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Skills available for Ireland fifth-class maths curriculum

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5-6.1 Applying and problem-solving

5.4 Measures

5.4.1 Length
- 5.4.1.1 select and use appropriate instruments of measurement
- 5.4.1.2 estimate and measure length using appropriate metric units
  - Choose the appropriate metric unit of measure (5-V.1)
  - Compare and convert metric units of length (5-V.2)
- 5.4.1.3 estimate and measure the perimeter of regular and irregular shapes.
5.4.2 Area
- 5.4.2.1 discover that the area of a rectangle is length by breadth
  - Area of squares and rectangles (5-Z.3)
- 5.4.2.2 estimate and measure the area of regular and irregular 2-D shapes
- 5.4.2.3 calculate area using square centimetres and square metres
  - Area between two rectangles (5-Z.6)
- 5.4.2.4 compare visually square metres and square centimetres.
5.4.3 Weight
- 5.4.3.1 select and use appropriate instruments of measurement
- 5.4.3.2 estimate and measure weight using appropriate metric units
  - Choose the appropriate metric unit of measure (5-V.1)
  - Compare and convert metric units of mass (5-V.3)
5.4.4 Capacity
- 5.4.4.1 select and use appropriate instruments of measurement
- 5.4.4.2 estimate and measure capacity using appropriate metric units
  - Choose the appropriate metric unit of measure (5-V.1)
  - Compare and convert metric units of volume (5-V.4)
5.4.5 Time
- 5.4.5.1 read and interpret timetables and the 24-hour clock (digital and analogue)
  - Schedules and timelines - 12-hour time (5-U.6)
  - Schedules - 24-hour time (5-U.7)
- 5.4.5.2 interpret and convert between times in 12-hour and 24-hour format
  - Convert between 12-hour and 24-hour time (5-U.5)
5.4.6 Money (use up to introduction of the euro)
- 5.4.6.1 compare 'value for money' using unitary method
5.4.7 Money - euro
- 5.4.7.1 compare 'value for money' using unitary method
  - Price lists (5-P.6)
  - Unit prices (5-P.7)

5.5 Data

5.5.1 Representing and interpreting data
- 5.5.1.1 collect, organise and represent data using pictograms, single and multiple bar charts and simple pie charts
- 5.5.1.2 read and interpret pictograms, single and multiple bar charts, and pie charts
- 5.5.1.3 compile and use simple data sets
- 5.5.1.4 explore and calculate averages of simple data sets
  - Calculate mean, median and mode (5-T.1)
  - Interpret charts to find mean, median and mode (5-T.3)
- 5.5.1.5 use data sets to solve problems
  - Interpret charts to find mean, median and mode (5-T.3)
5.5.2 Chance
- 5.5.2.1 identify and list all possible outcomes of simple random processes
  - Combinations (5-T.7)
- 5.5.2.2 estimate the likelihood of occurrence of events
- 5.5.2.3 construct and use frequency charts and tables
  - Frequency charts (5-S.14)

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5-6.1 Applying and problem-solving

5-6.1.1 select appropriate materials, concepts and processes for particular tasks and applications

5-6.1.2 apply concepts and processes in a variety of contexts

5-6.1.3 analyse problems and plan an approach to solving them

5-6.1.4 select and apply a variety of strategies to complete tasks and projects or solve problems

5-6.1.5 reflect upon and evaluate solutions to problems

5-6.2 Communicating and expressing

5-6.2.1 discuss and explain the processes used and the results of the mathematical activities, problems and projects in an organized way

5-6.2.2 listen to and discuss other children's mathematical descriptions and explanations

5-6.2.3 discuss and record the processes and results of work using a variety of methods

5-6.2.4 discuss problems and carry out analyses

5-6.3 Integrating and connecting

5-6.3.1 connect informally acquired mathematical ideas and processes with formal mathematical ideas and processes

5-6.3.2 recognise mathematics in the environment

5-6.3.3 represent mathematical ideas and processes in different modes: verbal, pictorial, diagrammatic and symbolic

5-6.3.4 understand the connections between mathematical procedures and the concepts he/she uses

5-6.3.5 recognise and apply mathematical ideas and processes in other areas of the curriculum

5-6.4 Reasoning

5-6.4.1 make hypotheses and carry out experiments to test them

5-6.4.2 make informal deductions

5-6.4.3 search for and investigate mathematical patterns and relationships

5-6.4.4 reason systematically in a mathematical context

5-6.4.5 justify processes and results of mathematical activities, problems and projects

5-6.5 Implementing

5-6.5.1 devise and use mental strategies and procedures for carrying out mathematical tasks

5-6.5.2 use appropriate manipulatives to carry out mathematical procedures

5-6.5.3 execute standard procedures efficiently with a variety of tools

5-6.6 Understanding and recalling

5-6.6.1 understand and recall facts, definitions and formulae.

5.1 Number

5.1.1 Place value

5.1.1.1 read, write and order whole numbers and decimals

5.1.1.2 identify place value in whole numbers and decimals

5.1.1.3 round whole numbers and round decimals

5.1.2 Operations

5.1.2.1 estimate sums, differences, products and quotients of whole numbers

5.1.2.2 add and subtract whole numbers and decimals (to three decimal places) without and with a calculator

5.1.2.3 multiply a decimal (up to three places) by a whole number, without and with a calculator

5.1.2.4 divide a three-digit number by a two-digit number, without and with a calculator

5.1.2.5 divide a decimal number by a whole number, without and with a calculator

5.1.3 Fractions

5.1.3.1 compare and order fractions and identify equivalent forms of fractions with denominators 2-12

5.1.3.2 express improper fractions as mixed numbers and vice versa and position them on the number line

5.1.3.3 add and subtract simple fractions and simple mixed numbers

5.1.3.4 multiply a fraction by a whole number

5.1.3.5 express tenths, hundredths and thousandths in both fractional and decimal form

5.1.4 Decimals and percentages

5.1.4.1 develop an understanding of simple percentages and relate them to fractions and decimals

5.1.4.2 compare and order fractions and decimals

5.1.4.3 solve problems involving operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and simple percentages

5.1.5 Number theory

5.1.5.1 identify simple prime and composite numbers

5.1.5.2 identify square and rectangular numbers

5.1.5.3 identify factors and multiples

5.2 Algebra

5.2.1 Directed numbers

5.2.1.1 identify positive and negative numbers in context

5.2.2 Rules and properties

5.2.2.1 explore and discuss simple properties and rules about brackets and priority of operation

5.2.2.2 identify relationships and record verbal and simple symbolic rules for number patterns

5.2.3 Equations

5.2.3.1 translate number sentences with a frame into word problems and vice versa

5.2.3.2 solve one-step number sentences and equations

5.3 Shape and space

5.3.1 2-D shapes

5.3.1.1 make informal deductions about 2-D shapes and their properties

5.3.1.2 use angle and line properties to classify and describe triangles and quadrilaterals

5.3.1.3 identify the properties of the circle

5.3.1.4 construct a circle of given radius or diameter

5.3.1.5 tessellate combinations of 2-D shapes

5.3.1.6 classify 2-D shapes according to their lines of symmetry

5.3.1.7 use 2-D shapes and properties to solve problems

5.3.2 3-D shapes

5.3.2.1 identify and examine 3-D shapes and explore relationships, including tetrahedron (faces, edges and vertices)

5.3.2.2 draw the nets of simple 3-D shapes and construct the shapes

5.3.3 Lines and angles

5.3.3.1 recognise, classify and describe angles and relate angles to shape and the environment