Primary Mathematics Syllabus (2001 - 2006)

Whole Numbers

1. Number Notation And Place Values
   • read and write numbers up to 10,000 in numerals and in words
   • recognise the place values of numbers (thousands, hundreds, tens, ones)
   • compare and order numbers up to 10,000
2. Addition And Subtraction
   • add and subtract numbers up to 4 digits
     • includes use of terms ‘sum’ and ‘difference’
     • includes use of abacus
   • carry out addition and subtraction mentally involving two 2-digit numbers
3. Multiplication Tables Up To 10 × 10
   • count in steps of 2, 3, 4, 5, ... 10
     • includes completing number sequences leading to multiplication tables
   • build up the multiplication tables up to 10 × 10 and commit to memory
4. Multiplication And Division By A 1-Digit Number
   • multiply and divide numbers up to a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number
     • includes use of the terms ‘product’, ‘quotient’ and ‘remainder’
     • excludes 2-step calculation such as: Find the product of 6 and the difference between 10 and 8
   • carry out simple mental calculations
5. Odd And Even Numbers
   • identify odd and even numbers
6. Word Problems
   • solve up to 2-step word problems involving the four operations on whole numbers
     • includes units of measure

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Money and Measures

1. Units Of Measure
   • visualise the relative magnitudes of standard units:  kilometre and metre  metre and centimetre  kilogram and gram  litre and millilitre  hour and minute  minute and second  year and month  month and day  year and day  week and day
     • includes use of the word ‘capacity’
     • includes use of abbreviations: km, m, cm, kg, g, , ml, h, min, s
   • measure in compound units:  length : kilometre, metre, centimetre  mass : kilogram, gram  time : hour, minute, second, day, week, month, year  area : square metre, square centimetre  volume : litre, millilitre
     • includes estimating and measuring with different units
     • includes use of the terms ‘past’ and ‘to’ such as ‘10 minutes past 5’ and ‘15 minutes to 12’
   • carry out the following conversions, and vice versa:  kilometre to metre  metre to centimetre  kilogram to gram  litre to millilitre  hour to minute  minute to second  year to month  week to day
     • includes compound units
     • numbers involved should be within easy manipulation
2. Addition And Subtraction Of Length, Mass, Volume And Time
   • add and subtract in compound units:  length  mass  volume  time
     • excludes seconds
     • numbers involved should be within easy manipulation
3. Addition And Subtraction Of Money
   • add and subtract money in compound units using the decimal notation
4. Word Problems
   • solve up to 2-step word problems involving money, length, mass, volume and time
     • includes problems involving different units of measure
     • includes problems involving concept of duration of time interval
5. Perimeter Of A Rectilinear Figure
   • calculate the perimeter of a rectilinear figure:  in centimetres  in metres
     • includes estimating and measuring perimeter
     • excludes figures such as and
6. Area And Perimeter Of A Square And A Rectangle
   • calculate the perimeter of square and rectangle
     • excludes use of formulae
   • compare the areas of shapes in non-standard units
   • estimate the area of a square and a rectangle in standard unit
   • visualise the relative sizes of 1 square metre and 1 square centimetre
     • includes estimating area in square metres and square centimetres
     • excludes conversion between cm² and m²
   • use formula to calculate the area of a square and a rectangle
     • includes use of abbreviations: cm², m²

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Statistics

1. Bar Graphs
   • read scales on the axis
     • includes both horizontal and vertical represantations
   • read and interpret bar graphs
   • solve problems using information given in bar graphs

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Fractions

1. Equivalent Fractions
   • recognise and name equivalent fractions
     • includes the terms ‘numerator’ and ‘denominator’
   • list the first 8 equivalent fractions of a given fraction with denominator not greater than 12
   • write the equivalent fraction of a fraction given the denominator / numerator
   • express a fraction in its simplest form
2. Comparing And Ordering
   • compare and order related and unlike fractions with denominators up to 12
     • includes both increasing and decreasing order
     • number of fractions involved should not exceed 3

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Geometry

1. Concept Of Angles
   • associate an angle as a certain amount of turning
   • identify right angles
     • restricts to only right angles inside the figure
       = 5 right angles
     • excludes figures such as and
   • tell whether a given angle is greater or smaller than a right angle
     • excludes use of the terms ‘acute’, ‘obtuse’ and ‘reflex’ angles
   • identify angles in 2-D shapes

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