TheLearnDenYear 6 · Maths
Use Variables
Year 6 learners practise equations with two variables.
The activities include Explore Equations with Two Variables, Find the Value of an Expression by Substituting a Variable, Investigate Equations with Two Variables, and related practice. The checked support below includes worksheet, lesson, interactive, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Explore Equations with Two Variables
- Find the Value of an Expression by Substituting a Variable
- Investigate Equations with Two Variables
- Solve Equations with Two or More Variables
Checked learning resources
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Complete solutions to 2-variable equations
Khan Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Khan Academy practice for checking and working with two-variable equations, useful for the Year 6 variables activities.
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Evaluating expressions with one variable
Khan Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Khan Academy explanation and practice for substituting values into algebraic expressions, matching the Year 6 variables/formulae focus.
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Year 6 Algebra: Equations with Two Unknowns Teaching and Practice
White Rose Education · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 6 algebra teaching and practice includes finding pairs of values that satisfy equations with two unknowns and solving problems containing two variables.
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Year 6 PlanIt Maths Algebra Solving Equations Lesson Pack
Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required
Year 6 lesson slides and differentiated practice teach pupils to express missing-number problems algebraically, find missing values and solve equations by applying inverse operations to one or two steps.
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PlanIt Maths Year 6 Algebra Lesson Pack 8: Pairs of Unknowns
Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required
Twinkl describes a Year 6 lesson pack for using substitution to find possible pairs of numbers in equations with two unknowns, including a systematic method for recording possible pairs.
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Interactive PDF White Rose Maths Supporting Year 6: Algebra - Substitution
Twinkl / White Rose · Interactive · Account may be required
Year 6 Algebra: Substitution resource where children find values in simple expressions using substitution, with fluency, reasoning and problem-solving tasks.
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Year 6 Find Pairs of Values Using Algebra Activity Sheets
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Year 6 activity sheets cover finding pairs of values using algebraic equations and working systematically through fluency, reasoning and problem-solving.
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Year 6 Diving into Mastery: Step 4 Substitution Teaching Pack
Twinkl / White Rose · Lesson · Account may be required
Year 6 Diving into Mastery Step 4 Substitution supports the White Rose Algebra block and focuses on substituting values into expressions.