Year 6 · Phase 2 (Years 4-6) · Number
Negative numbers
What the teaching sequence covers here
Count forwards and backwards through positive and negative numbers (for example starting at -6 and counting back in 2s), understanding where negatives arise, such as temperatures and debt, and that zero is neither positive nor negative.
This is ChalkBee's own paraphrase of the official teaching sequence, not the Ministry's wording. Tahurangi curriculum content is Crown copyright, Ministry of Education, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, so we describe it in our own words and cite the source: NZC Mathematics and Statistics Phase 2 (Years 4-6). Always check the official page for the exact requirement.
nz-p2-num-10. The Ministry of Education does not assign alphanumeric codes to teaching-sequence statements; this id is a stable site-internal reference.Relevant Year 6 worksheets
Matched by age: this NZ year lines up with our Grade 5 material. These resources support parts of the statement; they are not a complete assessment of every clause.