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MathematicsFractionsusually ages 5–6

Finding halves and quarters (age 5+)

Recognise, find, and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, shape, or quantity

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If you fold a square piece of paper into four equal parts, can your child tell you that each part is a quarter — and point to just one quarter?

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Builds on
What Is a Half?ages 5–6Understanding quarters extends from understanding halves — both are equal parts but quarters requires dividing into 4
Finding halves and quarters (age 5+)this skill · ages 5–6
Unlocks
Fractions of amountsages 6–7Working with 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 extends from Y1 understanding of quarters
Halves & Quarters of Shapesages 6–7Partitioning into fourths/quarters extends from Y1 understanding of quarters

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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

AC9M2N03high 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

AC9M2M02medium confidenceYear 2 · Measurement

identify common uses and represent halves, quarters and eighths in relation to shapes, objects and events

AC9M2A03low 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-GM-03medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 1
MA1-FG-01low confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2N03high confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Number strand
VC2M2M02medium confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Measurement strand
VC2M2M05low confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Measurement 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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