Learning Map

Multiplication & Division

Times tables to long division — 57 skills across 9 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Mathematics57 skillsages 4–13

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 4

Division as equal sharingages 4–6AC ✓

Around age 5

Arrays for multiplicationages 5–6AC ✓ Multiplication as repeated additionages 5–6AC ✓

Around age 6

Commutative Multiplicationages 6–7AC ✓ Multiplication as repeated addition (age 6+)ages 6–7AC ✓ Odd and even numbersages 6–7AC ✓ Reading ×, ÷, and = Symbolsages 6–7AC ✓ Times tablesages 6–7AC ✓

Around age 7

Arrays for multiplication (age 7+)ages 7–8AC ✓ Multi-Step Multiply & Divideages 7–8AC ✓ Rows & Columns in Rectanglesages 7–8 Times tables (age 7+)ages 7–8AC ✓ Written Multiplication & Divisionages 7–8AC ✓

Around age 8

All times tables to 12×12ages 8–9AC ✓ Division as Unknown Factorages 8–9AC ✓ Factor Pairs & Commutativityages 8–9AC ✓ Fluent multiplication and division factsages 8–9AC ✓ Mental multiplication and divisionages 8–9AC ✓ Multiplication and Division Word Problemsages 8–9AC ✓ Multiply & Add Problemsages 8–9AC ✓ Multiplying by Tensages 8–9AC ✓ Patterns in Times Tablesages 8–9AC ✓ Properties of Operationsages 8–9AC ✓ Unknown in Multiplication & Divisionages 8–9AC ✓ What Division Meansages 8–9AC ✓ What Multiplication Meansages 8–9AC ✓ Written Multiplicationages 8–9AC ✓

Around age 9

Arrays for multiplication (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Division with remaindersages 9–10AC ✓ Factors, multiples, and primesages 9–11AC ✓ Factors, multiples, and primes (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Long multiplicationages 9–10AC ✓ Mental multiplication and division (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Multiplicative Comparisonages 9–10AC ✓ Multiplicative Comparisonages 9–10AC ✓ Multiplying and dividingages 9–10AC ✓ Prime numbersages 9–10AC ✓ Shape patternsages 9–10AC ✓ Square and cube numbersages 9–10AC ✓ Understanding fractionsages 9–10AC ✓

Around age 10

Brackets in Expressionsages 10–11AC ✓ Decimal place valueages 10–11AC ✓ Dividing by two-digit numbersages 10–11AC ✓ Division with Decimalsages 10–11AC ✓ Division with remainders (age 10+)ages 10–11AC ✓ Estimation to check answers to calculationsages 10–11AC ✓ Long multiplication (age 10+)ages 10–11AC ✓ Multi-step problems: choosing operationsages 10–11AC ✓ Multiplying and dividing (age 10+)ages 10–11AC ✓ Order of operationsages 10–11AC ✓ Ratio (age 10+)ages 10–11AC ✓ Rounding Answersages 10–11AC ✓ Writing Number Sentencesages 10–11AC ✓

Around age 11

Factors, multiples, and primes (age 11+)ages 11–12AC ✓ Ratio (age 11+)ages 11–12AC ✓ Sign Rules for Multiplicationages 11–13AC ✓ Using inverse operationsages 11–12AC ✓

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