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MathematicsMeasurementusually ages 6–7

Adding money and giving change

Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amount of money

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If your child needs to make exactly 30p, can they find two or three different ways to do it using different combinations of coins?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Pounds & Pence Notationages 6–7Finding coin combinations requires knowing coin values and symbols
Addition as combining or putting together twoages 4–6Combining coins involves addition
Adding money and giving changethis skill · ages 6–7
Unlocks
Money Addition & Subtractionages 6–7Solving money problems requires ability to combine coins
Making Changeages 7–9Finding coin combinations (Maths Y2) supports change calculation

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M3M06low confidenceYear 3 · Measurement

recognise the relationships between dollars and cents and represent money values in different ways

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M3N07low confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Number strand
VC2M1A01low confidenceMathematics · Level 1 · Algebra 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.

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