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Linear sequences

Generate and describe linear number sequences.

Taught in Year 6 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 6 in Canada (Ontario).

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Nigeria (NERDC)

Not taught as a distinct skill at primary level.

United Kingdom (National Curriculum)

Year 6

Strand
Algebra
Called
Linear sequences
How it's taught
Algebra appears formally in Year 6: missing-number problems, simple formulae and linear sequences.
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Canada (Ontario)

Grade 6

Strand
Algebra
Called
Linear sequences
How it's taught
Algebra strand from Grade 1: patterns, then variables and equalities; includes coding expectations (sequential events, loops, conditionals).
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