Skill updates

IXL is continually adding new skills and improving existing ones to offer fresh and exciting ways to practise maths and English. To accurately reflect the updated content, these curriculum enhancements may include adjustments to skill names and skill codes. Use this page to discover new skills and find old favourites!

Maths
English
Kindergarten
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13
Code
Name
D.7
Use a rule to complete a number pattern
G.7
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G.6
Addition input/output tables - up to two digits
G.8
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G.7
Ways to make a number using addition
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Ways to make a number using addition - up to two digits
G.9
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G.8
Addition word problems - up to two digits
G.10
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G.9
Complete the addition sentence - up to two digits
G.11
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G.10
Write the addition sentence - up to two digits
G.12
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G.11
Balance addition equations - up to two digits
G.13
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G.12
Add three or more numbers up to two digits each
G.14
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G.13
Add three or more numbers up to two digits - word problems
H.7
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H.6
Subtraction input/output tables - up to two digits
H.8
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H.7
Ways to make a number using subtraction
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Ways to make a number using subtraction - up to two digits
H.9
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H.8
Subtraction word problems - up to two digits
H.10
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H.9
Complete the subtraction sentence - up to two digits
H.11
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H.10
Write the subtraction sentence - up to two digits
H.12
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H.11
Balance subtraction equations - up to two digits
J.2
Subtract three-digit numbers
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Subtraction with three-digit numbers
K.1
Properties of addition
K.2
Add using properties
K.1
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K.3
Related addition facts
K.2
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K.4
Related subtraction facts
K.3
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K.5
Fact families
K.6
Properties of multiplication
K.4
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K.7
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division terms
K.5
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K.8
Solve inequalities using addition and subtraction shortcuts
M.12
Write addition and subtraction sentences
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Write addition and subtraction sentences - up to 100
N.8
Estimate differences
S.8
Measure to compare length in centimetres
S.9
Compare lengths: metric units
S.8
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S.10
Which metric unit of length is appropriate?
S.9
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S.11
Metric units of length: word problems
S.10
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S.12
Which metric unit of mass is appropriate?
S.11
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S.13
Which metric unit of volume is appropriate?
S.12
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S.14
Compare and convert metric units of volume
S.13
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S.15
Compare and convert metric units of mass
S.14
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S.16
Choose the appropriate measuring tool
T.1
Identify rectangles
T.1
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T.2
Name the two-dimensional shape
T.2
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T.3
Select two-dimensional shapes
T.3
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T.4
Count sides and vertices
T.4
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T.5
Compare sides and vertices
T.6
Compose two-dimensional shapes
T.5
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T.7
Flip, turn and slide
T.6
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T.8
Identify congruent shapes
T.7
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T.9
Symmetry
U.7
Shapes of everyday objects I
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Three-dimensional shapes in the real world I
U.8
Shapes of everyday objects II
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Three-dimensional shapes in the real world II
V.6
Volume
W.5
Decompose fractions into unit fractions
W.5
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W.6
Fractions of a group
W.7
Unit fractions: word problems
W.8
Unit fractions: modelling word problems
W.6
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W.9
Fractions of a whole: modelling word problems
W.7
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W.10
Fractions of a whole: word problems
W.8
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W.11
Fractions of a group: word problems
W.9
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W.12
Compare fractions using models
W.10
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W.13
Order fractions with like denominators
W.11
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W.14
Order fractions with like numerators
W.15
Add fractions with the same denominator using bar models
Y.1
Multiply by 2
Y.2
Multiply by 3
Y.3
Multiply by 5
Y.4
Multiply by 10
Y.1
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Y.5
Multiplication sentences
Y.2
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Y.6
Multiplication facts for 2, 3 and 4
Y.3
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Y.7
Multiplication facts up to 5
Y.4
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Y.8
Multiplication facts for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10
Y.5
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Y.9
Multiplication facts for 6, 7, 8 and 9
Y.6
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Y.10
Multiplication facts up to 10
Z.1
Divide by 2
Z.2
Divide by 3
Z.3
Divide by 5
Z.4
Divide by 10
Z.1
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Z.5
Divisors and quotients up to 5
Z.2
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Z.6
Divisors and quotients up to 10
Z.7
Division patterns over increasing place values
Z.8
Divide numbers ending in zeroes
Z.9
Complete the division table
G.6
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Write addition sentences to describe pictures
This skill has been removed.
H.6
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Write subtraction sentences to describe pictures - up to two digits
This skill has been removed.