Number Sense and Counting · Number and Algebra

Part-Whole Relationships

Understanding that numbers can be broken apart into smaller groups and put back together.

Key Questions

  1. 1How many different ways can we split a group of five into two smaller groups?
  2. 2What stays the same when we move objects around in a space?
  3. 3Why does knowing the parts of a number help us understand the whole number?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9MFN04
Year: Foundation
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Number Sense and Counting
Period: Number and Algebra

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