Stage 2, mathematics, Year A – Unit 04

This unit introduces the big idea that fractions represent multiple ideas and can be represented in different ways.

Syllabus

Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.

Students are provided with opportunities to:

create fractional and complementary parts of a length
model, label and describe fractions through fraction strips and fraction walls
explore equivalence and multiplicative relationships of fractions.

Syllabus focus and content groups

Multiplicative relations A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-MR-01

Generate and describe patterns
Recall multiplication facts of 2 and 4, 5 and 10 and related division facts

Partitioned fractions A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-PF-01

Create fractional parts of a length using techniques other than repeated halving
Model and represent unit fractions, and their multiples, to complete a whole on a number line

Geometric measure A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-GM-02

Length: Measure and compare objects using metres, centimetres and millimetres

Geometric measure B – MAO-WM-01, MA2-GM-02

Length: Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths

Resource

Stage 2, Year A – Unit 4 (DOCX 2739 KB)

Mathematics 3–6 units

Sample units to support implementation in Years 3–6 of the Mathematics K–10 Syllabus.

Stage 2, mathematics, Year A – Unit 05

This unit introduces the big idea that questions can be asked and answered by interpreting data.

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Geometric measure
Mathematics (2022)
Multiplicative relations
Partitioned fractions
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