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Times tables (age 8+)

Recognise and use repeated reasoning to generalise: extend patterns in times tables and equivalent fractions, derive unknown facts from known facts efficiently, describe general rules

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When your child notices a pattern — like that multiplying by 4 is the same as doubling twice — do they use that generalisation to solve similar problems more efficiently?

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Builds on
Extending Table Patternsages 7–8Age 7-8 repeated reasoning is prerequisite to age 8-9 level
Describing Rules & Patternsages 8–9Generalising fraction and times-table patterns is the maths-specific application of the universal generalisation habit
Equivalent fractions on a number lineages 8–9Equivalent fraction patterns exercise repeated reasoning
Understanding angles (age 8+)ages 8–9Area calculation patterns (doubling side doubles area) exercise generalisation
Times tables (age 8+)this skill · ages 8–9
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Reasoning with Equivalencesages 9–10Age 8-9 repeated reasoning is prerequisite to age 9-10 level

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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

AC9M3A03medium 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

AC9M2A03medium confidenceYear 2 · Algebra

recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for twos; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts using doubling and halving

AC9M3N02medium confidenceYear 3 · Number

recognise and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/10 and their multiples in different ways; combine fractions with the same denominator to complete the whole

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA3-RQF-01low confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3
MA2-AR-01low confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M3A03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Algebra strand
VC2M4A02medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Algebra strand
VC2M2A03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · 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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