During KS2 children become much more confident with maths: they are adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, as well as doing mental calculations and solving problems using time, measure or money.
By the end of Year 6 the children should have a secure grasp of their times tables up to 12.
What your child will learn in KS2 maths:
Order, partition and round numbers to three decimal places
Negative numbers
Factors and multiples
Prime numbers less than 100
Square numbers
Cube numbers (taught in Year 6 from September 2015)
All the times tables up to 12x12
Add, subtract, divide and multiply numbers of up to four digits
Know equivalents between decimals, fractions and percentages
Ratio and proportion
Basic algebra (taught in Year 6 from September 2015)
Problems involving decimals, fractions and percentages
Use of brackets, including BODMAS
Read and plot coordinates
Measure and draw acute, obtuse, reflex and right angles
Calculate the sum of angles around a point, on a straight line and (only in Year 6 from 2015) in a triangle and quadrilateral
Calculate perimeter and area
Visualise and describe 2D and 3D shapes
Symmetry
Rotation, reflection and translation of shapes (rotation will no longer be taught under the new curriculum from September 2015)\
Measure length, mass and capacity
Convert units of measurement
Tell the time from a 12- or 24-hour clock and calculate time intervals
Draw and interpret line graphs, bar charts, pie charts and pictograms
Calculate the mean, median and mode average, plus the range (from September 2015, only the mean will be taught, in Year 6)