Number and place Value
- Numbers
- Count
- Number bonds
- Tens and ones
- Place value
- More and less
- Odd and even
- Number
- Zero, one, two, three to twenty, and beyond
- None
- Count (on/up/to/from/down)
- Before, after
- More, less, many, few, fewer, least, fewest, smallest, greater, lesser
- Equal to, the same as
- Odd, even
- Pair
- Units, ones, Ten more/less
- Digit
- Numeral
- Figure(s)
- Compare
- (In) order/a different order
- Size
- Value
- Between, halfway between
- Above, below
- Numbers to one hundred
- Hundreds
- Partition, recombine
- Hundred more/less
- Commutative
- Inverse
New Vocabulary for KS2:
Year 3
- Numbers to one thousand
- Column
Year 4
- Tenths, hundredths Decimal (places)
- Round (to nearest)
- Thousand more/less than
- Negative integers
- Roman Numerals
- Roman numerals (I to C)
Year 5
- Power of 10
Year 6
- Numbers to ten million
Addition and subtraction
- Number bonds, number line
- Add, more, plus, make, sum, total, altogether
- Inverse
- Double, near double
- Half, halve
- Equals, is the same as (including equals sign)
- Difference between
- How many more to make..?, how many more is…than..?, how much more is..?
- Subtract, take away, minus
- How many fewer is…than..?, how much less is..?
New Vocabulary for KS2:
Year 3
- Column addition and subtraction
Year 5
- Efficient written method
Year 6
- Order of operations
Multiplication and Division
- Odd, even
- Count in twos, threes, fives
- Count in tens (forwards from/backwards from)
- How many times?
- Lots of, groups of
- Once, twice, three times, 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, left over
New Vocabulary for KS2:
Year 3
- Product
- Multiples of four, eight, fifty and one hundred
- Scale up
Year 4
- Multiplication facts (up to 12×12)
- Division facts
- Inverse
- Derive
Year 5
- Factor pairs
- Composite numbers, prime number, prime factors, square number, cubed number
- Formal written method
Year 6
- Order of operations
- Common factors, common multiples
Fractions
- Whole
- Equal parts, four equal parts
- One half, two halves
- A quarter, two quarters
- Three quarters, one third, a third
- Equivalence, equivalent
New Vocabulary for KS2:
Year 3
- Numerator, denominator
- Unit fraction, nonunit fraction
- Compare and order
- Tenths chart
Year 4
- Equivalent decimals and fractions
Year 5
- Proper/improper fractions, mixed numbers
- Percentage
- Half, quarter, fifth, two fifths, four fifths
- Ratio, proportion
Year 6
- Degree of accuracy
- Simplify
Geometry (properties of shape)
- Group, sort
- Cube
- cuboid
- pyramid
- sphere
- cone
- cylinder
- circle
- triangle
- square
- Shape
- Flat, curved, straight, round
- Hollow, solid
- Corner (point, pointed)
- Face, side, edge
- Make, build, draw
- Size
- Bigger, larger, smaller
- Symmetrical, line of symmetry
- Fold
- Match
- Mirror line,
- reflection
- Pattern, repeating pattern
New Vocabulary for KS2:
Year 3
- Quadrilaterals
- Triangles
- Right angle, acute and obtuse angles
- Perimeter and area
Year 4
- Quadrilaterals
- Triangles
- Right angle, acute and obtuse angles
Year 5
- Regular and irregular
- Polygons
Year 6
- Vertically opposite (angles)
- Circumference, radius, diameter
Position and direction
- Position
- Over, under, underneath, above, below, top, bottom, side on, in, outside, inside, around, in front, behind
- Front, back, Before, after, Beside, next to, Opposite, Apart, Between, middle, edge, centre
- Corner Direction
- Journey
- Left, right, up, down, forwards, backwards, sideways
- Across Close, far, near Along, through
- To, from, towards, away from
- Movement
- Slide, roll, turn, whole turn, half turn Stretch, bend
- Rotation
- Clockwise, anticlockwise
- Straight line
- Ninety degree turn, right angle
New Vocabulary for KS2:
Year 3
- Coordinates
- Translation
- Quadrant
- x-axis, y-axis
Year 4
- Coordinates
- Translation
- Quadrant
- x-axis, y- axis
- Perimeter and area
Year 5
- Reflex angle
- Dimensions
Year 6
- Four quadrants (for coordinates)
Measures
- Full, half full, empty
- Holds
- Container
- Weigh, weighs, balances Heavy, heavier, heaviest, light, lighter, lightest
- Scales
- Time
- Days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, etc.
- Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Day, week, month, year, weekend
- Birthday, holiday
- Morning, afternoon, evening night, midnight
- Bedtime, dinnertime, playtime
- Today, yesterday, tomorrow
- Before, after
- Next, last
- Now, soon, early, late
- Quick, quicker, quickest, quickly , fast, faster, fastest, slow, slower, slowest, slowly
- Old, older, oldest, new, newer, 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
New Vocabulary for KS2:
Year 3
- Leap year
- Twelve hour/twenty- four- hour clock
- Roman numerals I to XIII Greater
Year 4
- Convert
Year 5
- Volume
- Imperial units, metric units
Problem solving and general
- Listen, join in Say, think, imagine, remember
- Start from, start with, start at
- Look at, point to
- Put, place, fit
- Arrange, rearrange
- Change, change over
- Split, separate
- Carry on, continue, repeat, what comes next?
- 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)/differ ent number(s)/missing number(s)
- Number facts, number line, number track, number square, number cards
- Abacus, counters, cubes, blocks, rods, die, dice, dominoes, pegs, peg board
- Same way, different
- Find, choose, collect, use, make, build way, best way, another way
- In order, in a different order
- Not all, every, each
Data Statistics
New Vocabulary for KS2:
Year 3
- Chart
- Bar chart frequency table, Carroll diagram, Venn diagram
- Axis, axes
- Diagram
Year 4
- Continuous data
- Line graph
Year 6
- Pie chart
- Mean
- Construct
Algebra
New Vocabulary for KS2:
Year 6
- Linear number sequence
- Substitute
- Variables
- Symbol
- Known values