?, How much more is ... ?, How many fewer is … than … ?, How much less is … ? number bonds, equals, number bonds and equals.
Year 3
Column addition and subtraction equals and number bonds.
Year 4
Column addition and subtraction equals, number bonds and subtrahend.
Year 5
Efficient written method, equals, inequalities, reduce, enlarge, adding, subtracting, minuend and subtrahend.
Year 6
Order of operations, equals, inequalities, reduce, enlarge, adding, subtracting, minuend and subtrahend.
Multiplication and Division
Year 1
Once, twice, three, five times, multiple of times, multiply, multiply by, repeated addition, array, row, column, double, halve, share, share equally, group in pairs, threes, etc., equal groups of, divide, divided by, left over multiplication tables and product.
Year 2
Once, twice, three, five times, multiple of times, multiply, multiply by, repeated addition, array, row, column, double, halve, share, share equally, group in pairs, threes, etc., equal groups of, divide, divided by, left over multiplication tables and product.
Year 3
Product, multiples of four, eight, fifty and one hundred, scale up factors and multiples, multiplication tables, product, quotient and remainder.
Year 4
Multiplication facts (up to 12x12), division facts, inverse, derive factors and multiples, multiplication tables, product, quotient and remainder.
Year 5
Factor pairs, composite numbers, prime number, prime factors, square number, cubed number, formal written method, multiplication tables, factors and multiples, product, quotient and remainder.
Year 6
Common factors and common multiples, multiplication tables, factors and multiples, product, quotient and remainder.