Mathematics – Multi-age – Year A – Unit 16

This two-week unit provides students with opportunities to explore different situations where you can use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

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Students are provided opportunities to:

  • rename and partition numbers
  • use flexible strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
  • represent equality
  • use equal groups to represent multiplication
  • use flexible strategies to solve multiplication and division problems

Syllabus focus and content group

Representing whole numbers – MAO-WM-01, MAE-RWN-01, MAE-RWN-02
  • Connect counting and numerals to quantities
Combining and separating quantities – MAO-WM-01, MAE-CSQ-01, MAE-CSQ-02
  • Model additive relations and compare quantities
Forming groups – MAO-WM-01, MAE-FG-01, MAE-FG-02
  • Investigate and form equal groups by sharing
  • Record grouping and sharing
Representing whole numbers A
  • Use counting sequences of ones with two-digit numbers and beyond
  • Represent the structure of groups of ten in whole numbers
Representing whole numbers B
  • Use counting sequences of ones and tens flexibly
  • Form, regroup and rename three-digit numbers
Combining and separating quantities A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-CSQ-01
  • Use advanced count-by-one strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
  • Use flexible strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
  • Represent equality
Combining and separating quantities B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-CSQ-01
  • Represent and reason about additive relations
  • Use knowledge of equality to solve related problems
Forming groups A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-FG-01
  • Count in multiples using rhythmic and skip counting
  • Model and use equal groups of objects to represent multiplication
  • Recognise and represent division
Forming groups B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-FG-01
  • Represent and explain multiplication as the combining of equal groups
  • Represent multiplication and division problems

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