Year 5 · Mathematics and statistics · Algebra
Number sentences and patterns
Compare expressions with <, > and =, solve open number sentences with large numbers, and continue growing patterns with decimal steps.
Everything for this topic in one place
- 3D lesson: Number sentences and patterns — Balance a 3D scale to compare expressions with <, > and =, find missing numbers in number sentences, and grow block patterns with decimal steps.
- Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
- Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
- Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.
Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 2 (Years 4–6), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.
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More Year 5 maths topics
Place value, rounding and negative numbers · Factors and multiples · Multiplication and division · Fractions, decimals and percentages · Fractions of amounts, percentages and money · Measurement: units, perimeter, area and volume · Angles and time · Prisms, nets, lines and transformations · Grouped data and clustered bar graphs · Chance and likelihood