Fluent In Five Arithmetic Pack | Weeks 1 to 6 | Year 6

Develop your pupils’ confidence with mental and written arithmetic strategies with these Fluent in Five daily arithmetic questions for weeks 1 to 6 of Year 6.

The questions are presented as an editable PowerPoint presentation and as SATs style worksheets to help prepare pupils for the end of KS2 SATs arithmetic paper.

This daily practice resource is designed to enhance speed and accuracy in maths, offering a broad range of questions that align with the KS2 maths curriculum.

With over 150 questions spread across the 6 weeks, the resource incorporates a mix of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. The questions progressively build in complexity, ensuring pupils grasp fundamental concepts before advancing.

Encourage pupils to choose whether to use a mental or written method when answering. Answers identify which would be the most efficient method for each question.

We recommend teachers integrate this resource into their daily maths lessons, or as a warm up in the afternoon. With 5 to 10 minutes a day you’ll then have a structured approach to arithmetic practice.

Teachers report faster and more accurate results on the arithmetic paper in SATs as well as greater confidence and fluency.

Topic breakdown per week

• Week 1: Focus on Year 5 content including adding 5-digit numbers, 8 times tables, multiplying by multiples of 10, decimals by 10, and finding unit fractions of numbers.
• Week 2: Enhances Year 5 skills with adding/subtracting 5-digit numbers, simple mental multiplication for 7 times tables, non-unit fractions, and multiplying two 2-digit numbers.
• Week 3: Introduction to dividing whole numbers and decimals by 10 and 100, adding/subtracting near multiples of 10, and multiplication/division by 6 and 8.
• Week 4: Focuses on adding/subtracting decimals, multiplying decimals by 10 or 100, and non-unit fractions of amounts.
• Week 5: Focuses on subtracting decimals, multiplying three 1-digit numbers, and working with mixed operations involving decimals.
• Week 6: Focuses on adding and subtracting numbers with up to 7-digits, working with decimals, and multiplying and dividing multiples of 10 or 100.