Variables and expressions
Use letters to stand for numbers and evaluate simple expressions.
Taught in Primary 6 in Nigeria (NERDC), Year 6 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 6 in Canada (Ontario).
Nigeria (NERDC)
Primary 6
- Strand
- Algebraic Processes
- Called
- Variables and expressions
- How it's taught
- Algebraic Processes: open sentences (□ + 4 = 9) leading to simple equations with letters in upper primary.
United Kingdom (National Curriculum)
Year 6
- Strand
- Algebra
- Called
- Variables and expressions
- How it's taught
- Algebra appears formally in Year 6: missing-number problems, simple formulae and linear sequences.
Canada (Ontario)
Grade 6
- Strand
- Algebra
- Called
- Variables and expressions
- How it's taught
- Algebra strand from Grade 1: patterns, then variables and equalities; includes coding expectations (sequential events, loops, conditionals).