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MathematicsNumber Representation & Place Valueusually ages 7–8

A Hundred Is Ten Tens

Understand that 100 can be thought of as a bundle of ten tens — called a 'hundred'

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Can your child explain that ten full tens stacked together make one hundred — and that this is why 100 has a 1 in the hundreds place and zeros in the rest?

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Builds on
A Ten Is Ten Onesages 6–7100 as ten tens extends understanding of 10 as ten ones
The two digits of a two-digit numberages 6–7Must understand two-digit place value before extending to hundreds
A Hundred Is Ten Tensthis skill · ages 7–8
Unlocks
The multiples of 100ages 7–8Multiples of 100 require understanding 100 as a unit
The three digits of a three-digit numberages 7–8Three-digit place value requires understanding 100 as a unit

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M4N01low confidenceYear 4 · Number

recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals

AC9M1N02low confidenceYear 1 · Number

partition one- and two-digit numbers in different ways using physical and virtual materials, including partitioning two-digit numbers into tens and ones

AC9M3N01low confidenceYear 3 · Number

recognise, represent and order natural numbers using naming and writing conventions for numerals beyond 10 000

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA1-RWN-02low confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 1
MA2-RN-01low confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4N01low confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M1N02low confidenceMathematics · Level 1 · Number strand
VC2M3N05low confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Number strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

10 or 100 More or Lessages 7–8 Odd or Evenages 7–8 Ordering Numbers to 1000ages 7–8 Place Value to 1000ages 7–8

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