Year 1 · Mathematics · Number

AC9M1N05

use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive situations including simple money transactions; represent the situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials, and use calculation strategies to solve the problem

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Number in Year 1.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9M1N05 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 1.

1. Foundation YearAC9MFN01name, represent and order numbers including zero to at least 20, using physical and virtual materials and numerals
2. Foundation YearAC9MFN02recognise and name the number of objects within a collection up to 5 using subitising
3. Foundation YearAC9MFN03quantify and compare collections to at least 20 using counting and explain or demonstrate reasoning
4. Foundation YearAC9MFN04partition and combine collections up to 10 using part-part-whole relationships and subitising to recognise and name the parts
5. Foundation YearAC9MFN05represent practical situations involving addition, subtraction and quantification with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies
6. Foundation YearAC9MFN06represent practical situations that involve equal sharing and grouping with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies
7. Year 2AC9M2N01recognise, represent and order numbers to at least 1000 using physical and virtual materials, numerals and number lines
8. Year 2AC9M2N02partition, rearrange, regroup and rename two- and three-digit numbers using standard and non-standard groupings; recognise the role of a zero digit in place value notation
9. Year 2AC9M2N03recognise and describe one-half as one of 2 equal parts of a whole and connect halves, quarters and eighths through repeated halving
10. Year 2AC9M2N04add and subtract one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, and solve using part-part-whole reasoning and a variety of calculation strategies
11. Year 2AC9M2N05multiply and divide by one-digit numbers using repeated addition, equal grouping, arrays, and partitioning to support a variety of calculation strategies
12. Year 2AC9M2N06use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations, including money transactions; represent situations and choose calculation strategies; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation