Primary Maths • Years 4–6
Probability Resources
Describe chance, list outcomes and work out probability.
Maths at a glance
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Likelihoodcertain
Outcomes{H, T}
Fraction1/4
Percent25%
Learning pathway
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Key skills
What learners practise
describing likelihood from impossible to certainlisting possible outcomes and sample spacesconducting repeated chance experimentscalculating probability for equally likely outcomescomparing experimental and theoretical probabilityexpressing probability as fractions, decimals and percentages
Teaching tips
- List all possible outcomes before calculating a probability.
- Repeat experiments enough times to see how experimental results can vary.
- Connect fractions, decimals and percentages to the same probability on visual models.
Ready to practise?
Open the Year 0–6 lesson pathway.