Learning Map
MathematicsMultiplication & Divisionusually ages 4–6

Division as equal sharing

Understand division as sharing equally into groups or as grouping (how many groups of a given size can be made)

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If your child has 12 grapes to share equally between 3 friends, can they work out that each friend gets 4 — and explain what they did?

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Builds on
Subtraction as taking away or separatingages 4–6Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating
Division as equal sharingthis skill · ages 4–6
Unlocks
Arrays for multiplicationages 5–6Using arrays for division requires understanding division as grouping
What Is a Half?ages 5–6Finding a half requires equal sharing into 2 groups — a division concept
Odd and even numbersages 6–7Odd/even is about whether a number can be divided into 2 equal groups
Reading ×, ÷, and = Symbolsages 6–7Writing ÷ sentences requires understanding division
What Division Meansages 8–9Interpreting quotients formalises equal sharing/grouping from Y1
Fractions of amountsages 6–7Finding fractions of quantities uses equal sharing (division)

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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

AC9MFN06medium confidenceFoundation · Number

represent practical situations involving equal sharing and grouping with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies

AC9M2N03medium confidenceYear 2 · Number

recognise and describe one-half as one of 2 equal parts of a whole and connect halves, quarters and eighths through repeated halving

AC9M2A03medium confidenceYear 2 · Algebra

recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for twos; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts using doubling and halving

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA1-FG-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 1
MAE-FG-02high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Early Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2N03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Number strand
VC2M2A03low confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Algebra strand
VC2MFN06low confidenceMathematics · Foundation · 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.

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Arrays for multiplicationages 5–6 Multiplication as repeated additionages 5–6 Commutative Multiplicationages 6–7 Multiplication as repeated addition (age 6+)ages 6–7

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