Y6 Daily Maths (Full Year SATs Prep)

A comprehensive, carefully sequenced Year 6 SATs Maths retrieval resource designed to build mathematical fluency, confidence and long-term retention throughout the school year.

With 218 slides of ready-to-use daily maths practice, this resource provides meaningful retrieval throughout the year, gradually increasing in complexity and challenge as pupils progress towards their Year 6 SATs.

Created and refined over 15 years of Year 6 teaching, this resource has been developed through extensive classroom use and adapted over many years to make key mathematical knowledge stick.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

This resource provides a structured programme of daily maths retrieval which can be used throughout the school year.

The amount and complexity of the daily practice gradually increases, allowing pupils to revisit essential knowledge regularly while developing greater fluency and confidence.

The resource includes:

• Daily maths retrieval activities
• Progressive increases in challenge throughout the year
• Arithmetic and calculation practice
• Fractions, decimals and percentages
• Multiplication and division
• Addition and subtraction
• Ratio and proportion
• BIDMAS/order of operations
• Mental calculation and fluency
• Multi-step calculations
• Challenge questions
• Super Challenge questions
• SATs-style practice
• Focused SATs revision

TERM-BY-TERM PROGRESSION

The resource has been designed to develop pupils gradually rather than relying on intensive revision immediately before SATs.

Term 1 – Establishing retrieval routines and securing core mathematical fluency.

Term 2 – Increasing the complexity of calculations and developing greater independence.

Term 3 – Increasing SATs-style challenge and revisiting key areas of the Year 6 curriculum.

SATs preparation – A final section provides focused revision for the individual subjects and skills required during SATs week.

WHY USE DAILY RETRIEVAL?

Regular retrieval gives pupils repeated opportunities to revisit important mathematical knowledge rather than learning a skill once and then moving on.

The resource is particularly useful for:

• Morning maths
• Daily maths starters
• Retrieval practice
• Whole-class revision
• Intervention
• Homework
• SATs preparation
• Independent practice

CREATED BY AN EXPERIENCED YEAR 6 TEACHER

This resource has been created, used and refined by a Year 6 teacher with 15 years’ experience, with a particular focus on helping pupils retain key knowledge and develop the fluency needed for success in SATs.