Learning Map

Fractions on a number line

Move fluently between real-world situations, diagrams, number lines, and symbolic equations involving multiplication, fractions, and decimals, explaining what each representation shows

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When your child works on a maths problem involving decimals or fractions, can they move between a fraction strip, a number line, and a written equation — explaining what each one is showing?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Understanding fractionsages 7–8Age 7-8 quantitative reasoning is prerequisite to age 8-9 level
Area and the distributive propertyages 8–9Area models connect multiplication to visual representations
Decimal equivalents of tenths and hundredthsages 8–9Decimal equivalents exercise fluency between fraction and decimal representations
Fractions on a number linethis skill · ages 8–9
Unlocks
Fractions on a number line (age 9+)ages 9–10Age 8-9 quantitative reasoning is prerequisite to age 9-10 level

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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

AC9M5N03high confidenceYear 5 · Number

compare and order fractions with the same and related denominators including mixed numerals, applying knowledge of factors and multiples; represent these fractions on a number line

AC9M3N02high 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

AC9M4N04medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

count by fractions including mixed numerals; locate and represent these fractions as numbers on number lines

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

VC2M5N03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M5N07medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M3N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · 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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