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MathematicsFractionsusually ages 7–8

Tenths

Count up and down in tenths; recognise that tenths arise from dividing an object into 10 equal parts and from dividing one-digit numbers or quantities by 10

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Try this together

If your child splits a chocolate bar with 10 equal pieces, can they tell you each piece is one tenth — and count up from 1/10 to 10/10 in order?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Fractions of amountsages 6–7Tenths extend fraction understanding from halves, thirds, quarters
Counting in 2sages 5–7Skip counting supports counting in tenths
Tenthsthis skill · ages 7–8
Unlocks
Tenths (age 8+)ages 8–9Count in tenths is prerequisite to extending to hundredths
Fractions on a number lineages 7–8Counting in tenths supports placing fractions on a number line

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

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

AC9M2N03medium 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

AC9M4N05medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

solve problems involving multiplying or dividing natural numbers by multiples and powers of 10 without a calculator, using the multiplicative relationship between the place value of digits

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4N01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M3A03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Algebra strand
VC2M4N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · 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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