NCERT Ganita Prakash, Class 6, 2026–27
Teach Class 6 Maths at home, one chapter at a time
All 10 chapters of the Class 6 NCERT maths book, turned into short, focused sessions you can do at home with paper, a ruler and everyday things. Each chapter has its own page with a home activity, a game, a 5-day plan, the mistakes to watch for and questions to check it stuck.
NCERT Class 6 maths at home: how this guide works
Understand first, then practise. Ask for the idea in their own words before doing exercises. Understanding makes practice stick.
20 minutes, most days. Short and often beats long and weekly. Each chapter page has a 5-day plan.
Let them explain. Ask “How did you know?” more than “What is the answer?” A wrong answer explained out loud tells you exactly what to fix.
Go in book order. Chapters build on each other. If a chapter feels hard, go back one.
Chapter 1: Patterns in Mathematics
Number sequences and shape patterns textbook pages 1–12
The book opens by calling maths the study of patterns. Your child explores sequences like odd numbers, square numbers, triangular numbers and powers of 2, draws them as dot pictures, and finds links such as “adding odd numbers gives square numbers”.
- sequence
- pattern
- square numbers
- triangular numbers
- powers of 2
- rule
Chapter 2: Lines and Angles
Points, lines, rays and measuring angles textbook pages 13–54
Your child learns the language of geometry: point, line segment, line, ray and angle. They compare angles, build rotating arms, use a protractor to measure and draw angles in degrees, and name acute, right, obtuse, straight and reflex angles.
- point
- line segment
- ray
- vertex
- degree
- acute
- right
- obtuse
- straight
- reflex
- protractor
Chapter 3: Number Play
Number puzzles, palindromes, estimation and mental maths textbook pages 55–73
A playful chapter: numbers that tell things (supercells), palindromes, Kaprekar’s magic number 6174, the Collatz conjecture, clock and calendar patterns, mental maths tricks and estimation, and games with winning strategies.
- palindrome
- Kaprekar constant
- conjecture
- estimate
- strategy
- mental maths
Chapter 4: Data Handling and Presentation
Collecting data, pictographs and bar graphs textbook pages 74–106
Your child collects and organises data with tally marks, draws pictographs with a key and bar graphs with a sensible scale, and thinks about how to present data clearly and honestly.
- data
- tally
- frequency
- pictograph
- key
- bar graph
- scale
- axis
Chapter 5: Prime Time
Factors, multiples, primes and divisibility textbook pages 107–128
Your child finds common multiples and factors, identifies prime and composite numbers using the Sieve of Eratosthenes, learns co-prime numbers, writes prime factorisations, and uses divisibility tests for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
- prime
- composite
- co-prime
- factor
- multiple
- prime factorisation
- divisible
Chapter 6: Perimeter and Area
Perimeter, area and area of triangles textbook pages 129–150
Your child finds perimeters of rectangles, squares and regular shapes, finds areas using squared paper and formulas, and discovers that a triangle’s area is half of a rectangle around it.
- perimeter
- area
- square unit
- length
- breadth
- formula
- triangle
Chapter 7: Fractions
Fractional units, mixed fractions, equivalent, compare, add and subtract textbook pages 151–186
Your child sees fractions as equal shares and as measurements on a number line, converts between mixed and improper fractions, finds equivalent fractions, compares them, and adds and subtracts fractions with like and unlike denominators.
- numerator
- denominator
- mixed fraction
- improper fraction
- equivalent
- common denominator
Chapter 8: Playing with Constructions
Constructing squares, rectangles and using a compass textbook pages 187–216
Using a ruler and compass, your child draws circles and arcs, constructs squares and rectangles accurately, explores the diagonals of rectangles, and finds points equidistant from two given points.
- compass
- radius
- arc
- diagonal
- construct
- equidistant
- perpendicular
Chapter 9: Symmetry
Line symmetry and rotational symmetry textbook pages 217–256
Your child finds lines of symmetry by folding and mirrors, and meets rotational symmetry: shapes that look the same after a turn, like a windmill. They find the angle and order of rotational symmetry.
- line of symmetry
- rotational symmetry
- order
- angle of symmetry
- centre of rotation
Chapter 10: The Other Side of Zero
Integers: negative numbers, number line and operations textbook pages 257–312
A building with floors below ground introduces negative numbers. Your child uses the number line and a token model (positive and negative tokens cancelling) to compare, add and subtract integers, and sees integers in temperatures, bank balances and sea levels.
- integer
- positive
- negative
- zero pair
- number line
- greater than
- opposite
This guide follows the topics of NCERT’s Ganita Prakash (Class 6). Activities, wording and illustrations are Mathify Kids’ own.
Questions parents ask
How long should I help with Class 6 maths at home?
About 20 to 30 minutes on most days. At this age, focus on explaining ideas and discussing puzzles rather than drilling.
Which book does this guide follow?
NCERT Ganita Prakash for Class 6, the 2026-27 reprint: all 10 chapters.
What are the hardest chapters in Class 6 maths?
Usually Fractions (adding unlike fractions), Prime Time (prime factorisation) and The Other Side of Zero (integers).
Are integers taught in Class 6?
Yes, in Chapter 10, The Other Side of Zero.
Does Class 6 use a protractor and compass?
Yes: a protractor in Lines and Angles and a compass in Playing with Constructions.
My child finds Number Play puzzles hard. Should I help?
Let them struggle a little, then ask guiding questions. The book values reasoning more than quick answers.