Schofield & Sims First Mental Arithmetic

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Year 1 programme of study
Topic Curriculum requirement Relevant
First Mental Arithmetic
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Number • count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning First Mental Arithmetic 1
number and with 0 or 1, or from any given number
and
place value
• count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals; count in
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multiples of twos, fives and tens
and
• given a number, identify one more and one less
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• identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial
representations including the number line, and use the language
of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most, least
• read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words.

Number • read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving First Mental Arithmetic 1
addition and addition (+), subtraction (–) and equals (=) signs
and
subtraction
• represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts
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within 20
and
• add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20,
including zero First Mental Arithmetic 3
• solve one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction,
using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing
number problems such as 7 =     – 9.

Number • solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, First Mental Arithmetic 1
multiplication by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial
and
and division representations and arrays with the support of the teacher.
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and
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Number • recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of First Mental Arithmetic 1
fractions an object, shape or quantity
and
• recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts
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of an object, shape or quantity.
and
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Measurement • compare, describe and solve practical problems for: First Mental Arithmetic 1
– lengths and heights [for example, long/short, longer/shorter, and
tall/short, double/half]
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– mass/weight [for example, heavy/light, heavier than,
lighter than] and
– capacity and volume [for example, full/empty, more than, First Mental Arithmetic 3
less than, half, half full, quarter]
– time [for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later] continued

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Year 1 programme of study continued

Topic Curriculum requirement Relevant

First Mental Arithmetic
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Measurement • measure and begin to record the following: First Mental Arithmetic 1
continued – lengths and heights and
– mass/weight
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– capacity and volume
and
– time (hours, minutes, seconds)
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• recognise and know the value of different denominations of
coins and notes
• sequence events in chronological order using language [for
example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow,
morning, afternoon and evening]
• recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of
the week, weeks, months and years
• tell the time to the hour and half past the hour and draw the
hands on a clock face to show these times.

Geometry • recognise and name common 2-D and 3-D shapes, including: First Mental Arithmetic 1
properties of – 2-D shapes [for example, rectangles (including squares), and
shapes circles and triangles]
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– 3-D shapes [for example, cuboids (including cubes), pyramids
and spheres]. and
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Geometry • describe position, direction and movement, including whole, First Mental Arithmetic 1
position and half, quarter and three-quarter turns.
and
direction
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and
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Year 2 programme of study
Topic Curriculum requirement Relevant
First Mental Arithmetic
book

Number • count in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in tens from any First Mental Arithmetic 4
number and number, forward and backward
and
place value
• recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number
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(tens, ones)
and
• identify, represent and estimate numbers using different
representations, including the number line First Mental Arithmetic 6
• compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100; use <, > and
= signs
• read and write numbers to at least 100 in numerals and
in words
• use place value and number facts to solve problems.

Number • solve problems with addition and subtraction: First Mental Arithmetic 4
addition and – using concrete objects and pictorial representations, including and
subtraction those involving numbers, quantities and measures
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– applying their increasing knowledge of mental and written
methods and
• recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, First Mental Arithmetic 6
and derive and use related facts up to 100
• add and subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial
representations, and mentally, including:
– a two-digit number and ones
– a two-digit number and tens
– two two-digit numbers
– adding three one-digit numbers
• show that addition of two numbers can be done in any
order (commutative) and subtraction of one number from
another cannot
• recognise and use the inverse relationship between addition
and subtraction and use this to check calculations and solve
missing number problems.

Number • recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 First Mental Arithmetic 4
multiplication and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and
and
and division even numbers
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• calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division
within the multiplication tables and write them using the and
multiplication (×), division (÷) and equals (=) signs
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• show that multiplication of two numbers can be done in
any order (commutative) and division of one number by
another cannot
• solve problems involving multiplication and division, using
materials, arrays, repeated addition, mental methods, and
multiplication and division facts, including problems in contexts.

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Year 2 programme of study continued

Topic Curriculum requirement Relevant

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Number • recognise, find, name and write fractions  13 ,  14 ,  24   and  34   of a First Mental Arithmetic 4
fractions length, shape, set of objects or quantity and
• write simple fractions for example,  12   of 6 = 3 and recognise First Mental Arithmetic 5
the equivalence of  24   and  12  .
and
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Measurement • choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and First Mental Arithmetic 4
measure length/height in any direction (m/cm); mass (kg/g);
and
temperature (°C); capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate
unit, using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels First Mental Arithmetic 5
• compare and order lengths, mass, volume/capacity and record and
the results using >, < and =
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• recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p);
combine amounts to make a particular value
• find different combinations of coins that equal the same
amounts of money
• solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition
and subtraction of money of the same unit, including
giving change
• compare and sequence intervals of time
• tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter
past/to the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to
show these times
• know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of
hours in a day.

Geometry • identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including First Mental Arithmetic 4
properties of the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line
and
shapes
• identify and describe the properties of 3-D shapes, including
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the number of edges, vertices and faces
and
• identify 2-D shapes on the surface of 3-D shapes [for example,
a circle on a cylinder and a triangle on a pyramid] First Mental Arithmetic 6
• compare and sort common 2-D and 3-D shapes and
everyday objects.

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Year 2 programme of study continued

Topic Curriculum requirement Relevant

First Mental Arithmetic
book

Geometry • order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in First Mental Arithmetic 4
position and patterns and sequences
and
direction
• use mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction
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and movement, including movement in a straight line and
distinguishing between rotation as a turn and in terms of right and
angles for quarter, half and three-quarter turns (clockwise and
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anti-clockwise).

Statistics • interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, block First Mental Arithmetic 4
diagrams and simple tables
and
• ask and answer simple questions by counting the number of
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objects in each category and sorting the categories by quantity
and
• ask and answer questions about totalling and comparing
categorical data. First Mental Arithmetic 6

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