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Year 6 · Maths
Use Negative Numbers
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Focus on ordering and using negative numbers. Start with “Arrange Integers in Ascending Order”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 6 learners practise ordering and using negative numbers.
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- Arrange Integers in Ascending Order
- Arrange Integers in Descending Order
- Practise Working with Negative Numbers
- Solve Problems Using Negative Numbers
- Understand How To Work with Negative Numbers
- Use Knowledge of Negative Numbers to Solve Problems
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Interpret Sets of Negative and Positive Numbers in a Range of Contexts
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Year 6: Use Negative Numbers in Context, and Calculate Intervals across Zero
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Negative numbers
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Caterpillar Ordering
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Negative Numbers Questions
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Ordering Positive and Negative Numbers Worksheet
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