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MathematicsFractionsusually ages 7–8

Unit fractions

Recognise, find, and write fractions of a discrete set of objects: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators

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Try this together

If there are 15 books on a shelf, can your child work out how many two-thirds of them is — and check by grouping the books into three equal piles?

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Builds on
Fractions of amountsages 6–7Finding fractions of discrete sets extends finding fractions of shapes/quantities
Division as equal sharingages 4–6Finding 1/4 of 12 objects connects to division as sharing equally
Unit fractionsthis skill · ages 7–8
Unlocks
Comparing fractions (age 7+)ages 7–8Fraction problems require finding fractions of quantities
Fractions of amounts (harder)ages 8–9Finding fractions of discrete sets is prerequisite to harder fraction-of-quantity problems
Probability as a Fractionages 9–10Expressing probabilities as unit fractions (1/6, 1/2, 1/3) requires prior knowledge of unit fractions from the Fractions domain
Egyptian Maths and Engineeringages 11–13The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus works extensively with unit fractions; prior knowledge of unit fractions makes its mathematical significance tangible

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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

AC9M3N02high 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

AC9M4N03medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

find equivalent representations of fractions using related denominators and make connections between fractions and decimal notation

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

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M3N03high confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Number strand
VC2M4N03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M4N04medium 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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Comparing fractionsages 7–8 Comparing fractions (age 7+)ages 7–8 Equivalent fractionsages 7–8 Fractions on a number lineages 7–8

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