Basic 5
Basic 5 Mathematics Notes
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Counting, Representation and Cardinality
- Reading and Writing Numbers up to 1,000,000In this topic you will read, write and represent numbers up to one million using place value, words and expanded form.
- Comparing and Ordering Numbers up to 1,000,000In this topic you will compare and order numbers up to 1,000,000 using the symbols >, < and =.
- Roman Numerals up to 100In this topic you will count and convert between Hindu-Arabic numbers and Roman numerals up to 100 (C).
- Prime and Composite NumbersIn this topic you will generate and identify prime and composite numbers between 1 and 100.
- Factors, Multiples and Their RelationshipIn this topic you will explore the relationship between factors and multiples, and find common factors, the HCF and the LCM.
Number Operations
- Mental Strategies for Multiplication and Division FactsIn this topic you will use mental strategies to recall multiplication facts to 81 and the related division facts.
- Multiplying by 2-Digit NumbersIn this topic you will multiply multi-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers using the grid and column (long multiplication) methods.
- Multi-Step Word ProblemsIn this topic you will solve word problems that need two or more of the four operations.
Fractions
- Adding and Subtracting FractionsIn this topic you will use equivalent fractions to change fractions to the same denominator so that you can add and subtract them.
- Adding and Subtracting Mixed NumbersIn this topic you will add and subtract fractions greater than one, including mixed numbers and improper fractions.
- Multiplying Fractions and Whole NumbersIn this topic you will use models to multiply a whole number by a fraction and a fraction by a whole number.
- Word Problems with FractionsIn this topic you will solve real-life word problems involving fractions of quantities and multiplication with fractions.