CBSE Syllabus Class 6 Maths: Chapter-wise Description

Class 6 Maths Syllabus for the year 2022-23 introduces its students to the basic concepts of Mathematics. The syllabus begins with the chapter ‘Knowing Our Numbers’ and ends with ‘Practical Geometry’. The First section introduces the students to various complex numbers like thousands to trillions etc. To understand further, please read the detailed explanation for each section given below:

1. Knowing Our Numbers 
   • Introduction
   • Comparing Numbers
   • Large Numbers in Practice
   • Using Brackets
   • Roman Numerals
2. Whole Numbers
   • Introduction
   • Whole Numbers
   • The Number Line
   • Properties Of Whole Numbers
   • Patterns in Whole Numbers
3. Playing with Numbers
   • Introduction
   • Factors and Multiples
   • Prime and Composite Numbers
   • Test For Divisibility Of Numbers
   • Common Factors and Common Multiples
   • Some More Divisibility Rules
   • Prime Factorisation
   • Highest Common Factor
   • Lowest Common Multiple
   • Some Problems on HCF and LCM
4. Basic Geometrical Ideas
   • Introduction
   • Points
   • A Line Segment
   • A line
   • Intersecting Lines
   • Parallel Lines
   • Ray
   • Curves
   • Polygons
   • Angles
   • Triangles
   • Quadrilaterals
   • Circles
5. Understanding Elementary Shapes
   • Introduction
   • Measuring Line Segments
   • Angles-’Right’ and ‘Straight’
   • Angles- ‘Acute’, ‘Obtuse’ and ‘Reflex’
   • Measuring Angles
   • Perpendicular Lines
   • Classification of Triangles
   • Quadrilaterals
   • Polygons
   • Three Dimensional Shapes
6. Integers
   • Introduction
   • Integers
   • Addition of Integers
   • Subtraction of Integers with the help of a Number Line
7. Fractions
   • Introduction
   • A Fraction
   • Fraction on the Number Line
   • Proper Fractions
   • Improper and Mixed Fractions
   • Equivalent Fractions
   • Simplest Form of a Fraction
   • Like Fractions
   • Comparing Fractions
   • Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
8. Decimals
   • Introduction
   • Tenths
   • Hundredths
   • Comparing Decimals
   • Using Decimals
   • Addition of Numbers with Decimals
   • Subtraction of Decimals
9. Data Handling
   • Introduction
   • Recording Data
   • Organisation of Data
   • Pictograph
   • Interpretation of a Pictograph
   • Drawing a Pictograph
   • A Bar Graph
10. Mensuration
    • Introduction
    • Perimeter
    • Area
11. Algebra
    • Introduction
    • Matchstick Patterns
    • The Idea Of  A Variable
    • More Matchstick Patterns
    • More Examples of Variables
    • Use Of Variables in Common Rules
    • Expressions with Variables
    • Using Expressions Practically
    • What is an Equation?
    • Solution of an Equation
12. Ratio and Proportion
    • Introduction
    • Ratio
    • Proportion
    • Unitary Method
13. Symmetry
    • Introduction
    • Making Symmetric Figures : Ink-blot Devils
    • Figures With Two Lines of Symmetry
    • Figures with Multiple Lines of Symmetry
    • Reflection and Symmetry
14. Practical Geometry
    • Introduction
    • The Circle
    • A Line Segment
    • Perpendiculars
    • Angles