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Primary Curriculum Mapping Documents

Age 5 to 11


Our Curriculum Mapping Documents link NRICH tasks to curriculum objectives. (See our Primary Curriculum page for more resources that will help you to embed problem solving into your curriculum.)

England

NRICH tasks embrace the aims of the mathematics national curriculum in England (problem solving, reasoning and fluency) as well as curriculum 'content'.

  • Primary NRICH curriculum mapping document (Google sheet)

Scotland

  • First and Second Levels Mathematics Curriculum for Excellence -  Word document

Wales

NRICH tasks linked to the Curriculum for Wales Foundation Phase Framework:

  • Nursery - Word document or pdf
  • Reception - Word document or pdf
  • Year 1 - Word document or pdf
  • Year 2 - Word document or pdf

NRICH tasks linked to the Curriculum for Wales Mathematics Programmes of Study in Key Stage 2:

  • Year 3 - Word document or pdf
  • Year 4 - Word document or pdf
  • Year 5 - Word document or pdf
  • Year 6 - Word document or pdf


Cambridge Primary Maths
 

Australia

For links from the Australian Curriculum to NRICH tasks, visit https://primarylearning.com.au/resources/ and search for 'nrich'
(You will find three documents: one for number, one for measurement and geometry, and one for statistics and probability)

Ontario, Canada

NRICH tasks linked to the expectations of the mathematics curriculum in Ontario, for grades 4 to 8 - Word document or pdf

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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