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The multiples of 10

Understand that the multiples of 10 (10, 20, 30 … 90) represent one to nine tens and 0 ones

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Can your child explain that 60 means 6 tens and no ones — and that this is why the ones column has a zero as a placeholder?

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Builds on
A Ten Is Ten Onesages 6–7Understanding decade numbers as 'some tens and 0 ones' requires the concept of a ten
Counting in 2sages 5–7Skip counting in tens supports recognising decade numbers
The multiples of 10this skill · ages 6–7
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Subtracting multiples of 10ages 6–7Subtracting multiples of 10 requires understanding decade numbers as tens

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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

AC9M1N02low 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

AC9M1N04low confidenceYear 1 · Number

add and subtract numbers within 20, using physical and virtual materials, part-part-whole knowledge to 10 and a variety of calculation strategies

AC9M3A03low confidenceYear 3 · Algebra

recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-MR-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2
MAE-RWN-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Early Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M3N05low confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Number strand
VC2M3A03low confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Algebra strand
VC2M1N02low confidenceMathematics · Level 1 · 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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