Algebra

Year 1

By the end of Year 1 children will be able to:

• Solve one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems such as 7 = [ ] – 9

Year 2

By the end of Year 2 children will be able to:

• Recognise and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction and use this to check calculations and solve missing number problems.

Year 3

By the end of Year 3 children will be able to:

• Solve problems including missing number problems.

Year 6

By the end of Year 6 children will be able to:

• Use simple formulae.
• Generate and describe linear number sequences.
• Express missing number problems algebraically.
• Find pairs of numbers that satisfy and equation with two unknowns.
• Enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables.