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MathematicsFractionsusually ages 8–9

Fractions as parts of shapes

Partition shapes into parts with equal areas and express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole

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If you ask your child to fold a square piece of paper into 8 equal parts, can they tell you what fraction of the whole square each part represents?

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Builds on
Splitting shapes into equal parts (age 7+)ages 7–8Prior partitioning experience feeds into area-fraction work
Fractions of a wholeages 8–9Must understand unit fractions to express area parts as 1/b
Fractions as parts of shapesthis skill · ages 8–9
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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

AC9M3N02medium confidenceYear 3 · Number

recognise and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/10 and their multiples in different ways; combine fractions with the same denominator to complete the whole

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

AC9M2M02medium confidenceYear 2 · Measurement

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

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2N03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Number strand
VC2M3N03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Number strand
VC2M4N03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · 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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