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AC9M1M02

Parents start here

Your child is learning to measure with same-size units laid end to end, with no gaps.

  • Measure a book by laying paper clips end to end and counting them
  • Understand that the length measurement is the number of units that span the object
Measuring length (age 6+) →

One skill from the map, ages 6–7 — its page has the rest of the checklist and what comes next. Candidate alignment, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).

“measure the length of shapes and objects using informal units, recognising that units need to be uniform and used end-to-end”
MathematicsYear 1Measurement strand

Official source: Australian Curriculum v9 — Mathematics ↗ · Content © ACARA, CC BY 4.0 · unofficial reference — verify at the official site

Other skills on the Learning Map matched to this code — candidate alignments, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).

high confidence6 skills

Measuring with different unitsMeasurementages 7–8 Measuring length (age 7+)Measurementages 7–8 Comparing lengths by measuringMeasurementages 7–8 Measuring & Plotting LengthsMeasurementages 7–8 Measuring lengthMeasurementages 6–7 Choosing measurement unitsMeasurementages 6–7
7 other candidate matches — 6 medium, 1 low

medium confidence

Measuring length and height (age 5+)Measurementages 5–6 Measuring PerimetersMeasurementages 7–8 Estimating LengthsMeasurementages 7–8 3-D shapes (age 5+)Geometryages 5–6 Measuring mass and weightMeasurementages 5–6 Precise Maths CommunicationMathematical Thinkingages 6–7

low confidence

Capacity and volumeMeasurementages 5–6

Alignments generated 9 July 2026, unreviewed.

Nearby in the Measurement strand:
AC9M1M01AC9M1M03

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