Counting forwards and backwards
Count forwards and backwards in steps of 3 from 0
How to tell they’ve got it
Tick these off as you see them — no test required.
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Try this together
Can your child count in threes — 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 — far enough to reach 30 without losing track or needing to start over?
Where this sits on the map
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solid = must come firstdashed = helps
Curriculum alignment
Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).
Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 ACARA
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
recognise, continue and create pattern sequences, with numbers, symbols, shapes and objects, formed by skip counting, initially by twos, fives and tens
follow and create algorithms involving a sequence of steps and decisions to investigate numbers; describe any emerging patterns
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.