The Legend of Pirate Captain Triangle

Content Name

The Legend of Pirate Captain Triangle

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Description

Pirate Captain Hugh is telling Pirate Captain Bert about their long lost ancestor Pirate Captain Triangle. The legend has it that Triangle had a triangular cookie plate on which triangular numbers of cookies were stored. The song helps children learn and remember triangular numbers in a fun-filled story context.

Curricula

• Country

  England

  Key Stage:

  Key Stage 2

  Years:

  Year 6

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics

  Topics:

  • Number - number and place value
  • Number - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

  Programmes of Study:

  • solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above

• Country

  Northern Ireland

  Key Stage:

  Key Stage 2

  Years:

  P6, P7

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics and Numeracy

  Topics:

  • Number

  Programmes of Study:

  • Explore and predict patterns and sequences of whole numbers, follow and formulate rules for generating sequences.

• Country

  Scotland

  Level:

  Second

  Years:

  P6, P7

  Subjects:

  • Numeracy and Maths

  Topics:

  • Number, Money and Measure

  Programmes of Study:

  • Having explored more complex number sequences, including well-known named number patterns, I can explain the rule used to generate the sequence, and apply it to extend the pattern.

• Country

  Wales

  Step:

  PS 3, PS 4

  Years:

  Year 6, Year 5, Year 7

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics and Numeracy

  Topics:

  • The number system is used to represent and compare relationships between numbers and quantities.

  Programmes of Study:

  • I can use a range of representations to extend my understanding of the number system to include negative values, decimals and fractions. I can accurately place integers, decimals and fractional quantities on a number line. I can apply my understanding of number value to round and approximate appropriately.

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