Learning Map
MathematicsFractionsusually ages 10–11

Decimals and fractions (age 10+)

Associate a fraction with division and calculate decimal fraction equivalents for simple fractions (e.g. 3/8 = 0.375); recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals, and percentages in different contexts

How to tell they’ve got it

Tick these off as you see them — no test required.

🖨 Print this page to keep the checklist — it prints beautifully.

Try this together

If your child sees 3/8 written on a worksheet, can they convert it to a decimal — and also say roughly what percentage that is?

Where this sits on the map

Stuck here? Check the skills it builds on first. Confident? Here’s what it unlocks.

Builds on
Decimal & Percent Notationages 8–11Recalling equivalences between fractions, decimals, and percentages requires all three sets of vocabulary
Percentage and decimal equivalentsages 9–10Extends Y5 percentage/decimal equivalents to broader range of fractions
Fractions of a whole (age 10+)ages 10–11Calculating decimal equivalents requires understanding fraction as division
Understanding Percentagesages 9–10Builds on Y5 understanding of percentages
Decimals and fractions (age 10+)this skill · ages 10–11
Unlocks
Calculating Percentagesages 10–11Calculating percentages requires fraction-decimal-percentage equivalence
Decimals and fractions (age 11+)ages 11–13Fluent fraction-decimal conversion builds on Y6 decimal fraction equivalents
One Quantity as a Fractionages 11–12Expressing one quantity as a fraction of another requires fluent fraction-decimal equivalence
Percentages (age 12+)ages 12–14Using decimal multipliers for percentage change requires fraction-decimal fluency
Order of operations (age 10+)ages 10–11FDP equivalences are key Y6 structural connections

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

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

AC9M5N04medium confidenceYear 5 · Number

recognise that 100% represents the complete whole and use percentages to describe, represent and compare relative size; connect familiar percentages to their decimal and fraction equivalents

AC9M4N03medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

find equivalent representations of fractions using related denominators and make connections between fractions and decimal notation

AC9M6N06medium confidenceYear 6 · Number

multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10 without a calculator, applying knowledge of place value and proficiency with multiplication facts; using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA3-RQF-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3
MA2-PF-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M6P01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · Probability strand
VC2M6N07medium confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · Number strand
VC2M5N04medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · 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

Adding Fractions (Unlike Denominators)ages 10–11 Area with Fractionsages 10–11 Comparing fractions (age 10+)ages 10–11 Dividing by Fractionsages 10–11

All Fractions skills →