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Fluent addition and subtraction

Recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100

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Can your child quickly recall facts like '9 + 7 = 16' and '16 − 7 = 9', and use those to help work out bigger sums like '90 + 70'?

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Builds on
Addition and subtraction within 20ages 6–7Fluent recall of facts to 20 builds from strategic calculation within 20
The two digits of a two-digit numberages 6–7Deriving facts to 100 benefits from place value understanding
Fluent addition and subtractionthis skill · ages 6–7
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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

AC9M2A02high confidenceYear 2 · Algebra

recall and demonstrate proficiency with addition facts to 20; extend and apply facts to develop related subtraction facts

AC9M3A02high confidenceYear 3 · Algebra

extend and apply knowledge of addition and subtraction facts to 20 to develop efficient mental strategies for computation with larger numbers without a calculator

AC9M3A03medium confidenceYear 3 · Algebra

recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-AR-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2
MA2-AR-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2A02high confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Algebra strand
VC2M3A02high confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Algebra strand
VC2M3A03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · 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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