Learning Map

One More Each Time

Each successive counting number represents a quantity that is one larger than the previous number

How to tell they’ve got it

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If your child has 5 stickers and you give them one more, do they know immediately there are now 6 — without needing to count all of them again from one?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
How Many in Total?ages 4–6Understanding 'one more/one less' requires understanding that each number represents a quantity (cardinality)
One More Each Timethis skill · ages 4–6
Unlocks
Addition and subtraction strategiesages 6–7Counting on/back relies on understanding that each successive number is one more/less
Finding efficient methodsages 5–6The +1 pattern in counting is the earliest repeated reasoning
10 More or 10 Lessages 6–710 more/less generalises the concept of one more/one less to tens

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

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

AC9MFN03medium confidenceFoundation · Number

quantify and compare collections to at least 20 using counting and explain or demonstrate reasoning

AC9MFN02medium confidenceFoundation · Number

recognise and name the number of objects within a collection up to 5 using subitising

AC9MFN05low confidenceFoundation · Number

represent practical situations involving addition, subtraction and quantification with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2MFN03low confidenceMathematics · Foundation · Number strand
VC2MFN02low confidenceMathematics · Foundation · Number strand
VC2M1A02low confidenceMathematics · Level 1 · 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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