Year 6 Probability Unit

A complete Year 6 probability unit with editable teaching slides and quiz, printable worksheets, repeated chance experiments, games, investigation stations, assessment, answers and rubric.

Full Description

Teach probability through a balanced sequence of explicit instruction, visual representations, guided practice, simulation and hands-on investigation. This Year 6 Mathematics unit helps students express probabilities as fractions, decimals and percentages; calculate expected frequencies; collect and analyse repeated-trial data; compare theoretical probability with observed relative frequency; and reason about variation, sample size, independence and non-uniform outcomes.

The editable 20-slide presentation supports whole-class teaching. The 43-page unit plan PDF then provides a diagnostic check, colour displays, a concise reference page, scaffolded and extended worksheet practice, a repeated-trials lab, a two-dice simulation, a Chance Match game and five investigation stations. The editable 22-slide quiz alternates ten varied questions with their answers. A three-part fairground assessment, fourteen interleaved answer pages and a five-level rubric complete the sequence.

What’s Included

• Editable PowerPoint presentation — 20 slides
• Editable PowerPoint quiz — 22 slides with 10 question-and-answer pairs
• Unit Plan PDF — 43 A4 pages
• Two colour displays and a probability reference page
• Diagnostic check, scaffolded worksheets and extension practice
• Repeated Trials Lab and Two-Dice Simulation
• Chance Match board-and-card game
• Five Probability Investigation Stations
• Three-part Fairground Chance Assessment
• Fourteen answer pages and a five-level rubric

Learning Focus

• Place and describe events on a probability scale
• Connect fractions, decimals and percentages as equivalent probability forms
• Calculate expected frequencies from theoretical probabilities
• Conduct repeated chance experiments and record results efficiently
• Calculate and compare observed relative frequencies
• Explain random variation and the stabilising effect of larger samples
• Investigate independent events and weighted or non-uniform outcomes
• Justify conclusions using numerical evidence

Classroom Use

Use the presentation to introduce and model each concept, then select the diagnostic, worksheets and reference page for guided or independent practice. Run the repeated-trials lab and two-dice simulation in pairs, use Chance Match for consolidation, and rotate groups through the five investigation stations. Finish with the quiz for immediate feedback and the fairground assessment with rubric for summative judgement. The extension challenge supports students ready for deeper reasoning.

Formats, Counts and Answers

Includes PDF and editable PPTX files: a 43-page Unit Plan, 20-slide presentation and 22-slide quiz with 10 question-and-answer pairs. Fourteen answer pages are included.

Digital Product and Licence

This is a digital teaching product; no physical item will be shipped. Purchase permits use by one teacher with their own students in accordance with the Sukindi single-user licence. Files may not be shared, resold, uploaded publicly or redistributed.