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MathematicsFractionsusually ages 6–7

Halves & Quarters of Shapes

Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares and describe them using the words halves, fourths, and quarters

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If you give your child a round pizza or a rectangular chocolate bar, can they divide it into four equal pieces and tell you each piece is called a quarter or a fourth?

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Builds on
Finding halves and quarters (age 5+)ages 5–6Partitioning into fourths/quarters extends from Y1 understanding of quarters
What Is a Half?ages 5–6Partitioning shapes into halves extends from Y1 understanding of halves
Halves & Quarters of Shapesthis skill · ages 6–7
Unlocks
Decomposing a shape into more equal sharesages 6–7Comparing share sizes requires experience partitioning into halves and quarters
Splitting shapes into equal parts (age 7+)ages 7–8Extends partitioning from halves/fourths to include thirds

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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

AC9M2M02high confidenceYear 2 · Measurement

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

AC9M2SP01low confidenceYear 2 · Space

recognise, compare and classify shapes, referencing the number of sides and using spatial terms such as “opposite”, “parallel”, “curved” and “straight”

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-PF-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2
MA1-GM-03high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2N03high confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Number strand
VC2M2M02medium confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Measurement strand
VC2M2SP01low confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Space 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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