Make Sense of Numbers to Solve Problems

Additive Strategies progression Most adults will be able to:read more Multiplicative strategies progression Most adults will be able to:read more Proportional reasoning progression Most adults will be able to:read more Number sequence progression Most adults will be able to:read more Place value progression Most adults will be able to:read more Number facts progression Most adults will be able to:read more
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  • solve addition and subtraction problems by counting all of the objects.
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  • solve multiplication problems by counting all the objects.
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  • the sequence of numbers, forwards and backwards, to at least 20.
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  • addition facts with sums of 5 or 10 and the decade facts.
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2. 
  • solve addition and subtraction problems by counting on or counting back, using ones and tens.
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  • solve multiplication problems by skip-counting, often in conjunction with one-to-one counting and often keeping track of the repeated counts by using materials (for example, fingers) or mental images.
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  • find a fraction of a set by using equal sharing.
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  • the sequence of numbers, forwards and backwards, to at least 100
  • how to skip-count in twos, fives and tens to 100.
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  • 10 as a counting unit, the tens in numbers to 100 and the place values of digits in whole numbers up to 100.
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  • basic addition and subtraction facts up to 10 + 10.
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3. 
  • solve two-digit by one-digit addition and subtraction problems mentally, using partitioning strategies.
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  • solve single-digit multiplication and division problems mentally, using known multiplication facts and repeated addition.
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  • the sequence of numbers, forwards and backwards, to at least 1,000
  • the number that is 1, 10 and 100 before or after a given number in the range 0–1,000
  • how to skip-count in twos, threes, fives and tens to 1,000
  • how to order fractions with like denominators.
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  • the tens and hundreds in numbers to 1,000 and the place values of digits in whole numbers up to 1,000.
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  • basic multiplication and division facts up to 10 x 10.
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4. 
  • solve multi-digit addition and subtraction problems, using partitioning strategies

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  • justify the reasonableness of answers to problems solved, using a calculator or algorithm.
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  • solve multiplication and division problems with single digit multipliers or divisors mentally, using partitioning strategies and deriving from known multiplication facts.
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  • use known multiplication and division facts to find fractions of a whole number.
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  • the sequence of numbers, forwards and backwards, by ones, tens, hundreds and thousands, to a million
  • how to give the number 1, 10, 100 or 1,000 before or after a given number in the range 0–1,000,000
  • the sequence of decimal numbers in tenths and hundredths
  • how to order unit fractions.
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  • how many tens, hundreds and thousands
    there are in any whole number
  • that 10 tenths make one whole.
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  • basic multiplication facts with tens,
    hundreds and thousands
  • fraction and decimal groupings that
    make 1.
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5. 
  • solve addition and subtraction problems involving decimals and integers, using partitioning strategies

or alternatively

  • justify the reasonableness of answers to problems solved, using a calculator or algorithm.
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  • solve multiplication or division problems with multidigit whole numbers, using partitioning strategies

or alternatively

  • justify the reasonableness of answers to problems solved, using a calculator or algorithm.
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  • use multiplication and division strategies to solve problems that involve simple equivalent fractions and simple conversions between fractions, decimals and percentages.
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  • the sequences of integers, fractions, decimals and percentages, forwards and backwards, from any given number.
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  • how many tenths, hundredths and thousandths are in any number, including decimal numbers
  • how to convert percentages to decimals and vice versa
  • what happens when a whole number or decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10.
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  • common factors of numbers up to 100
  • fraction, decimal and percentage conversions for halves, thirds, quarters, fifths and tenths
  • the convention for exponents.
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6. 
  • solve addition and subtraction problems involving fractions, using partitioning strategies

or alternatively

  • justify the reasonableness of answers to problems solved, using a calculator or algorithm.
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  • solve multiplication or division problems with decimals, fractions and percentages, using partitioning strategies

or alternatively

  • justify the reasonableness of answers to problems solved, using a calculator or algorithm.
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  • use multiplication and division strategies to solve problems that involve proportions, ratios and rates.
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