Foundation Year · Mathematics · Number
AC9MFN01
name, represent and order numbers including zero to at least 20, using physical and virtual materials and numerals
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Taught alongside it
The rest of Number in Foundation Year.
recognise and name the number of objects within a collection up to 5 using subitising
AC9MFN03quantify and compare collections to at least 20 using counting and explain or demonstrate reasoning
AC9MFN04partition and combine collections up to 10 using part-part-whole relationships and subitising to recognise and name the parts
AC9MFN05represent practical situations involving addition, subtraction and quantification with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies
AC9MFN06represent practical situations that involve equal sharing and grouping with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies
The same idea, year by year
Where AC9MFN01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Foundation Year.
- Year 1AC9M1N01recognise, represent and order numbers to at least 120 using physical and virtual materials, numerals, number lines and charts
- Year 1AC9M1N02partition one- and two-digit numbers in different ways using physical and virtual materials, including partitioning two-digit numbers into tens and ones
- Year 1AC9M1N03quantify sets of objects, to at least 120, by partitioning collections into equal groups using number knowledge and skip counting
- Year 1AC9M1N04add and subtract numbers within 20, using physical and virtual materials, part-part-whole knowledge to 10 and a variety of calculation strategies
- Year 1AC9M1N05use 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
- Year 1AC9M1N06use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving equal sharing and grouping; represent the situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials, and use calculation strategies to solve the problem
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