Learning Map

Reading and writing numbers (age 10+)

Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form; compare using >, =, < based on place-value meaning

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Can your child read and write decimals like 3.047 or 0.625, say what each digit means (3 ones, 0 tenths, 4 hundredths, 7 thousandths), and put a set of decimals in order?

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Builds on
Comparing Decimalsages 9–10Compare decimals to thousandths extends Y5 decimal comparison
Tenths (age 9+)ages 9–10Reading/writing decimals to thousandths requires understanding thousandths place
Place Value × 10 and ÷ 10ages 10–11Place-value understanding supports decimal comparison reasoning
Reading and writing numbers (age 10+)this skill · ages 10–11
Unlocks
Addition and subtraction strategies (age 10+)ages 10–11Adding/subtracting decimals requires reading and comparing decimals to thousandths
Decimal place valueages 10–11Rounding decimals requires reading/writing decimals to thousandths
Reading Decimal Placesages 10–11Identifying digit value in 3dp numbers requires reading decimals to thousandths

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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

AC9M4N01high confidenceYear 4 · Number

recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals

AC9M6N06high confidenceYear 6 · Number

multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10 without a calculator, applying knowledge of place value and proficiency with multiplication facts; using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers

AC9M5N01high confidenceYear 5 · Number

interpret, compare and order numbers with more than 2 decimal places, including numbers greater than one, using place value understanding; represent these on a number line

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-RN-02high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2
MA2-RN-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4N01high confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M5N01high confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand
VC2M6N06medium confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · 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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