Learning Map

Number Representation & Place Value

Reading, writing and building numbers — 52 skills across 9 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Mathematics52 skillsages 5–14

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

Around age 5

Number Words to Twentyages 5–6AC ✓ Reading and writing numbers to 100ages 5–6AC ✓ Reading and writing numbers to 20ages 5–6AC ✓ The teen numbersages 5–7AC ✓

Around age 6

10 More or 10 Lessages 6–7AC ✓ A Ten Is Ten Onesages 6–7AC ✓ Comparing and ordering numbersages 6–7AC ✓ Number Words to 100ages 6–7AC ✓ Place value understanding and number factsages 6–7AC ✓ Reading and writing numbers to 120ages 6–7AC ✓ Representing Numbersages 6–8AC ✓ The multiples of 10ages 6–7AC ✓ The two digits of a two-digit numberages 6–7AC ✓

Around age 7

10 or 100 More or Lessages 7–8AC ✓ A Hundred Is Ten Tensages 7–8AC ✓ Odd or Evenages 7–8AC ✓ Ordering Numbers to 1000ages 7–8AC ✓ Place Value to 1000ages 7–8AC ✓ Reading and writing numbers to 1000ages 7–8AC ✓ The multiples of 100ages 7–8AC ✓ The three digits of a three-digit numberages 7–8AC ✓

Around age 8

1000 More or Lessages 8–9AC ✓ Comparing Large Numbersages 8–9AC ✓ Negative Numbersages 8–9AC ✓ Numbers to 10,000ages 8–9AC ✓ Place value of each digitages 8–9AC ✓ Place Value Problem-Solvingages 8–9AC ✓ Roman numerals to 100ages 8–9AC ✓ Rounding to 10, 100, 1000ages 8–9AC ✓

Around age 9

Counting forwards and backwards (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Negative numbers in contextages 9–10AC ✓ Place Value × 10 Patternages 9–10AC ✓ Reading and writing numbers (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Roman numerals to 1000ages 9–10AC ✓ Rounding Large Numbersages 9–10AC ✓ Working with Large Numbersages 9–10AC ✓

Around age 10

Decimal place valueages 10–11AC ✓ Measuring temperatureages 10–11AC ✓ Numbers to Ten Millionages 10–11AC ✓ Patterns with Powers of Tenages 10–11AC ✓ Place Value × 10 and ÷ 10ages 10–11AC ✓ Reading and writing numbers (age 10+)ages 10–11AC ✓ Reading and writing numbers to 10,000,000ages 10–11AC ✓ Reading Decimal Placesages 10–11AC ✓

Around age 11

Decimal place value (age 11+)ages 11–13AC ✓ Fractions on a number lineages 11–12AC ✓ Fractions on a number line (age 11+)ages 11–12AC ✓ Numbers on a number lineages 11–12AC ✓ Square and cube numbersages 11–14AC ✓

Around age 12

Estimating by roundingages 12–14 Powers of Ten Notationages 12–14

Around age 13

Number Sets & Infinityages 13–14

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