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Numbers up to 10 into pairs

Decompose numbers up to 10 into pairs in more than one way (part-part-whole)

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If your child has 8 grapes, can they split them into two groups in different ways — like 3 and 5, or 4 and 4 — and explain that both groups together still make 8?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Addition as combining or putting together twoages 4–6Decomposing numbers into pairs requires understanding addition as combining
Numbers up to 10 into pairsthis skill · ages 4–6
Unlocks
Number bonds to 9ages 4–6Making 10 is a specific application of decomposing numbers into pairs
Showing Your Workingages 5–6Explaining part-part-whole decompositions exercises showing and telling

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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

AC9M2N04medium confidenceYear 2 · Number

add and subtract one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences and solve using part-part-whole reasoning and a variety of calculation strategies

AC9M2N05medium confidenceYear 2 · Number

multiply and divide by one-digit numbers using repeated addition, equal grouping, arrays, and partitioning to support a variety of calculation strategies

AC9M1N02medium confidenceYear 1 · Number

partition one- and two-digit numbers in different ways using physical and virtual materials, including partitioning two-digit numbers into tens and ones

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MAE-CSQ-02high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Early Stage 1
MAE-RWN-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Early Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M2N04medium confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Number strand
VC2M2N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Number strand
VC2M2N03low confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · 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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