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VELS Progression Points

VELS DIMENSION Progression point
Number Level 2

Descriptor
Mentally compute simple addition and subtraction calculations using number facts Model place value to 1000 Describe simple fractions as parts of a whole and as a subset Add and subtract by counting on and counting back Skip count by different numbers up to 100 Mentally compute simple addition and subtraction calculations

Activity Title
Doubling and halving Comparing and adding numbers Fractions Addition and subtraction strategies Number patterns Temperature and forecasts Fractions Comparing and adding numbers Addition and subtraction strategies Addition and subtraction strategies Multiplication using arrays Action-based task Teacher book Drafting your poster Ordering decimal numbers (tenths) Multiplication using arrays Time, distance, speed Number patterns and tables of value Changing numbers Transformations and symmetry Transformations and symmetry Action-based task Teacher Book How symmetrical is your face? Tessellations Shapes Tessellations Stable objects Stable objects Action-based task Teacher book House inspection

Page number
10 16 18 20 40 60 18 16 18 18 22 52 26 22 30 34 14 6 6 22 8 46 46

Level 2.25 Level 2.5

Use fractions with numerators other than 1 Use of strategies to solve addition problems Add and subtract money

Level 2.75

Represent multiplication as an array Use place value to size and order decimals to hundredths

Level 3

Devise written methods for multiplication using powers of ten Round numbers up and down Compute with numbers up to 30 using all four operations Selection and use appropriate mental and written algorithms to add, subtract, multiply and divide Apply simple transformations to shapes Recognise and describe symmetry Recognise familiar two-dimensional shapes Arrange a collection of shapes into subsets according to criteria

Level 3.25 Space Level 2

Level 2.25 Level 2.5 Level 2.75

Use instructions to create tessellations Identify shapes in terms of faces, edges, vertices Name polygons

8 48 48 92

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VELS Progression Points

VELS DIMENSION Progression point
Level 3

Descriptor
Read linear scales in measurement contexts Recognise angles are the result of a rotation of lines with a common end-point Recognise and name common 3D shapes Describe positions using simple compass directions

Activity Title
Using scale to measure Shapes Stable objects Action-based task Teacher book Measuring shadows Using scale to measure Chance Action-based task Teacher book Board game basics Temperature Action-based task Teacher book Forests and the future Perimeter Estimating length and time Perimeter Estimating length and time Estimating length and time Hefting to estimate mass Spinners and chance Hefting to estimate mass Chance Temperature and forecasts Measuring time Planning a timetable Action-based task Teacher book Measuring shadows Reading a timetable Double number lines Data and pie graphs Data and line graphs Estimating length and time Estimating and measuring time Reading a timetable Perimeter Temperature Spinners and chance Perimeter Action-based task Teacher book House inspection Data and pie graphs

Page number
28 46 48 62

Level 3.25 Measurement Level 2

Use a scale to determine actual size and distance on a map Predict the outcome of chance events using qualitative terms Describe temperature using qualitative terms

28 36 72

Collect simple categorical and numerical data

58

82 50 52 50 52 52 56 38 56 36 60 12 32 62 54 24 42 44 52 62 54 50 58 38 50 92

Level 2.25

Use formal units of measurement Estimate using informal units and compare with formal units Use of linear and circular scales to validate estimates of length Use materials to solve problems and explain answers

Level 2.5 Level 2.75 Level 3

Identify events which are equally likely Estimate and measure mass of common objects Link events with statements about how likely they are to occur Interpret timetables and calendars in relation to familiar events

Recognise and use formal, standard metric measures in context Recognise different types of data Read digital and analog time displays

Read linear scales in measurement contexts

Level 3.25

Plan and conduct chance experiments and display the results Estimate and measure the perimeter of polygons

Level 3.75

Interpret pie charts

42

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VELS Progression Points

VELS DIMENSION Progression point Descriptor Activity Title Page number
Structure Level 2.25 Use of grids to record items that have a certain attribute Data and pie graphs Action-based task Teacher book Which medium is best? Multiplication using arrays Action-based task Teacher book Drafting your poster Patterns Perimeter Patterns Comparing and adding numbers Multiplication using arrays Ordering decimal numbers (tenths) Action-based task Teacher book Planning a recipe Number patterns and tables of value Number patterns Double number lines Time, distance, speed Patterns Number patterns and tables of value Changing numbers 42 52

Level 2.5 Level 2.75

Use commutative property to facilitate computation Construct grid for recording combinations of two attributes

22 32

Level 3 Level 3.25 Working Mathematically Level 2 Level 2.25

Solve number sentences with missing numbers Recognise samples as subsets of the population under consideration Complete patterns formed by constant addition or subtraction Use a four-function calculator Use materials and models to solve problems

4 51 4 16 22 26 42

Level 2.5

Identify pattern in data sets

34 40 24 30 4 34 14

Level 2.75 Level 3

Use a diagram as a problem solving strategy Recognise the mathematical structure of problems Use calculators to explore number patterns and check accuracy