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Counting in 6s

Count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25, and 1000

Suggested ages 8–9

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Learning journey

Your child is practicing skip-counting in larger number patterns, building fluency with multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25, and 1000.

Evidence of understanding

  • Recite the multiples of 6 from 0 to at least 72
  • Recite the multiples of 7 from 0 to at least 84
  • Count in steps of 25 from 0 to 1000 and in steps of 1000 up to 10,000

Assessment prompt

Can Counting in 6s count in sevens — 7, 14, 21, 28 — or in nines, or in 25s when thinking about coins, or in 1000s when talking about distances like kilometres?

Standards alignment

Ma/KS2/Y4/NPV/1GB · uk-nc-2013

Count in multiples

The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 2